Empowering middle years students to research, lead, and share wellbeing with their community. This masterclass outlines Scotch’s approach to wellbeing in the Middle Years, exploring the design and implementation of a whole-cohort, student-led wellbeing conference that is open to the wider community. It will address the rationale, challenges, and benefits of this approach and provide […]
Shifting from rules to relationships and from conflict to connection. In today's educational landscape, fostering positive relationships within school communities is paramount. Restorative Practice, when integrated into a school's culture, offers a transformative approach that prioritizes relationships, inclusivity, and support. This masterclass, based on Moreton Bay College's experience, will examine the impact of a whole-school […]
Optimising collaborative community practices in an interconnected learning system. Every learning community has its own sets of processes, policies, place-based needs, guiding frameworks, context, culture and challenges. How do we consider all elements in the learning community, to develop critical reflection so that wellbeing learning and engagement practices adapt and mature over time? This masterclass […]
Understanding cognitive, emotional and relational shifts, and why they matter in schools Somewhere in a school today, a teacher is sitting in a meeting, and the name of one of her students has simply disappeared from her mind. She thinks she's losing her edge. She isn't. While public conversation around perimenopause tends to focus narrowly […]
Why Relational Practice Requires a Shift from Control to Curiosity Educators understand the importance of relationships, belonging and student voice, yet under pressure, even the most committed professionals can retreat […]
Fun is the method. Wellbeing is the outcome. Connection is everything. The science is in: educational programs which intentionally develop trusting & healthy relationships outperform all other curricula on so […]