School Disengagement and Challenging Behaviours

More than just part-time jobs – school-based apprenticeships and traineeships are a great way to set yourself up for the career you want while you’re completing your HSC.

Some schools give all the information to students, but not all schools are forthcoming with this as a very valid option for students. In some cases it’s the thing that will get a student to the end of year 12.

I have spent most of my 20 year career with young people on the edge of disengaging from school. During that time I supported thousands of young people and gathered insights which enable me to present to high school students about wise choices, healthy relationships and identity.

ADDitude Mag. From blurting out answers to bouncing off the walls, students with ADHD may display challenging behaviour. The most effective teacher strategy, though, isn’t punishment—it’s relationship-building. Get started with these five strategies.

Classroom resources: Designed to be engaging and relevant to your students. Includes resources to share with parents and carers to ensure a whole school response.

A blog from Peter Gray Ph.D. School Refusal: Crime, Mental Disorder, or Human Right? Views on school refusal depend on beliefs about children and human rights.

Our Schools Are Broken
with Adriano Di Prato – former President of the Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools Deputy Principals Association

Understanding the Brain Body Behaviour Connection with Mona Delahooke.

Anyone with a beating heart should watch this movie! An observational documentary, filmed over two years, follows boys in a youth program that Bernie runs from a shed on the outskirts of Armidale, a rural town in Australia. On the road, the boys find their voice, make great friendships and the dogs become national champions. But as the boys sleep under the stars at night the trauma is never too far away.

BackTrack works by engaging a community of support, together helping young people to develop healthy foundations for positive life pathways. We do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes.

I’m a clinical psychologist (and author) empowering joyful, resilient parent-child relationships by translating neuroscience research into practical and compassionate tools and strategies.

Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioural Challenges.

Dr. Greene is a clinical psychologist, and he’s been working with children and families for over 30 years. His influential work is widely known throughout the world. He is the creator of CPS – Collaborative and Proactive Solutions.

Our goal is to educate and support schools, teachers, parents, carers, families and individuals who are Neurodivergent themselves, teach and support Neurodivergent students or just seek a better understanding of Neurodiversity.

If your family is coping with on-going violence and challenging behaviour from a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder, here’s some basic information as a guide only.

Are We Giving Autistic Children PTSD From School? When we don’t understand autistic kids we create a toxic environment for them.

The Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) provides strategies that enables teachers to increase engagement of students with complex, unmet learning needs and to successfully improve all students’ self-regulation, relationships, wellbeing, growth and academic achievement.

Youth Up Front helps young people transition from adolescence to adulthood. We have inspired more than 100,000 students through student engagement, community engagement, career and employment and work placement. Together we improve the lives of children by providing outreach and vocational programmes, mentoring, case worker and personal development support.