The PROSPER School Pathways for Student Wellbeing

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This briefs defines student wellbeing and outlines six evidence-informed pathways that can guide schools in the actions they can take to promote student wellbeing. These pathways focus on building positive relationships, providing a safe and positive learning environment, developing students' social-emotional and thinking skills, using strengths-based approaches, fostering a sense of meaning and purpose and developing a healthy lifestyle. Each pathway is underpinned by evidence drawing from the relatively new field of positive psychology as well as educational research on the impact on each pathway for student learning.  The benefits of a school-wide focus on student wellbeing for student engagement in learning and their academic success are outlined.  Also guidelines for the development and implementation of educational policy that has student wellbeing at its heart or central focus are provided.

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Toni Noble is a leading educator and psychologist who works in the area of student wellbeing & the field of Positive Education. Toni is an adjunct professor at Australian Catholic University. Her co-authored three-volume K-8 school-based program, Bounce Back: A Wellbeing and Resilience Program was the first Positive Education program in the world and has won many awards including: The Australian Educational Publisher's Award for the Best Teacher Resource in 2011; the Scottish Perth-Kinross Council's Outstanding Community Project Award in 2010;and the Australian Psychological Society's Robin Winkler Award for Community Psychology in 2003. Bounce Back was the most popular whole school social-emotional learning program chosen by the Australian Mental Health initiative: KidsMatter in their 100 pilot schools. In 2010 the Victorian Education Department (DEECD) provided training for, and facilitated the implementation of Bounce Back in 46 schools as part of their Bushfire Psychosocial Recovery initiative.

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