Consults & Talks

Expert advice and insight on student wellbeing for schools

We work with schools to create a holistic approach to nurturing the mental, emotional, and social development of students.

We offer bespoke consults and talks on student wellbeing education and professional development. Individually designed to meet the specific requirements of your school.

We offer a range of additional services for our member schools, including professional development opportunities for your staff, students and caregivers. All professional development incorporates the core principles of the Peer Support Program. We offer full or half-day sessions and one-hour talks including:

Whole staff in-school Peer Support training
Student or staff wellbeing talks
Parent and carer talks
Student wellbeing strategy consultation

Whole Staff Peer Training

Build capacity at your school with bespoke Peer Support training for your teachers. Some schools choose to train the entire staff – or a group of teachers – in the Peer Support Program and approach.

Student Or Staff Wellbeing Talks

We provide talks aimed at enhancing your Peer Support culture, supporting wellbeing across the school community. Our consultants have delivered talks to school communities across Australia.

Parent And Carer Talks

Book a tailored presentation for your parent and carer community, conducted by our Wellbeing Education Consultants advising parents on supporting your school’s Peer Support program at home.

What’s new

Beyond “How was school?”: Making space for better conversations at home

“How was school?” is an easy question to ask at the end of the day – and “fine” is often an equally easy answer to give. That does not mean children do not want to talk. Sometimes the timing, the question or the feeling of sitting down for a formal conversation can make it harder to know where to begin.

Connection starts with conversation: helping students build the skills to talk and listen

Treating conversation as a skill that can be prepared, practiced and strengthened gives schools another practical way to support connection and belonging without assuming every student begins with the same confidence or experience. 

From Shared Values to Lived Culture: Strengthening Inclusion, Integrity and Respect

Strategies to help primary students understand and apply inclusion, integrity and respect.

Kelsey Kisina

Teacher, Cessnock High School

I think it’s phenomenal. We’ve gotten a lot of information about how Peer Support connects to our business as teachers — how it’s not just extra work, but connects to our students and wellbeing. It really reaffirmed why we do what we do, and why we put hours into building the kids’ leadership skills.

Karen White

Teacher, Newcastle High School

The training was fabulous — authentic and practical. It was an awesome day. The workshop increased my knowledge and skills to support students in building mental health and wellbeing, and exceeded my expectations.

Tom Brophy

Teacher, St Bridget’s Primary School

It was one of the best PDs I have been to. Everything was so engaging and it was such a nice group of people to work with.
It was so wonderful to see how passionate you are about what you do, it made the day feel very special.