Yr 10 Teen Mental Health First Aid/Level Up Program

Earlier in the term we facilitated the first half of the Year 10 Level Up Program.

This is similar to the dates we ran the program for the Year 10 students last year and in a similar format. While half the students will be doing the Teen Mental Health First Aid Program, the rest of the Year 10s will be participating in workshops on Consent & Sex Education; Gendered Stereotypes and Cyberbully and Sexual Extortion. All extremely important, sensitive, yet valuable and challenging topics our students are faced with needing support in.

The program will be flipped in Term 3 so all students experience the same important wellbeing information.

It is essential for a Catholic secondary school to run the Year 10 Program in alignment with the Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) Program, particularly as the rest of the Year 10 cohort engages in workshops focused on Consent and Sex Education, Gendered Stereotypes, and Cyberbullying and Sexual Extortion.

These are complex, sensitive, and deeply relevant issues that today’s young people face both online and offline. Equipping students with the tools to understand, process, and support themselves and others through these challenges is a vital aspect of their holistic development.

The tMHFA Program complements these workshops by building resilience, promoting empathy, and teaching practical mental health support strategies, all within a framework that aligns with our Catholic values of compassion, dignity, and care for the whole person.

We believe that empowering students with this knowledge not only enhances their personal wellbeing but also fosters a stronger, more supportive school community.

Term 2

Special Report: Shaping Healthy Masculinity

In today's fast-moving world, many boys are struggling to find direction. Even well-meaning online searches about fitness, confidence or relationships can lead them to content that promotes rigid or unhealthy ideas about masculinity. The critically acclaimed TV show 'Adolescence' has brought fresh attention to this issue, highlighting how boys are often exposed to messages that glorify toughness and dominance, while dismissing empathy and emotional openness.

These outdated beliefs can limit emotional growth and impact how boys relate to others - with real consequences in schools, homes and communities. That's why it's more important than ever to guide boys with care, clarity and connection.

By offering healthier role models, safe spaces to talk, and encouraging respectful friendships - especially across genders - we can help boys develop the confidence, empathy and relationship skills they need to thrive.

This special report calls for a cultural shift and advocates for curiosity-driven dialogue that builds trust and critical thinking. The goal is to raise boys who are not just resistant to harmful influences, but actively capable of questioning and rejecting them.

Here is the link to your Special Report https://padua.catholic.schooltv.me/wellbeing_news/special-report-shaping-healthy-masculinity-au

Uniform Competition

As a way to reward and recognise those students wearing the correct uniform, we will be running a Homeroom Uniform competition with prizes given to the homeroom on each campus with the most days where all students in the homeroom are in the correct uniform (all homerooms registering a date with the correct uniform this term will go into a draw for a second prize!) Winners will be announced and prizes awarded on the last day of Term 2.

Student Photo Permissions

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