Inclusion & Wellbeing
At Parkside we are committed to creating a safe, welcoming environment where every student feels valued and supported to thrive. Through our partnerships with families and access to specialist services provided, we ensure students receive targeted academic, social and emotional support when required. Our whole-school wellbeing approaches, including Self-Regulation, Zones of Regulation, Friendology and Restorative practice help students build self-awareness, resilience and positive relationships. Combined with a strong focus on student agency and leadership opportunities, we empower every child to participate fully, develop independence and flourish within our inclusive school community.
Wellbeing programs – whole school approach
Zones of Regulation
The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum geared toward helping students gain skills in consciously regulating their feelings, which in turn leads to increased control and problem-solving abilities.
Why Teach Self-Regulation?
Regulation is something everyone continually works on whether we are aware of it or not. We all encounter trying circumstances that can test our limits. If we can recognise when we are becoming less regulated, we are able to do something about it to manage our feelings and get ourselves to a healthy place. This comes more naturally for some, but for others it is a skill that needs more attention and practice. This is the goal of The Zones of Regulation.
Friendology
We understand that managing, establishing, building, initiating, maintaining friendships is hard work. To help support student’s navigate and manage friendships we have invested in a whole school friendship strategy ‘friendology’. Teachers and students will be using the common language of friendship across the school. Your child may talk about being a Friendship Ninja. A Friendship Ninja is someone who surrounds themselves with friends in the healthy zone of the Friend-o-Meter. A Friendship Ninja is kind and friendly to everyone.
Classroom teachers will use this resource to support students learning in managing friendships to promote positive wellbeing for all.
Wellbeing Parent Resources
Life Ed – Kids get anxious too
Kids health Information: anxiety – primary school age children
Parkside Resource borrowing for families. We have a variety of resources available for families to borrow.
Reset Space
The Reset Space is a space that students can use to self-regulate, process their emotions which helps them to reset so they can successfully engage with their learning. Sometimes students need to move their bodies, touch, listen, talk, discuss or have some quiet time. They may be feeling dysregulated, anxious, worried, going through some challenges, having a wobble, need some space or need someone to support them to self-regulate.
Wellbeing Leader
Kylie Newbold
Kylie.newbold750@schools.sa.edu.au
Inclusion Support
The Department for Education provides a range of professional support services which the school accesses for diagnostic and professional advice, including:
- Speech
- Behaviour
- Psychology
- Disability Support
- Hearing and Vision
- Attendance and Engagement
Access to student support services involves referral, observation and consultation to determine how best to support each student. This process is coordinated by classroom teachers and our Deputy Principal in close collaboration with support services personnel.
