Our Student Well-Being Reference Group chaired by Helen Craigie has long been involved in discussions with this draft policy which will soon be out there for feedback. You may have heard some media rumblings this week about suspensions following the un-official release of the DoE instigated review by the Telethon Kids Institute. Entitled “Strengthening school and system capacity to implement effective interventions to support student behaviour and wellbeing in NSW public schools: An evidence review” it is the basis of much of the changes in the policy.

Director Karen Hodge and team have addressed the Executive and presented some of the key guiding principles and asked for comment.