Student Wellbeing
Student Wellbeing
Student wellbeing is a critical and central component of the Berengarra School program and is at the forefront of decision making at all times. All Berengarra School staff are wellbeing focused. Additionally, a dedicated wellbeing team is in place to ensure quality delivery of wellbeing services and initiatives across the school.
Student Supports
All students are supported through:
- Wellbeing-focused behaviour management practices
- Assisting students to develop understanding, insight and skill at managing own needs within the school environment
- Holding a view that all behaviour is communication and provides opportunities for learning and growth
- Focus on relationships as critical to successful engagement
- Wellbeing-focused curriculum content relevant and adjusted to our students
- Strategies and interventions around individual behavioural challenges
- Ready access to support and informal counselling
- Staff selected for their capacity to work with students with diverse needs
- Every student well-known by the whole school community
- Programs and processes to target individual students’ needs
- Diversity accepted and celebrated
- Support provided to families/carers around issues impacting school engagement
- Coordination and liaison with external professionals and services working with students
- A Child Safe school environment
Specialised Support
Some students are supported through:
- Formal counselling
- Casework for students at risk or where there are complex needs
- Development of safety plans where there are issues around risk
- Intensive support around school attendance/school refusal issues
Supporting Diversity Through Education
Discover more about who we are and how we support student success:
- Learn about our trauma‑aware, strengths‑based approach to inclusive education – About Us
- See how small classes and skills‑based learning support diverse learners – Box Hill Campus
- Read about our inclusive counselling and therapeutic supports – Student Counselling
- Find out who we support and how to enrol – Enrolment Criteria
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