APPENDIX 2 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES CREEKSIDE K-9 COLLEGE Universal strategies Targeted strategies Individual strategies Our school will deliver a broad curriculum All students from Years 10 and above, and all Strategies to support attendance and Our teachers will adopt a range of teaching and Koorie students from Years 8 and above, will be engagement of individual students include: assessment approaches to effectively respond to assisted to develop a Career Action plan Meet with student and parent/carer to talk All students in Out of Home Care will be the diverse learning styles, strengths and needs about how best to help the student engage with of our students appointed a Learning Mentor and will be school Our school will develop behavioural expectations referred to Student Support Services for an Establish a Student Support Group. Educational Needs Assessment for all members of the school community in Seek extra resources under the Program for consultation with students, staff and School nurse and welfare staff will undertake Students with Disabilities for eligible students parents/carers, and these will be taught to all health promotion and social skill development in Develop a Behaviour Support Plan and/or students and shared with their families response to needs identified by classroom Individual Education Plan. Our school will regularly acknowledge examples teachers or other school staff during the school Consider if any environmental changes need to of positive behaviour and student achievement, year. be made, for example changing the classroom both informally in classroom settings and more Relevant teaching staff will apply a set up. formally in events such as assemblies and via approach (using and similar resources) Refer to internal support services eg Student communications to parents. to working with students who have experienced Welfare Coordinator or Student Support Services All students will have the opportunity to trauma, such as students from refugee Refer to external support services including participate in a social and emotional learning backgrounds or who are in out of home-care. ChildFirst, Local Government Youth Services, curriculum program [include name of program Community Agencies and what it focuses on], Students will have the opportunity to contribute to and provide feedback on decisions about school operations both through the Student Representative Council and other more informal mechanisms.
APPENDIX 2 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES CREEKSIDE K-9 COLLEGE Universal strategies Targeted strategies Individual strategies Our school will deliver a broad curriculum Our teachers will adopt a range of teaching and assessment approaches to effectively respond to the diverse learning styles, strengths and needs of our students Our school will develop behavioural expectations for all members of the school community in consultation with students, staff and parents/carers, and these will be taught to all students and shared with their families Our school will regularly acknowledge examples of positive behaviour and student achievement, both informally in classroom settings and more formally in events such as assemblies and via communications to parents. All students will have the opportunity to participate in a social and emotional learning curriculum program [include name of program and what it focuses on], Students will have the opportunity to contribute to and provide feedback on decisions about school operations both through the Student Representative Council and other more informal mechanisms. All students from Years 10 and above, and all Koorie students from Years 8 and above, will be assisted to develop a Career Action plan All students in Out of Home Care will be appointed a Learning Mentor and will be referred to Student Support Services for an Educational Needs Assessment School nurse and welfare staff will undertake health promotion and social skill development in response to needs identified by classroom teachers or other school staff during the school year. Relevant teaching staff will apply a approach (using and similar resources) to working with students who have experienced trauma, such as students from refugee backgrounds or who are in out of home-care. Strategies to support attendance and engagement of individual students include: Meet with student and parent/carer to talk about how best to help the student engage with school Establish a Student Support Group. Seek extra resources under the Program for Students with Disabilities for eligible students Develop a Behaviour Support Plan and/or Individual Education Plan. Consider if any environmental changes need to be made, for example changing the classroom set up. Refer to internal support services eg Student Welfare Coordinator or Student Support Services Refer to external support services including ChildFirst, Local Government Youth Services, Community Agencies
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