Pastoral Care 2016

All students to attend all Pastoral Care lessons. Any absences or frequent non-attendance to be followed up and addressed by caregroup teachers
and any information/names passed on to YLC.

The course outlines are provide to assist YLCs and caregroup teachers. Changes can be made depending on the needs of a specific year level or
caregroup class (please inform PC Coordinator).

Materials have been made for most lessons to assist caregroup teachers to deliver the course content. These lesson plans are available from YLCs
(who will store them in folders in their offices) and some are available on the Common Drive.

Teachers are welcome to adapt the lesson materials provided or to develop their own provided the course content is still being met.

Pastoral Care teachers are asked to ensure that they are familiar with the weeks content/materials before the lesson and that they peruse the
materials provided (if using them) to ensure websites referred to still work, relevant worksheets are copied, etc.

Pastoral Care lessons are NOT be used as study lessons or other subject lessons (e.g. P.C. is not to be used to finish off your English lesson).

BMR has requested that each caregroup prepares and conduct a liturgy throughout the year as part of P.C. (e.g. 8B runs a Year level liturgy in Term
1; 8G runs one in Term 2, etc.)

Teachers of both P.C. and R.E. will notice there is some overlap in course content. Where this is the case please do not simply rehash in one subject
what youve done in another approach the content from a different angle (see the P.C. lesson plans as they are not from MITIOG). Doing it in
different terms could also help.

SEMESTER ONE
TERM 1 (11
weeks)
Ye
Samaritan Expectations
ar

Rules and expectations

8

Transitioning from primary

secondary school

to

Positive Relationships

Making friends

Empathy

Camp preparation
Camp Week (includes SRC voting)

Camp reflections
Staying In Control

Planning and timelines

Planning methods

Emotional awareness and selfregulation

Ye
ar
9

Ye
ar

Positive Relationships

Relationship realms

Being a good friend

Leadership qualities (SRC and

generally)

SRC presentations and voting

Group learning and teamwork

Resolving conflicts

Cyber-safety bullying

Avoiding gender stereotypes

Healthy
boyfriend/girlfriend
relationships

Sexuality (positive attitudes)

Positive Relationships

Recognising the strengths

of

SEMESTER TWO
TERM 2 (10 weeks)

TERM 3 (10 weeks)

TERM 4 (2 8 weeks)

Positive Relationships

Working together

Connectedness and reaching out

Jars of love

Cyberbullying

Gender stereotypes

Exposing gender stereotypes

Healthy
boyfriend/girlfriend
relationships

Personal Wellbeing

Character strengths

Self-connect and self esteem

Resilience

Growth mindsets
o What are mindsets?
o Developing a growth mindset
o Training minds to stretch
o Brain growth
o Observing
and
building
mindsets
o Putting it all together

Healthy eating

Helping Others
*Lessons relating to the year levels
chosen local charity, the idea being to
increase the students awareness of
the charity (not necessarily to raise
funds).
The SRC members should
organise and/or run some of these
sessions

Personal Wellbeing

Wellbeing basics

Positive emotions

Emotional intelligence

Mindfulness meditation

The nature of mental wellness

Dynamic
nature
of
mental
wellbeing

Destigmatising mental illness

Seeking help

Supporting someone who might

have a mood disorder

Looking after yourself when looking

after a friend who has a mood
disorder

Personal Wellbeing (Rock

Water)

Rock and Water program

Personal Wellbeing

Mood and how it changes

Personal Wellbeing

Safe partying risks and rules

Staying In Control

Planning and timelines

Planning methods

Emotional awareness and selfregulation

Impulse control

Flexible and accurate thinking

Optimism
Staying in Control

Mastering your brain (executive

function and goal-setting) two
lessons

Goal setting and planning

NAPLAN week: Relaxation activities

Devising
a
homework/study
schedule

Effective
home
study
environments

Know your preferred learning

styles

Know your learning behaviours

SQ3R Study Method

Personal Wellbeing

Raising awareness

of

mental

SRC to present an information session

at the start of the year when charity
chosen

and

Helping Others
*Lessons relating to the year levels
chosen local charity, the idea being to
increase the students awareness of
the charity (not necessarily to raise
funds).
The SRC members should
organise and/or run some of these
sessions

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Ye
ar
11

others
Leadership qualities (SRC and
generally)
SRC presentations and voting

illness
Reducing stigma
Stress management techniques
Positive self-talk (e.g. ANTS to
PETS)
Problem solving techniques (e.g.
SensAbility 5-step approach)

Staying in Control

Goal setting and planning (re:

exams)

Building resilience

Exercise your mood

Being in balance

Study techniques

Personal Wellbeing

Risk

Moving forward drug use

Moving forward reducing harm

(strategies for avoiding drugs)

Road safety statistics

Road safety dangers and risks

Road safety texting, speed,

alcohol

Personal Wellbeing

Workplace health and safety (ties

in with work experience)

*Includes the RAP program

Ye
ar

Staying in Control

Getting motivated

Staying in Control

Moving forward managing

change and expectations

Study techniques

Exam techniques/strategies (e.g.

looking for clue words)

Dealing with stress

Dealing with anxiety

Dealing with loss

Financial literacy

Personal Wellbeing

Taking
care

drink

harm

Fluctuating
disorders

mood

and

mood

Positive Relationships

Healthy relationships

Sound Relationships song

analysis task

Healthy relationships:
o Gender stereotypes
o Unwritten rules and managing
conflict
o Introduction
to
teenage
relationship abuse
o Myths and realities surrounding
teenage relationship abuse
o Behaviours ok or not?

Domestic violence (at home)

Positive Relationships
o Healthy relationships
o Respect and relationships
o Gender,
respect
and
relationships
o The power of expectations
o Gender positioning
o Introducing
gender-based
violence
o Understanding
sexual
harassment
o Developing respectful practices
o How to help a friend

Love or lust

Physical health cervical cancer

and testicular cancer (talks by
professionals)
*Some of these lesson plans span 2
lessons
Positive Relationships

The rules of relationships

Safe partying teenage drinking

Safe partying avoiding alcohol
Safe partying reducing harm

Cybersafety sexting
Cybersafety digital reputations
Cybersafety being a good digital
citizen

Helping Others
*Lessons relating to the year levels
chosen local charity, the idea being to
increase the students awareness of
the charity (not necessarily to raise
funds).
The SRC members should
organise and/or run some of these
sessions
Trusted Moments (DVD)
o Sexual assault
o Sexting
*Some of these lesson plans span 2
lessons
Helping Others
*Lessons relating to the year levels
chosen local charity, the idea being to
increase the students awareness of
the charity (not necessarily to raise
funds).
The SRC members should
organise and/or run some of these
sessions

Personal Wellbeing

Moving forward

life

beyond

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Life balance (time management)

Learning from feedback
Staying
smart
on-line
(maintaining privacy)

Personal Wellbeing

Road safety alcohol and driving

Road safety distractions (e.g.

texting)

Having fun safe partying (3

lessons)

Having fun planning for safe

events (2 lessons)
*2 PC lessons will be devoted to
Retreat preparation and reflection.

minimisation (3 lessons)
Taking care of others drink harm
minimisation
Physical health cervical cancer
and testicular cancer (talks by
professionals)

Staying in Control

Managing exam and test stress

Life balance (time management)

Managing anxiety and stress

(includes a practical element
e.g. yoga, meditation)
Helping Others
*Lessons relating to the year levels
chosen local charity, the idea being to
increase the students awareness of
the charity (not necessarily to raise
funds).
The SRC should organise
and/or run some of these sessions

Sexual intimacy, respect and

relationships
Building an awareness of genderbased violence
Consent and the law
Barriers and enablers to consent in
relationships (to be taught in a
single-sex environment)
The implications of gender-based
violence
Learning respectful communication

*SATAC Info evening in Term 3 (no need

to do in PC??)

school
Financial awareness
Life skills

*Teambuilding games in the gym once

or twice a term (according to the
cohorts mood).