Guildford West's Journey: Five Years of Transforming Whole School Wellbeing with Life Skills GO

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WED 4th September @7pm - 7.45AEST

Join Stephanie Giles, Deputy Principal of Guildford West Public, Nikki Bonus, CEO and Founder of Life Skills Group for an interactive and insightful exploration into the innovative strategies employed by Guildford West Public School, as they harness Life Skills GO’s comprehensive wellbeing data to drive and inform whole school wellbeing and student support, fostering a sense of belonging and supportive learning environment.

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Led by Stephanie Giles, Deputy Principal this webinar will delve into the practical application of a data-driven whole-school wellbeing framework using Life Skills GO at Guildford West Public. She will share how they’ve successfully embedded Life Skills GO across their entire school over the past five years. Discover the lessons they’ve learned along the way and their best practice suggestions that have ensured all staff and students understand the value of Life Skills GO.

Stephanie will provide insights into how they’ve integrated and customised Life Skills GO in their learning support classes, and how their executive team leverages the platform’s data, right through to their SAM and school counsellor. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from real-world experiences and gain actionable strategies to drive your own school’s whole-school wellbeing strategy.

We all know there’s more to wellbeing than just monitoring attendance, behaviour, and conducting periodic surveys. Wellbeing is becoming increasingly critical, and it’s a focus for education systems globally. So, how do we track and monitor the impact of our wellbeing programs without sacrificing teaching and learning time? How do we empower teachers with the real-time information they need to support students? And how do we engage in an authentic, continuous improvement cycle to ensure our students are known, valued, and cared for? Stephanie Giles will share how Life Skills GO has provided the answers to these questions over the past five years.

Topics discussed will include:

1. Whole-School Approach to Wellbeing Data: Discover how Guildford West Public seamlessly integrated real-time wellbeing data collection into their daily operations, fostering a culture where student voice is valued, and staff engagement is paramount. Learn how they action this data daily.
2. Holistic Insights: Gain valuable insights into student wellbeing today by exploring the data collected, examining contextual factors that influence student emotions and readiness to learn and how this can be effectively triangulated with traditional wellbeing data such as attendance and behaviour for a whole student understanding.
3. Data-Driven Understanding: Understanding the factors impacting readiness to learn and the response that can be proactively provided, as revealed by the wealth of real-time and longitudinal data collected through student check-ins.
4. Evaluating Wellbeing Programs: Recognise the importance of measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of wellbeing programs to optimize support, improve learning outcomes, and address specific student needs.
5. Taking Immediate Action: Comprehend the far-reaching effects of previous years on students and school communities. Take actionable steps based on data and insights shared during the webinar to support student wellbeing and create a healthier learning environment.
6. Implementation of Life Skills GO Platform: Hear how they started and then implemented the Life Skills GO platform within existing processes, ensuring minimal disruption for staff.
7. Supporting Diverse Learners: Gain insights into Guildford West Pubic Schools inclusive approach, catering to both mainstream and support classes, and the strategies employed to ensure equitable support for all students.
8. Lessons Learned: Benefit from the school's experiences and reflections, offering valuable insights for educators embarking on similar journeys.

Who Should Attend:

• School Executives
• Stage Leaders
• Wellbeing Officers
• Learning Support Coordinators
• School Administration Managers

This webinar offers a unique opportunity to hear practical strategies and firsthand experiences from Stephanie Giles successful implementation of whole school wellbeing initiatives. Whether you're an educator, administrator, or stakeholder in student wellbeing, join us to explore ways to enhance student support and cultivate a nurturing learning environment.

Register now to secure your spot and gain actionable insights from Stephanie Giles transformative approach to measuring and implementing whole school student wellbeing. And don’t forget to bring your questions along.

Introducing our panelists

Stephanie Giles has been working in the area of Special Education and Learning Support for 15 years and holds a Bachelor of Education and Masters of Special Education. She is currently the Deputy Principal at Guildford West Public School, with her role focused primarily on wellbeing as well as on overseeing the school's Learning Support Team. This involves supporting students with social and emotional difficulties, mental health disorders, complex learning needs, diagnosed disabilities, learning difficulties and trauma. She has worked across special education and mainstream settings and is passionate about supporting student wellbeing and enhancing learning opportunities for all students in the areas of social and emotional learning.

Nikki Bonus is an experienced ed-tech founder and CEO of Life Skills Group, harnessing more than 20 years of deeply personal and professional experience in the development and delivery of social-emotional literacy programs for individuals, organizations, and most importantly, teachers and students. Nikki’s work has helped give voice to more than 850 schools, connecting with 20,000 teachers and 500,000 primary school children to build a continuing evidence base of what works to measure, report and implement real improvements in Social Emotional and Physical Literacy for school communities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to revolutionise your approach to data-driven wellbeing practices!

Reserve your spot today and join us for an insightful session designed to empower your school’s data utilisation strategies.