Our Wellbeing Team

At Lalor North Primary School, the wellbeing of every student is a priority. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where every child feels valued, connected, and empowered to thrive... socially, emotionally and academically.

We are proud to have a dedicated and highly skilled Wellbeing Team who work in partnership with students, families and staff to promote positive health, resilience, and wellbeing across our school community.

Our Wellbeing Team Includes:

• A Disability Inclusion Leader who champions inclusive practices and individualised support for all learners.

• Two Assistant Principals, who each lead whole-school wellbeing strategies and student engagement for Prep to 2 (Kim) and Grades 3 to 6 (Amanda).

• A Speech Pathologist providing early intervention and communication support.

• A qualified First Aid Officer, available daily for first aid response, documentation upkeep, wellbeing care and safety.

• Department of Education Student Support Services, including psychologists, speech pathologists and guidance officers.

• A team of 12 committed Education Support Staff, working closely with students in classrooms to meet their learning and wellbeing needs.

What We Do....

Our Wellbeing Team works proactively and collaboratively to:

• Promote a culture of care and belonging where every student feels safe, seen and supported.

• Ensure all staff are First Aid trained and ready to respond to student needs.

• Identify and respond to individual needs, including students experiencing challenges such as mental health concerns, trauma, out-of-home care, family separation, or economic hardship.

• Coordinate referrals and support plans and applications for funding ensuring students and families have access to appropriate external and internal services.

• Embed health and wellbeing into everyday learning, including respectful relationships education, personal safety, hand hygiene, planning and rsponsive, and support emotional regulation.

• Provide individualised support for students with complex or chronic needs, ensuring they are fully included in the learning environment.

• Build strong partnerships with families, recognising that student wellbeing is strengthened through trust and collaboration.

• Continuously reflect and improve our wellbeing practices to ensure students are inclusive, trauma-informed and aligned with best practice.

• Champion the connection between wellbeing and learning, supporting staff to integrate social-emotional learning into the school's teaching and learning focus.   

At Lalor North, we understand that when students feel safe, connected and supported, they are more likely to succeed in school and in life. Our Wellbeing Team plays a central role in making that vision a reality every day, for every child.

Research evidence:

• Higher levels of wellbeing are linked to higher academic achievement, school completion, and better overall mental and physical health (Australian Wellbeing Framework).
• Wellbeing interventions focused on belonging and engagement are found to have the greatest impact on student academic achievement (Dix et al., 2020).
• Social and emotional learning programs benefit students’ social skills, self-image, academic achievement and mental health and reduce antisocial behaviour and substance abuse (Evidence for Learning, 2019a).
• Effective health and wellbeing initiatives focus on the quality of intervention programs, which is more important than the frequency or duration (Dilley, 2009).
• School connections to social services which provide additional support for student health and wellbeing also contribute to improving student achievement (Moore et al., 2013).