Wellbeing

Wellbeing @ St Augustine's School

At St Augustine’s we endeavour to promote a healthy, supportive and secure environment for all children and to raise awareness of what makes students resilient, to develop strategies to reduce vulnerabilities and increase coping skills. The school is a positive environment in which all teachers assume responsibility for student welfare, endeavouring to provide successful experiences for all children, where children feel safe and secure in a supportive environment where a sense of belonging and wellbeing are strengthened. 

• Children develop positive social behaviours and problem solving skills.

• On site School Counsellor (Wed-Fri)

• Respectful Relationships Program (Prep-Year 6)

• Buddy program (Year prep and Year 6)

• Student Leadership opportunities (Prep- Year 6)

• Social and Emotional Learning 

• Transition days

• Staff are confident, skilled and proactive in the management of student wellbeing issues

• Communication processes and protocols are clear and well known to ensure the effectiveness of student wellbeing support. 

• Refer to the National Safe School Framework

• We are working towards becoming an eSmart school

At St Augustine’s we recognise the importance of play and have designed our outdoor play areas to support and engage all students with a range of different spaces which include:

• Sandpit

• Artificial grass play areas

• Basketball courts

• Junior and senior play equipment 

• Four square courts

• Passive play area 

• Chill out area with bean bags 

• Kitchen garden 

• Play cafe

Treehouse Room

The Treehouse room is a calm space that has been created to provide multi-sensory activities, resources and support to enable our students to focus and engage in learning. 

Our learning support staff and teachers use this space to help our students calm, reflect and develop strategies enabling them to focus on their wellbeing first, in order to be in the best headspace for learning.

Students are actively supervised and engage in specific learning goals and strategies to assist them in re-engagement back to the classroom. Students are in the treehouse room for a scheduled amount of time which enables them to use the space in the most effective way.  

The space is also used to run our social groups. These are run by our school Counsellor and Wellbeing leader who works with small groups focusing on the specific needs of the students in consultation with the classroom teacher.