Student Wellbeing
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Supporting the Needs of Individuals
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Gilmore’s innovative Middle Years Program at Years 7 to 9, where two key teachers teach a home group for at least two subjects each, one for Maths/Science and the other for English/SOSE, means that each home group has two key teachers for at least 60% of their week. These two teachers work closely as a team, know their students well and build positive relationships. Team teachers have control over discipline and welfare issues for their home group - the monitoring of attendance, lateness, classroom management, academic achievement and parent contact. Students have a greater sense of belonging in a more caring environment where the needs of the individual are met. This also provides a more comfortable transition from primary school into a similar structure.
Each junior school class has their own home room in which they undertake the majority of their classes. Home rooms feature displays of their work and store materials for their studies. The timetable of 4 periods of 72 minutes ensures that students have fewer room changes and longer periods in which to learn.
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Safe Schools are Effective Schools
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Excellent survey feedback from students and parents indicate that Gilmore is considered a very safe school. It is very pleasing that Gilmore was consequently chosen to be a case study school for an Education Department study into Bullying. Not only were we a case study school with members of the research group interviewing staff, students and parents over a few days, to collect further data on why we had a such a low incidence of bullying and an excellent safe school record, we were also chosen to launch the Department of Education's project “Safe schools are effective schools.”
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Student Services Centre
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The Student Services Centre is an easily accessed, separate staff facility to provide a range of additional services to students and their families. The Student Services Team has links with the wider community and team members are able to work collaboratively with outside welfare professionals and specialist service providers to access and provide every possible assistance and support for the wellbeing of students. The Team also runs activities for students throughout the year. These are published in our newsletters. Select News & Events.
The College nurse from the Secondary School Nursing Program attends the school on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Secondary School Nursing Program is a confidential health advice and referral service operated by the Department of Human Services for Secondary School Students. It is based upon a health promotion model which includes activities within the classroom and the whole school. The Secondary School Nurse program is also designed to support the Teachers in the classroom with health information and education specifically relating to health issues.
The Student Welfare Counsellor works with other teachers and student service staff to develop and maintain a safe and positive learning environment for all students. The Student Welfare Counsellor is responsible for providing in-school counselling as well as information on health, financial, personal and school issues.
Gilmore College has a long and successful association with CCES and the chaplaincy program. The College Chaplain contributes to the community life of the school. They also have a pastoral care role in the school with students, families and teachers and work as part of the Student Services Team.
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Contact Student Services' Staff
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Gilmore College Nurse, Alison Webb, Student Welfare Counsellor, Zoe Wang, and College Chaplain, Glenda Trist, are available at the school from Monday to Friday.
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To contact any member of the Student Services Team, phone the College on 9689 4788.
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