Connect Wellbeing and School Excellence: There are strong links between school excellence and wellbeing. As part of annual self-assessment process, schools are required to assess their approaches or programs using the School Excellence Framework. The robust evidence collected by using this tool should directly support schools to make sound judgements on their progress across a number of elements of the School Excellence Framework and in particular the Wellbeing element. The Wellbeing Self-assessment Tool supports the school to identify how “here’s we know” Using the Wellbeing Self-Assessment Tool As part of the to strengthening wellbeing, it is important that schools Department’s commitment develop an understanding of the five domains of wellbeing: cognitive, emotional, social, physical and spiritual. A strategic and planned approach to wellbeing incorporates these five domains and the six elements of the Wellbeing Framework for Schools. The elements include, Teaching and Learning; Behaviour, Discipline and Character Education; Learning and Support; Professional Practice; Effective Leadership; and School Planning. The wellbeing self-assessment processes have been designed to support schools to understand the Wellbeing Framework for Schools, to self assess their wellbeing approaches or programs and to use this information to make judgments and decisions to inform their planned approach to wellbeing. School communities can use the wellbeing self-assessment tool to: Undertake a comprehensive evaluation of school wellbeing approaches or programs using steps 1 through to 4. Identify robust evidence that will contribute to the self-assessment in relation to school’s wellbeing using steps 2 and/or 3. Evaluate specific wellbeing approaches or programs within the school using step 3. Consider how a new approach or program might contribute to the overall approach to school’s wellbeing using step 3. Contribute to self-assessment against the School Excellence Framework using the evaluation of wellbeing and the evidence of impact at step 4. Each step of the self-assessment process is described on the following pages and includes templates to assist schools implement the process. 1.ENGAGE Engage with the Wellbeing Framework for Schools through professional learning At step 1, school communities engage with the Wellbeing Framework for Schools through professional learning to develop an understanding of the concept of wellbeing and its close links with learning. As a result of the professional learning, school communities should develop a shared understanding of: The themes Connect, Succeed and Thrive, achieved through an enabling school environment.
Connect Wellbeing and School Excellence: There are strong links between school excellence and wellbeing. As part of annual self-assessment process, schools are required to assess their approaches or programs using the School Excellence Framework. The robust evidence collected by using this tool should directly support schools to make sound judgements on their progress across a number of elements of the School Excellence Framework and in particular the Wellbeing element. The Wellbeing Self-assessment Tool supports the school to identify “here’s how we know” Using the Wellbeing Self-Assessment Tool As part of the Department’s commitment to strengthening wellbeing, it is important that schools develop an understanding of the five domains of wellbeing: cognitive, emotional, social, physical and spiritual. A strategic and planned approach to wellbeing incorporates these five domains and the six elements of the Wellbeing Framework for Schools. The elements include, Teaching and Learning; Behaviour, Discipline and Character Education; Learning and Support; Professional Practice; Effective Leadership; and School Planning. The wellbeing self-assessment processes have been designed to support schools to understand the Wellbeing Framework for Schools, to self assess their wellbeing approaches or programs and to use this information to make judgments and decisions to inform their planned approach to wellbeing. School communities can use the wellbeing self-assessment tool to: Undertake a comprehensive evaluation of school wellbeing approaches or programs using steps 1 through to 4. Identify robust evidence that will contribute to the school’s self-assessment in relation to wellbeing using steps 2 and/or 3. Evaluate specific wellbeing approaches or programs within the school using step 3. Consider how a new approach or program might contribute to the school’s overall approach to wellbeing using step 3. Contribute to self-assessment against the School Excellence Framework using the evaluation of wellbeing and the evidence of impact at step 4. Each step of the self-assessment process is described on the following pages and includes templates to assist schools implement the process. 1.ENGAGE Engage with the Wellbeing Framework for Schools through professional learning At step 1, school communities engage with the Wellbeing Framework for Schools through professional learning to develop an understanding of the concept of wellbeing and its close links with learning. As a result of the professional learning, school communities should develop a shared understanding of: The themes Connect, Succeed and Thrive, achieved through an enabling school environment.
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