Wellbeing
Student Wellbeing
At Trentham District Primary School, we believe in a whole-school approach to students' wellbeing. Our teachers explicitly teach the knowledge and skills to build students' capacities in empathy, resilience, confidence and communication, and to problem solve.
The following websites provide more information and tools to support children’s mental health and wellbeing, and to assist parents and carers to recognise if and when professional help is needed. They contain practical information, tips, and strategies across a range of common childhood issues.
Victorian Government & DET Wellbeing Resources:
DET Student Health & Wellbeing
Respectful Relationships (RRRR)
Safe Schools
Mental Health & Wellbeing Toolkit (DET)
Child Safe Standards – Victoria
Disability Inclusion
Australian Child Mental Health & Parenting Resources
Raising Children Network
Beyond Blue – Child & Teen Wellbeing
Headspace
Kids Helpline
Emerging Minds
eSafety Commissioner – Parents
Wellbeing Programs Used in Victorian Schools
Grow Your Mind
Berry Street Education Model
Respectful Reltionships
Our approach to Respectful Relationships is a whole-school model for those who work, visit and learn here. Everyone at Trentham is respected, valued and treated equally. A culture of respect is found across our school in:
- Classrooms
- Staffrooms
- Sporting events
- Social situations
This approach leads to positive impacts on students’ academic outcomes, their mental health, classroom behaviour and relationships with others.
Background to the Respectful Relationships Curriculum
The Respectful Relationships curriculum was developed following the Royal Commission into Family Violence, which identified schools as essential environments for teaching children the skills they need to build respect, resilience, empathy and positive social behaviours. The curriculum is grounded in decades of evidence showing that social‑emotional learning improves wellbeing, engagement and long‑term life outcomes. It supports students to understand their emotions, manage conflict, develop help‑seeking skills and contribute to safe, inclusive school communities. Respectful Relationships aligns with the Victorian Curriculum and forms a key part of DET’s whole‑school approach to wellbeing, inclusion and child safety. It is a mandated curriculum across all Victorian government schools.
A range of resources have been provided for classroom tuition and support. The 8 topics in the RR curriculum include:
- Emotional Literacy- the ability to understand ourselves and other people.
- Personal strengths- recognising and understanding strength and positive qualities in themselves and others.
- Positive coping- identifying and discussing different types of coping strategies.
- Problem solving- assisting students to develop the skills needed for problem solving.
- Stress management- teaching positive approaches to stress management and assisting young people to recognise personal signs of stress.
- Help-seeking- find support when problems are too big to solve on your own.
- Gender and Identity- challenging stereotypes and understanding human rights
- Positive gender relationships- ensuring that students can solve problems without the use of gender-based violence.
All topics are covered at a level suitable for the age of the students involved, taught by their classroom teacher in conjunction with peers. Ths implementation of this program is supported by the Hepburn Health Service.