SA in deal to fund school wellbeing work

December 20, 2022 09:55 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

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South Australia has signed a $38 million, five-year agreement with the commonwealth to provide well-being services in SA schools.

Formerly known as the National School Chaplaincy Agreement, the program's pastoral care workers support school leaders and well-being staff and provide targeted support for students, such as mentoring and coaching.

As part of an election commitment from the new federal government, secular well-being workers will now be included.

Education Minister Blair Boyer said the state government had a clear focus on supporting the well-being of students.

"We are continuing to invest in the mental health and well-being of our state's young people as an important pathway to better education and better outcomes," he said.

The combination of federal and state funding will allow the program to deliver services in 356 government schools, while funds will also go to Catholic and independent schools.

The pastoral care workers do not provide counselling services to students but their services are open to any student, regardless of faith, or school sector, and with parental consent.

Pastoral care worker Hannah Schumann said her role allowed teachers to focus on teaching, with students still provided with support across a range of issues.

"I'm another person they can trust and that they know will help them," she said.

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