Welfare Team and Wellbeing Initiatives
Throughout each year, the Student Welfare Team of our school implements a number of programs to assist students to cater for welfare needs.
Meet the Team
The Year Advisors are a central point of communication between the school and home regarding the wellbeing of your child.
If you would like to contact a Year Advisor, please call 4340 0246 or email us at: kariongmtn-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au.
Student Welfare Team 2023 |
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| Leanne Foubister | School Counsellor |
| Ms Alicia Spinelli | Supervisor of Girls |
| Mr James Treece | Supervisor of Boys |
| Ms Megan Miller | Head Teacher Wellbeing |
| Mr James Treece | Student Welfare |
| Mr Ben Flakus | Year 7 Advisor |
| Ms Brooke Sayal | Year 8 Advisor |
| Ms Stephanie Richmond | Year 9 Advisor |
| Mr Sean Klempert | Year 10 Advisor |
| Ms Jessica Milne | Year 11 Advisor |
| Ms Courtney Thompson | Year 12 Advisor |
Learning & Support Team
The Learning and Support Team (L&ST) facilitates and coordinates a whole school approach to meeting the needs of students with additional learning needs, including the needs of GAT students. It focuses on addressing the learning needs of students by ensuring that collaborative planning and programming occurs, that effective implementation strategies are in place, that available and appropriate school resources are being utilised and that monitoring, assessment and reporting strategies have been agreed upon. The team also monitors and supports staff professional learning needs in relation to supporting students with additional learning needs.
The L&ST considers the type and level of support that students require to address their curriculum, communication, social skills, personal care, safety and mobility needs. The team identifies and brings together key personnel within the school community who are most suitable to be involved in the delivery of the student’s learning program.
Examples of areas of action by the Learning Support Team include:
- Evaluating student referrals to the Learning and Support Team
- Overseeing the development and implementation of learning support plans
- Co-ordinating the support of internal and external personnel
- Facilitating communication within the school
- Evaluating strategies
- Providing direction for professional learning needs of staff.
The L&ST is comprised of:
- An executive member of staff
- L&ST Coordinator
- Learning and Support Teachers
- School Counsellor
- Year Advisors
- School Learning Support Officers
- Interested staff members
- Fluid membership involving individuals who attend to support a referral to the L&ST, who have an interest in a current agenda item or who have a particular role requiring their involvement in developing strategies for individual students.
Student Wellbeing Programs
Our school offers a variety of programs where students explore self esteem, teamwork, personal goals, bullying, making healthy choices and building positive relationships.
Rock and Water
Most students at some point during their time at Kariong Mountains High School will have the opportunity to participate in the Rock and Water program.
Students will develop, through a self-defence form using exercises and strengthening drills, a growing awareness of themselves on their way to adulthood.
On one hand they are taught to defend themselves from various forms of violence and on the other hand they are taught to grow more awareness of boundaries and the consequences of crossing them.
Managing the Bull
‘Managing the Bull’ is a 6-week course that builds resilience in teens through games, activities and discussions. In a safe, supportive environment, participants will learn to:
- Recognise bullying
- Discover inner strengths
- Build self esteem
- Communicate effectively
- Deal with cyber-bullying
- Build support networks
- Use personal protection plans