- Tier: Tier 1: Positive Mental Health Promotion
- Type of intervention: Whole school approach to mental health
- Strength of evidence: Level 3: Foundational and emerging evidence for program
- Geographic location: Statewide
Program description
The Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) provides strategies for teaching and learning that enables engagement with students with complex, unmet learning needs. It improves their:
- self-regulation
- relationships
- wellbeing
- academic achievement.
The BSEM incorporates trauma-informed teaching, positive education, and wellbeing practices.
The model offers a suite of:
- professional development
- consultation and mentoring opportunities for school leaders and teachers.
Intended outcomes
- Increased educator knowledge of trauma and its impacts
- Increased educator knowledge of strategies to support all students, especially vulnerable students
- Increased student attendance and engagement
- Decreased challenging student behaviours
Program details
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Program provider | Berry Street Victoria |
Delivery mode |
*Preference is for face-to-face |
Implementation considerations
- Target population: Teachers, wellbeing staff, school leadership teams, and allied education professionals.
- Program adaptability: Training is adapted based on school needs e.g. if the school has already implemented trauma-informed or positive education. BSEM is also adapted to meet the culturally-specific needs within local communities in addition to the strategic aims of school leadership teams identified within each school’s annual improvement and strategic plans.
- Staffing: Most schools complete the course over 18 months using pupil-free days so there are no staffing or backfill requirements.
- Training requirements: The program is delivered through a 4-day professional learning course, in-person when possible (or equivalent if blended with online delivery). Technology requirements involve visual projectors for presentations and sound.
- Factors to consider: There is no minimum number of participants required for schools to participate; however, in small schools (with less than 30 staff members) it is recommended to join with a neighbouring school to help defray travel costs for our training team and enable cost-effective delivery.
- Australian context: The program has been developed and applied in Australia.
Cost
Item cost
$5000+
Detailed cost
There is a set price for the 4-day program dependent on the number of participants. All prices include GST.
- Up to 20 participants: $15,000 inclusive of a set of 5 workbooks
- 20 to 40 participants: $16,500 inclusive of a set of 5 workbooks
- 40 to 60 participants: $18,700 plus $50 per person for a set of 5 workbooks
- 60 to 120 participants: $21,900 plus $50 per person for a set of 5workbooks
- 120 to 180 participants: $23,100 plus $50 per person for a set of 5 workbooks
The cost of each masterclass is $350 (inc. GST) per person. For school leaders the Berry Street Education Model Leadership Program 2-day course is $1,200 (inc. GST) per person. One day of a consultant's time is $2,5000 (inc. GST).
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