Building Relationships and School Wellbeing

Building Relationships and School Wellbeing (BR&SW) was DET's response to increased calls from schools for support with issues of student behaviour. BR&SW was developed in 2004 by qualified professionals from Student Services, and is based on best practice and a MCEETYA report on behaviour. BR&SW involves 10 Key Elements including the National Safe Schools Framework to develop a climate of wellbeing within the school community. The success of BR&SW is having an above establishment position that works with current school staff to audit the school whilst developing relationships and trust within the school community.

Qualified Teachers are placed as above establishment positions in selected schools to assist them to review their policies and processes, the relationships between students, teachers, parents, the school and wider community. Once these elements are reviewed and a plan is developed, they assist in the implementation of this plan for the agreed period.

Building Relationships and School Wellbeing (BR&SW), continues to be implemented in schools throughout the Territory with 31 schools having been involved since it commencement in June 2004. BR&SW has reached 12,527 of the 32,921 students (and their families) and 1088 of the 2440 teachers in NT Government Schools since June 2004.

The response from completing schools continues to be enthusiastic, with schools reporting excellent outcomes and manageable sustainability of Whole School Wellbeing.

Past and present schools

Current schools	Past schools
1. Ross Park Primary	1. Jingili Primary
2. Sadadeen Primary	2. Nightcliff High
3. Nhulunbuy Primary	3. Bakewell Primary
4. Nhulunbuy High	4. Moulden Primary
5. Palmerston High	5. Parap Primary
6. Malak Primary	6. Stuart Park Primary
7. Wulagi Primary	7. Bradshaw Primary
8. Wagaman Primary	8. Gillen Primary
9. MacFarlane Primary	9. Tennant Creek High
10. Katherine High	10. Tennant Creek Primary
11. Howard Springs Primary	11. Barkly Group Schools
12. Humpty Doo Primary	12. Gray Primary
13. Ludmilla Primary	13. Moil Primary
14. Millner Primary	14. Alawa Primary
15. Braitling Primary	15. Dripstone
	16. Larapinta

The 10 key elements

Working together, building relationships

Environment focus

Learning that engages students and staff

Links to a range of models

NSSF (with SSNT now being encorporated as well)

Building a health promoting school culture

Engaging inclusive curriculum

Internal inclusive curriculum

Negotiated plans, policies and processes

Good Teaching

Building relationships and school wellbeing booklet (pdf 1.1Mb)

Programs that are supported by wellbeing

How to access BR&SW

Student Services will advertise and advise Clusters of the opportunity to access BR&SW prior to the completion of the current schools, which for most current schools, will be the end of 2007.

Contact

Manager Behaviour
Wellbeing and Pathways
Phone: (08) 8999 8787

Department of Employment, Education and Training