Health & Wellbeing
Students with Needs
Beaumaris policy promotes inclusivity for all children. Where the school is able to manage health issues and provide an appropriate educational program for students with specific needs, special arrangements are put in place to cater for children with disabilities or medical needs. These are addressed through Individual Health Management Plans and targeted programs.
Students with high risk medical conditions are identified on emergency action plans, including photographs, symptoms and actions to be taken. All staff have been given training and awareness professional development, including canteen personnel, where menus have been adjusted to minimise risk.
The school caters for many educational and special needs students and employs special needs assistants. They in turn, with staff, have received professional development regarding needs, awareness, understanding, management strategies, available support networks and collaborative practices. In addition, staff and assistants have received training in the delivery of a variety of programs that have assisted students and improved self esteem, learning outcomes and resilience.
Emotional and social needs are also a school focus, where students are quickly identified and where necessary, placed into special programs such as Art and Drama Therapy, Mentoring and Rock and Water, with parental permission. Many of these are highly confidential and have enabled students to be confident in sharing their feelings and concerns in a variety of formats, media, and groupings that lead to positive outcomes. These programs are intensive and ongoing, run by staff, ECU support and selected parent volunteers. All are trained in skills, management and accountability. The school has a high success rate because of school community willingness to deliver programs and the shared belief they improve outcomes for participants and in turn, improve teaching – learning relationships.
Health and Physical Education
Students are able to access a highly effective Physical Education program that is developmentally focused. The program builds onto Health programs to foster healthy living, recreational pursuits, skills development, resilience and personal development. Programs in dance, games, fitness, skills and personal development add to student well being and enjoyment.
Physical Education lessons are provided to all classes with formal sports sessions available to students in Year 3-7. Skills and games vary throughout the year and a daily fitness program is followed. The school has comprehensive facilities and resources for a variety of sports. Special events include interschool sports, swimming lessons (Term 2) and athletics carnivals (Term 3). Children are expected to wear suitable footwear for all Physical Education and sport sessions. They also require a faction T shirt for sporting activities. The school also has resources for a perceptual motor program, which is provided for children in Pre-primary and Year 1.
Sports include cricket, T ball, netball, football, soccer, rugby, basketball, hockey, swimming, athletics, modcross and a range of other minor activities.
The health syllabus follows criteria of good health habits, self-esteem and safety. In some year levels controversial health issues such as sexuality and drug awareness may be covered. Teachers will inform parents as to the timing and content of these lessons that are part of the syllabus. The Life Education Van visits school each year. This facility covers aspects of the human body and drug education and is available to all year levels. Each year level covers a different topic and therefore has a new booklet each year.
Beaumaris Health and Well Being programs are underpinned by the Pathways to Health and Well Being in Schools Framework, developed by the World Health Organisation.
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