A positive school culture as well as the explicit teaching of Social and Emotional learning enables each child at St Augustine’s to:
- learn to recognise and manage emotions and care about others
- make good decisions, behave ethically and responsibly
- develop positive relationships, and avoid negative behaviours
- develop resilience and problem solving skills to achieve important social/life tasks
- develop and maintain friendships
St Augustine’s implements a number of strategies, programs and resources to support the individual need of all students including whole school initiatives and external intervention agencies.
These include:
- Buddy program
- Thumbs Up program
- Respectful Relationships program
- Transition program
- Social and Emotional Learning programs
- Individual learning plans
- Student Services Leader
- Onsite psychologist
- Learning Support officers
- School wide positive behaviour management
- Student Leaders
