Wellbeing

Transition to High School

The transition from primary school to high school is often a big change for parents and students. It offers a great chance to reset or establish healthy routines for this next phase.

This resource pack aims to provide parents and carers with resources to support with this transition phase and beyond. Please see a list of resources and support for parents and carers collated by our local Health team. Topics include:

• Screen Time, Gaming & Online Safety
• Healthy Eating & Physical Activity
• Sleep
• Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Teen Disengagement & School Refusal
• Maintaining Healthy Relationships
• Vaping

Link to website http://nshp.com.au/TransitionToHighSchool

Positive Behaviour for Learning

At our school, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning – a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop. Our whole school community works together to establish expected behaviours and teach them to all students.

Resources and Useful Links for Student Wellbeing

Like all NSW public schools, we provide safe learning and teaching environments to encourage healthy, happy, successful and productive students.

The department is committed to creating quality learning opportunities for children and young people. These opportunities support wellbeing through positive and respectful relationships and fostering a sense of belonging to the school and community.

The  Wellbeing Framework for Schools  helps schools support the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of students and allows them to connect, succeed and thrive throughout their education.

Resources available below:

SchoolTV - SchoolTV is a wellbeing resource that can support you in the challenges relating to modern-day parenting.

Alcohol and other drugs

• Vaping Information Hub
• Headstart - alcohol and other drug support and link to local services
• SDECC - a counselling service. Their website includes information and resources for students and parents on alcohol and drug use including a free lesson for parents about how to have conversations with their children about these topics

Youth Mental Health

• MoodGym - Online interactive program to help manage anxiety and depression
• Reachout - offers a wide variety of resources, information and support for young people and parents who may be suffering with mental health issues
• Beyond Blue - offers free telephone and online support and counselling with a trained mental health profession. Contact 1300 22 44 36 (24 hours/ 7 Days a week)
• The BRAVE Program - an interactive, online program for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety. The programs are free, and provide ways for children and teenagers to better cope with their worries. There are also programs for parents.
• Headspace - local counselling services (Brookvale, Chatswood). Headspace deliver early intervention mental health, drug and alcohol, sexual health and employment services for young people in a youth friendly environment. For young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions. Online and phone support. App with mental health and mindfulness tools.
• e-couch - For young people aged 16+ e-couch provides information and self-help training for depression, general anxiety and social anxiety using strategies drawn from cognitive behavioural and interpersonal therapies, relaxation, and physical activity.

Autism

• Information, support, free helpline (Autism connect)
• Autism support service
• Onwards & Upwards Psychology

ADHD

• ADHD support Australia - offers information and resources for parents and young people on the subject of ADHD.

Disability workplace, social and other support

Support services for disability transition to workplace

• Avenue Frenchs Forest
• Jigsaw

Online Safety

• eSafetyCommissioner - Resources and information to help young people and parents stay safe online
• Think U Know - An Australian Federal Police website aimed at preventing online child sexual exploitation. The website offers resources and advice for keeping children safe online

Gaming

• Game Aware - resources and support around gaming

Self Harm Prevention

• Beyond Blue - Website you can use to create a step-by-step plan to stay safe when you are feeling overwhelmed or having thoughts of suicide which you can save and come back to later.

Young Carers

• Young Carers Network - Resources, support for young people who are carers for family members

Eating Disorders

• Butterfly - Provides information and support for eating disorders and body image issues

Youth Homlessness

• Taldumande - Youth Service offering homelessness services and crisis support accommodation.                  Phone (02) 9460 3777

LGBTIQA+ support

• Twenty10 - Providing a broad range of specialised services for gender diverse (LGBTIQA+) young people aged 12-25 including housing, mental health, counselling and social support

Neurodiversity

• Neurodiversity Affirming Resources - Learn about neurodiversity, how to be a better ally and lean into supporting your child in an affirming way.
• The Center for Connection - Neurodiversity Resources for Parents & Professionals. All of the resources available to you across multiple platforms. We have provided our short list of resources that can provide you additional support and information.