Resource: SeeMe.org, A website dedicated to promoting positive self image

SeeMe.org   “What is SeeMe? This site promotes positive body image and tackles the impact of young people’s internalization of idealised media portrayals of beauty and gender stereotypes. The site has been developed by the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Trust.

Head Room: Mental Health information for youth

Information on Mental Health by young people for young people.

Stimulus for basic Emotional Intelligence talk

I recently prepared this short Prezi for use with a talk I was giving to Year 11 students about Emotional Intelligence.  I hope others may find it useful.

Promoting Cyber Safety: Think U Know

Recently I have been asked many times about good online resources or providers who are good in the area of cyber-awareness and cyber-safety. One that I frequently refer to, and that I think is massively under-utilised by schools and educational institutions, is an initiative called “Think U Know”. This website and available resources has been [...]

Resource: BullyEd

This is well worth checking out if you are interested in information about bullying, prevention and treatment. By signing up you get access to a free resource.

redi: A drug information resource

  The image says it all, another resource for Australian Government developed information.

Cyber Smart: online information resource for cyber-awareness

Here is a valuable resource that has been developed by the Australian Govt. for our youth, their parents and for us educators to refer to. The topics about the use of technology include: Social Networks Online Games Chat and Instant Messages Video Sharing Blogging Photo sharing Email Wikis RSS Social Bookmarking Searching on the Internet

Program Provider: yLead, Leadership workshops

  I have used yLead many times to organise and run different pastoral care and pastoral education workshops. These have ranged from Student Leadership Development Days to sessions exploring school and school section transition. I have always found the team to be willing to develop fully customised workshops and easy to work with on ideas [...]

Online Resource: Cyber-Awareness / Cyber-Safety

  Here is a website that has been developed to promote cyber-awareness amongst teenagers. A great inclusion is that there are both student and teaching based resources.

Values Exchange – A place for ethical discourse

Late last year I was introduced to the potential of this great online resource. Values Exchange (VX) has been created as an online tool for the discussion of issues that explore ethics and personal value sets. When I first saw this I recognised great potential for use in the classroom, as a pastoral care tool [...]