Friendly Schools Plus

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Overview of the Resource
The Child Health Promotion Research Centre (CHPRC) and STEPS Professional Development are proud
to offer Friendly Schools PLUS the new, evidence-based resource for primary and secondary schools
designed to build social skills and significantly reduce bullying in school communities.
Friendly Schools PLUS draws on 12 years of extensive and rigorous research into best practice,
and now includes evidence from four more major research studies, including ways to address cyber
bullying, conducted by the CHPRC. The resource comprises over 75% new material than the original
Friendly Schools Resource, presented in a blended online and print environment.
The program provides schools with the strategies and resources to achieve the vision and all nine
elements of the newly-revised National Safe Schools Framework. The Friendly Schools PLUS program
links directly to the General Capabilities outlined in the Australian Curriculum under personal and social
capability. It is also based on 11 major research projects conducted since 1999 involving more than
27,000 Australian school-age students from pre-primary to Year 10 (see figure below). This research has
focused critically on understanding student bullying behaviour and seeking locally relevant and practical
outcomes while informing national and international policy and practices. It is recognised nationally and
internationally as a successful whole-school evidence-based bullying prevention program.
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Prevalence Schools
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A Whole-School Process
Friendly Schools PLUS offers one of the most effective means to reduce bullying among young
people. The resource is based on a whole-school approach to enhance students’ social and emotional
understandings and competencies, in developmentally appropriate ways throughout their schooling.
A range of tools and materials are provided to help schools to effectively implement the seven steps of
the Friendly Schools Whole-School Process.
7 1
Survey students,
Review changes in
parents, teachers
practices, processes
and student outcomes
2
Assess whole-school
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Implement teaching Whole-School
and learning activities
Process
3
5 Plan priorities
using data
4
Use whole-school
toolkits to respond
to priorities
Build collective
capability
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and professional learning opportunities. w: www.stepspd.com / t: 08 9373 2200 / e: info@stepspd.com.au
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RESOURCES TO SUPPORT A WHOLE-SCHOOL PROCESS
‘Survey the Scene’ – Surveys
• Three reliable self-administered, online, surveys for students, staff and parents help determine
students’ understandings, attitudes, competencies and behaviour.
• Provide aggregated electronic school level reports to help guide informed decision making.
‘Map the Gap’ – Screening Tool
• Identify what your school is doing well and areas for action to enhance social skills across the whole-
school.
• Provides a school profile based on staff data-identifying whole-school strengths and challenge areas.
‘Plan to Act’ – Planning Tool
• Determine if whole-school strategies currently used in your school meet the identified needs of the
students, staff and parents.
• Set priorities – What’s working well, what can be improved, what’s missing?
• Record short and long term priorities, actions, timelines and monitoring methods.
Powerful Professional Development
• Build your own capacity to sustain successful implementation across the whole school by training
Friendly Schools PLUS Facilitators and/or Lead Teachers
• Provide practical and powerful professional learning for all school staff.
Get Informed – Evidence for Practice Text
• Access the tools needed to help your school to implement, maximise and sustain effective social skill
building and bullying prevention strategies.
‘Walk the Talk’ – Teacher Resource Books
Provide all teachers with age appropriate Teacher Resource Books full of practical learning activities
and ideas to use in the classroom to improve students’ social and emotional skills.
Organised into the five key areas of the social and emotional learning model.
• Key Area 1: Self-Awareness
• Key Area 2: Self-Management
• Key Area 3: Social Awareness
• Key Area 4: Relationship Skills
• Key Area 5: Social Decision-Making
‘Review the News’
Use the Online Surveys, Screening Tool and Planning Toolkits to effectively monitor, review and
evaluate practices, process and student outcomes and the impact of the change across the school.
Contact STEPS Professional Development to find out how you can access the Friendly Schools PLUS resources
and professional learning opportunities. w: www.stepspd.com / t: 08 9373 2200 / e: info@stepspd.com.au
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‘Map the Gap’ – Screening Tool
Contact STEPS Professional Development to find out how you can access the Friendly Schools PLUS resources
and professional learning opportunities. w: www.stepspd.com / t: 08 9373 2200 / e: info@stepspd.com.au
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