All-School Visible Wellbeing Program

Program description

Visible Wellbeing is a whole-school program that trains all staff across the school in a wellbeing framework and language, and practices that can be embedded in the classroom.

The program is underpinned by an evidence-based framework called SEARCH. This framework covers 6 pathways to wellbeing:

• Strengths
• Emotional Management
• Attention and Awareness
• Relationships
• Coping
• Habits and Goals.

The All-School Visible Wellbeing Program trains the entire school staff (leaders, teachers, staff) together as a learning community to build a shared and consistent approach to wellbeing. This aims to foster a safe and positive learning environment. The program includes:

• introduction to the SEARCH framework and its application in schools
• training modules for each SEARCH pathway to wellbeing
• training module detailing school-based examples and case studies
• webinars each semester to connect all teachers across department schools who are enrolled.

Intended outcomes

• Increased student wellbeing literacy
• Improved skill development and strategy use in the 6 SEARCH pathways: Strengths, Emotional Management, Attention & Awareness, Relationships, Coping, and Habits & Goals
• Enhanced resilience and stress-related growth
• Improved belonging and school culture

Program details

Implementation considerations

• Target population: Teachers, wellbeing teams, support staff, leaders and all other staff within the school. The program learnings can be used in classrooms with students of all ages.
• Program adaptability: The delivery, scheduling and timeline of the on-demand component of the program can be adapted and modified based on the needs of the school. Participants will be guided through a series of activities and exercises which will encourage them to adapt their learning into strategies addressing their local context and student needs. The coaching sessions will assist schools to adapt resources for the specific needs of their students. the program is adaptable for diverse cohorts including:
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
  • asylum seeker and refugee students
  • culturally and linguistically diverse students
  • LGBTIQA+ students
  • neurodivergent students.
• Staffing: The on-demand modules can be undertaken according to a flexible schedule. Backfill is only required if the school requires the teachers to engage in the on-demand modules during class time. The Menu provider and its personnel must not be alone with any school student or group of school students in the classroom or in any other place at the school’s premises without another educator, teacher or teacher’s aide present at all times.
• Training requirements: The time requirements are 6 hours for the live all staff training modules. 13 hours for the on-demand training modules, 3 one-hour coaching sessions for the Visible Wellbeing lead. The duration of the program is typically 18 months.
• Factors to consider: There is no minimum number of participants required. Internet connection and devices are required.
• Australian context: The program has been developed and applied in Australia.

Cost

Minimum cost

$5,000+

Detailed cost

The cost of the All-School Visible Wellbeing Program is:

• $51,150 (including GST) for individual school delivery over 18 months, including 25 hours of staff training and additional coaching of 6 hours for the Wellbeing Leader
• $18,150 (including GST) per school for online cluster delivery over 18 months, including 19 hours of staff training delivered alongside a minimum of 2 other Victorian government schools.

A number of add-ons are also available to purchase:

• additional fee for optional face-to-face All-School Visible Wellbeing Program cluster delivery: $5,500 (including GST) per school
• optional Visible Wellbeing Strategic Leadership Preparation: $6,600 (including GST)
• optional Visible Wellbeing Strengths-Based Teaching for Lower Primary: $6,600 (including GST)
• optional Visible Wellbeing Understanding Trauma and Student Wellbeing Workshop: $4,950 (including GST)
• optional Indigenous Wellbeing Workshop: $4,950 (including GST).

A discount of 10% is applicable on all program options to schools with less than 10 staff.

Travel costs for regional delivery of face-to-face workshops including flights, transfers, accommodation and mileage are charged as appropriate at actual cost.