National strategy to address staff abuse

Find resources to understand the National strategy to address the abuse of teachers, school leaders and other school staff.

Engaging parents and carers

Watch a teacher recognise the importance of building parent trust. She is proactive in communicating with parents/carers about their children's learning and well-being by providing a range of communication opportunities.

Strong communities

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Engaging parents and carers

Strong communities

The National strategy to address the abuse of teachers, school leaders and other school staff outlines what can and should be done to support the profession to respond to and reduce incidents of abuse.

With the accompanying materials, you can dig deeper into the priority areas of the strategy and see some of the great work already happening across Australia to make schools safe for everyone.

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NT Department of Education

The Northern Territory Teacher Wellbeing Strategy 2019-22 outlines priority areas and actions to improve teacher wellbeing.

https://www.teachintheterritory.nt.gov.au/educator-support/educator-wellbeing

The Best Practice Framework for Online Safety Education

This Framework offers an overarching national narrative for online safety education, that supports all education systems and online safety educators across Australia to deliver effective programs and provide consistent advice.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/best-practice-framework

Focus on your wellbeing

Smiling mind

Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life.

https://www.smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app

Teacher wellbeing

This collection of online resources provides teachers with tools on how to take care of their emotional and physical health and wellbeing.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/learning-from-home/wellbeing/wellbeing-at-home/teacher-wellbeing

Engage with students, parents/carers and the community

Be You

Be You is the national mental health in education initiative delivered by Beyond Blue, in collaboration with Early Childhood Australia and headspace. Be You supports educators from early learning services and schools to develop a positive, inclusive and resilient learning community where every child, young person, educator and family can achieve their best possible mental health. 

https://beyou.edu.au/

Catholic School Parents Australia

The Gearing up for Parent Engagement in Student Learning toolkit helps families and schools make the transition into primary and secondary school a great experience for children and young people. The toolkit is comprised of twenty-two modules and this website invites you to access each module online or download a pdf.

https://www.parentengagementcspa.edu.au/promote-awareness-and-understanding

Explore the evidence base

ACU

This Health and Wellbeing Survey is a confidential survey of principals, independent of all employer groups, professional associations and unions. It informs a report which builds a holistic picture of the state of health and wellbeing of principals across Australia.

https://www.healthandwellbeing.org/pages/principal-reports

AITSL

This Spotlight report reveals that teachers are more valued by the community than they think, and there is a correlation between how teachers are perceived and student achievement.

Teaching: A valued profession