At Liverpool Girls' High School, the wellbeing of students is a high priority and it is appreciated that positive wellbeing supports effective teaching and learning in the classroom across the school and throughout life.
The staff recognises and celebrates student achievement in all areas of the school and community life and provides welfare structures which meet academic, social, cultural, physical and emotional needs of the students. We nurture our students to be responsible and self directed in a happy and safe environment that is conducive to learning.
The school's guiding principles are centred around the word - REACH
Respect
Excellence
Acting Safely
Cooperation
Honesty
Student participation is encouraged in a variety of wellbeing programs to assist in creating an emotional intelligence and reliance to enable our students to cope with the demands and pressures of living in a modern and ever changing world.
Structure of the Wellbeing Program
TARGETED PROGRAMS
- Links to Learning
- Youth Connections
- Junction Works
- Mentoring
- Individual case management activities
OPTIONAL PROGRAMS
- Student Leadership Council
- Student Forum
- Peer Mediation
- Peer Support Leadership Program
WHOLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
- Mind Matters Program
- Health and wellbeing seminars
- Year Forums
- Study Skills workshops
- Crossroads
- Peer Support Program
OUTLINE OF THE WELLBEING PROGRAM
WELLBEING MATTERS WORKSHOPS
The Wellbeing Matters program involves days for each year group that focus around activities that are relevant to the developmental requirements of the particular year group. For example in Year 8 students focus on issues of bullying and how to deal with and respond to bullying happening to themselves or to others.
PEER MEDIATION and CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING
Year 10 students take part in training which covers the issues of conflict and conflict resolution, anger management, bullying and mediation.
MEDIATION
This is available to all students and is run by students who have been trained in Peer Mediation. Peer Mediators work with students who are having issues and assist in reaching solutions and compromises to these in a civilised and mature way.
PEER SUPPORT
Year 10 students in Term 4 train to be Peer Support Leaders in Year 11 to be big sisters to newly arriving students in Year 7. The training equips students with leadership and mentoring skills. Peer Support Leaders play a vital role when Year 6 students from the local partner primary schools visit our school.
STUDENT MENTORING
Year 10 students who have taken part in the Peer Support Training may apply to be a mentor for Year 7 students. Year 7 students are able to approach the mentors whenever they are having problems and need a peer to talk to. Mentors are trained to suggest strategies to students and they may help the student refer their issue to a teacher or adviser.
STUDY SKILLS WORKSHOPS
Study Skills workshops are held throughout the year for Stage 6 students to help equip them with skills they need to help them with their study routines and understanding the demands of study for the Higher School Certificate.
ANGER MANAGEMENT and SELF ESTEEM BUILDING
The school uses the services of a range of outside agencies and people to assist students with a little more guidance to help them work through issues and be supported. These services are provided by specially qualified people who work with the school to individualise and assist our students in the best ways that is available.
LINKS TO LEARNING
This is a special program available to Year 9 students aimed at better engaging students into the school setting. The school works closely with a special provider in this program.
The Wellbeing Team
Head Teacher Welfare; Ms Michelle Sparkes
YEAR ADVISERS
Year 7 Student Adviser, Mrs Maria Riley,
Assistant: Mrs. Hema Raghanathan (Swami)
Year 8 Student Adviser, Ms Alysha Hill
Assistant: Mr Peter Sokias
Year 9 Student Adviser, Mr Anthony Dixon
Assistant: Mrs Simone Matic
Year 10 Student Adviser, Ms Alexia Kalebic
Assistant: Ms Angela Gorgees
Year 11 Student Adviser, Ms Taylor Foster
Assistant: Ms Baraa Elkojje
Year 12 Student Adviser, Mrs Marie Becich
Assistant: Mr Robert Potter
OTHER WELLBEING TEAM MEMBERS
School Counsellors; Ms Amy Kelleher, Mrs Kerry Suga, Ms Sany Mehta, Ms Mira Yadav (Head Space)
Careers Adviser; Ms Mira Dokmanovic
Transition Adviser; Mrs Diane Sukkar
SLC Coordinator; Ms Gina Hammoud
Peer Support Coordinators; Mrs Maria Riley
Aboriginal Students; Ms Taylor Foster
