Student Wellbeing
Sale College has a strong, well staffed Student Wellbeing Team in place.
Inclusion Team
Sale College has a new team for 2018. The Inclusion Team will support staff to ensure that Sale College is an inclusive school, celebrating and protecting diversity and the understanding of others, acknowledging the right of every child, no matter their background or ability, to achieve the best possible outcomes at school. We will work collaboratively with teachers and other professionals to ensure that quality education and support is accessible to all students, particularly those most vulnerable and disadvantaged.
The Inclusion team includes education support staff, funded student support, chaplain, wellbeing worker school nurse and school social worker.
The newly formed Sale College Inclusion Team meet on the first day back for 2018.
Wellbeing Team
All members of the Wellbeing Team are available for students or families to speak to at any time. Please speak to Pastoral teachers, Team Leaders or Team Assistants for referral.
Sale College has a strong, well staffed Student Wellbeing Team. The team consists of the following specialists:
- Campus Principals
- Student Well Being Co-ordinator
- Social Worker
- Community Engagement Officer
- College Chaplain
- College Nurse
- Integration Co-ordinator
- Home school liaison officer/year level assistants at each campus
The Student Support Team assists students in a variety of ways, including day to day assistance with study and out of school life where needed.
This support includes:
- Individual work with students aimed at building resilience, improving skills and enhancing student engagement with school and education
- Small group work aimed at education and skill building
- Assessment and referral to DEET Student Support Services for Psychologist, Speech pathology, Learning assessment or disability support;
- Support for families experiencing difficulty, including referral to support services, provision of information and regular contact
- Referral to community agencies
- Breakfast club daily at Guthridge Campus, once a week at Macalister
Student Wellbeing Programs
- Get Ready, a drug and alcohol education/transition program for all year 9 students as they familiarise themselves with the Macalister campus
- Life skills and other small group support programs to assist selected years 7 to 12 students
- Mentor program for nominated students from years 7 to 11, with mentors from local community
- Year 12 Mentoring program to support students in their final year.
Students with Special Needs
Sale College provides support for students identified by the college and the Department of Education and Training as requiring further support to progress at school.
This can be due to a range of medical conditions, significant hearing or visual impairments, or any other factor that may affect the way a student understands or expresses information given to them.
The program aims to improve the appropriate learning environment and learning outcomes for students with special needs and to provide and maintain a whole school approach to address the specific need of the student.
In addition the program has the aim of establishing a long term support person for a student with special needs. Program teachers and support staff work closely with families and students to assist the student in developing ways of managing school work load and other problems encountered while at school.
Support can be in the form of additional staff assistance, course modification, or equipment required for the special need. Changes can on occasion be made to the physical school environment.
The special needs program also assists students with personal and emotional support through contacts with the Wellington Schools Network counsellors. Students are assisted in developing networks for successful transition through school and into the workforce, working closely with Sale College pathways and training programs, the Department of Human Services, Centrelink and regional employment and training providers.
