SMALL SCHOOL Webinar
We're excited to share the ninth in a series of 'Deep Dives' into real schools across Australia that are regularly using wellbeing data to evidence improvement in their whole-school wellbeing programs and provide differentiated support to all students.
Join us for an insightful exploration of the innovative strategies employed by Henty Public School, as they leverage whole-school wellbeing data to drive student support and foster a nurturing learning environment.
This session will be led by Erika Crevatin, Assistant Principal at Henty Public School, and features expert panelists Nikki Bonus, CEO and Founder of Life Skills Group, and Rydr Tracy, Head of Education at Life Skills Group, who will provide additional insights into the transformative impact of using data-driven tools like Life Skills GO.
Erika will share Henty Public School’s journey in implementing a comprehensive, data-led wellbeing framework. Nikki and Rydr will dive deeper into the broader applications of Life Skills GO, offering expertise on how the platform supports schools across Australia in improving student outcomes through real-time data and proactive wellbeing strategies.
There’s more to wellbeing than monitoring attendance, behaviour, and periodic surveys—we all know that. With wellbeing becoming a core focus in education systems worldwide, the challenge remains:
How do we track and monitor the impact of wellbeing programs without losing valuable teaching and learning time?
Erika will be sharing Henty Public School’s approach and answers to these critical questions, while Nikki and Rydr provide further guidance and expertise on leveraging the Life Skills GO platform.
Topics discussed will include:
Whole-School Approach to Wellbeing Data: Discover how Henty Public School integrated real-time wellbeing data collection into their daily operations, fostering a culture where student voice is valued and staff engagement is central. Learn how they take action on this data every day.
Holistic Insights: Explore the data collected to understand the contextual factors influencing student emotions and readiness to learn, and how this can be triangulated with traditional data such as attendance and behaviour to gain a comprehensive understanding of each student.
Data-Driven Understanding: Learn how real-time and longitudinal data collected through student check-ins reveal factors impacting student readiness to learn, and how schools can proactively respond to these needs.
Evaluating Wellbeing Programs: Understand the importance of measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of wellbeing programs to optimize support, improve learning outcomes, and address specific student needs.
Taking Immediate Action: Learn about the far-reaching effects of recent years on students and school communities, and discover actionable steps to support student wellbeing and create healthier learning environments based on data shared in the webinar.
Implementation of Life Skills GO Platform: Hear how Henty Public School implemented the Life Skills GO platform within their existing processes, ensuring minimal disruption for staff while empowering students to take ownership of their wellbeing journey. Nikki Bonus and Rydr Tracy will provide additional insights into how schools can integrate these tools smoothly.
Supporting Diverse Learners: Gain insights into Henty Public School’s inclusive approach, which caters to both mainstream and support classes, and the strategies used to ensure equitable support for all students.
Lessons Learned: Benefit from Henty Public School's experiences and reflections, with additional guidance from Nikki and Rydr, offering valuable insights for educators embarking on similar journeys.
This webinar offers a unique opportunity to hear practical strategies and firsthand experiences from Erika Crevatin on successfully implementing whole-school wellbeing initiatives, along with expert insights from Nikki Bonus and Rydr Tracy. Whether you’re an educator, administrator, or stakeholder in student wellbeing, join us to explore ways to enhance student support and cultivate a nurturing learning environment.
Register now to secure your spot and gain actionable insights from this transformative approach to measuring and implementing whole-school student wellbeing.
00:00 - Introductions
04:50 - Context of Henty Public School
05:50 - Identifying the Problem to Solve
08:25 - Checking In with Life Skills GO
10:00 - How to Start Check-Ins
11:00 - The Importance of Checking In
12:00 - Utilising Wellbeing Data
15:15 - Building Emotional Intelligence
16:05 - Separating Emotions and Behaviours
17:15 - Empowering Student Voice
19:10 - Excelling in Wellbeing and the SEF v3
20:25 - Using Student Data for Conversations with Parents
21:35 - Supporting Staff, Students, and Parents with Reports
22:50 - Using Life Skills GO with RFF
23:55 - The Importance of Context in Check-Ins
24:20 - Customising Check-In Contexts
25:10 - Testing Wellbeing Hypotheses
27:50 - Implementing Wellbeing Programs with Life Skills GO
29:40 - Getting Started with Life Skills GO
30:55 - Using Dashboards to Identify Student Patterns or Concerns
33:15 - Opening Check-In Conversations with All Students
34:15 - Listening to Students Who Don’t Check In and Empowering All Voices
36:05 - Approaching Wellbeing Conversations and Check-Ins
40:40 - Tips and Learnings for Educators
43:00 - Using Wellbeing Data to Meet School Goals
ABOUT OUR EXPERTS
Nikki Bonus is an experienced ed-tech founder and CEO of Life Skills Group, harnessing more than 20 years of deeply personal and professional experience in the development and delivery of social-emotional literacy programs for individuals, organizations, and most importantly, teachers and students. Nikki’s work has helped give voice to more than 850 schools, connecting with 20,000 teachers and 500,000 primary school children to build a continuing evidence base of what works to measure, report and implement real improvements in Social Emotional and Physical Literacy for school communities. Erika Crevatin has been teaching for 17 years in and around Wagga Wagga in regional NSW. The last five years has been as Assistant Principal. She have been at Henty Public School since the beginning of 2023. It is the relationships that she develop with her students, parents, my colleagues and the school community that makes teaching so rewarding for her. She has always been interested in incorporating information technology into her teaching and learning programs and ultimately sharing her knowledge with her teaching colleagues. As a classroom teacher, she was always an advocate for the students in my class and now in the position of Assistant Principal it is important to look after the wellbeing of all of the students and to support her teachers with this. Rydr Tracy is a specialist in evidence-informed practice in educational innovation, with a career focus on strategic change that improves student outcomes. He draws on a rare blend of successful experience in schools, system leadership roles and industry practice – experience that has given him deep understanding of the complexities of the education sector from the classroom to the boardroom and a demonstrated capacity to generate practical recommendations that are grounded in context and evidence. |