08 Aug 2024
Plumpton High School is continuing its journey to support the wellbeing of all students through the implementation of the Resilience In Our Teens (RIOT) framework. This is to ensure all students develop the necessary skills for successful bright futures in life, learning and long-term wellbeing. Plumpton has already implemented the majority of our Wellbeing frameworks that includes Choice Theory, Positive Psychology, Growth Mindset and Restorative Practice. This final component of the Wellbeing Frameworks is wholly focussed on building resilience in our students.
There are two main themes that need to be understood by the community to enable a successful implementation of RIOT. The first is Adjustments:
Adjustments are deliberate strategies and actions that are provided by significant adults in a child’s life that lead to increased function through enabling the child to overcome situations, circumstances and challenges that were previously preventing success. We will continue to work with families to ensure our young people have the necessary strategies to secure bright, successful futures.
Examples of Adjustments include: Student Improvement Plans, Deputy Principal monitoring, Faculty monitoring, Reset / Reflect Cards and the How Big Is My Problem framework.
Accommodations are actions that significant adults take in a child’s life that lead to decreased function through avoiding situations, circumstances and challenges.
Examples of Accommodations include: allowing lateness to school, no public speaking, not completing and submitting assessment on time, allowing procrastination and not celebrating success.
The question we need to constantly ask ourselves as students, parents, staff and the community is – Are our actions leading to increased resilience of our young people and a bright, successful future for them with NO self-imposed limitations?
Tim Lloyd, Principal
