Date/Time:

02/03/2026 - 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Event Categories:

• Building Culturally Responsive Schools
• Leadership and Coaching
• Professional Learning
• Wellbeing and Inclusion

Description:

Join school leaders and educators to unlock practical strategies that embed whole-school wellbeing, focusing on sustainable change, measurable outcomes, and creating lasting impact across school culture, policy, and daily practice for children and young people, staff, and the wider school community. 

Your commitment: 8 contact hours plus any required reading.

AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers: Focus areas 1.1, 1.2, 3.7, 4.1, 4.4, 6.1, 6.2, 7.3, and 7.4.

Delivery mode: 4 x face-to-face sessions with option to join online via Zoom.

Presented by:
Steve Leicester, National Clinical Manager, Headspace Schools and Communities
Dr Natasha Marsten, Manager, Headspace Practice Development
Ruth Jones, National Clinical Advisor, Be You
Including national Headspace and Be You experts and practitioners in wellbeing and mental health.

Price: $80.00 per person (GST inclusive).

Key Dates: By registering for this series, you are committing to attend the following sessions:

2 March 2026, 9:30am-11:30am
25 May 2026, 9:30am-11:30am
24 August 2026, 9:30am-11:30am
16 November 2026, 9:30am-11:30am

Location: AISSA, 128 Greenhill Road, Unley SA 5061. For participants joining online, a Zoom link will be sent prior to each session.

Registration closes: 23 February 2026 at 5:00pm.

Program Overview: This professional learning masterclass series is designed for school leaders, educators, wellbeing leaders and teams committed to creating lasting, whole-school change. Across a series of four interactive sessions, participants will engage with the Be You Framework and evidence-informed strategies to embed wellbeing into every layer of school life – from culture and leadership to policies and classroom practice. Each session will focus on a key aspect of whole school wellbeing (TBA), led by experts from headspace National and facilitated by the Be You team.

Focusing on sustainable implementation and measurable impact, the series will support schools to build inclusive environments where children, young people and staff can thrive. 

Key themes include:

Session 1: Self-harm and attempts in school settings
Session 2: Self and co-regulation
Session 3: Psychological safety and educator wellbeing
Session 4: Critical incident support including postvention and responses in primary schools.

This series offers a balance of expert practitioners, research, application, and collaboration—equipping schools to take meaningful, strategic action on wellbeing. 

Program Lead: please contact Michele Oliphant or Alice Duffield.

Terms and Conditions: Registration for this event will incur the fee detailed above. This fee will be invoiced after the event and is payable unless written notice of cancellation is received seven or more days prior to the event. See the AISSA’s Professional Learning Terms and Conditions for the full registration terms and conditions including the cancellation policy.