KidsMatter Primary provides information, resources and support to ensure you have the best chance of making your school’s KidsMatter journey purposeful and effective. This page provides quick links to some key KidsMatter resources.
Getting Started
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Action Team Handbook and Essential Reading |
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Tool 1: Implementation checklist |
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Tool 2: How does KidsMatter build on what we are doing? |
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Tool 3: Component plans |
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Essential Reading |
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How to guide for schools on surveys and the planning process |
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Component 1: Positive school community
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Facilitator Guide |
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Participant Workbook |
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Summary of Literature |
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Component 1 Action Team Portal Guide: A positive school community | ||
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Component 2: Social and emotional learning
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Facilitator Guide |
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Component 2 Action Team Portal Guide: Social and emotional learning for students | ||
Portal in a hurry | Word |
Component 3: Working with parents and carers
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Facilitator Guide |
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Component 3 Action Team Portal Guide: Working with parents and carers | ||
Portal in a hurry | Word |
Component 4: Helping children with mental health difficulties
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Facilitator Guide |
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Component 4 Action Team Portal Guide: Helping children with mental health difficulties |
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Starting school
Starting school is an important time for children and families. To support children and their families during this time KidsMatter has developed a range of resources.
Mental Health Matters (information sheets)
These information sheets can assist parents and carers who have specific questions about issues related to KidsMatter Primary and to children’s mental health.
The information sheets can be downloaded free of charge below.
Programs Guide
The Programs Guide assists schools in making informed decisions about appropriate and effective school social and emotional learning (SEL) programs. You can also compare each program by KidsMatter component:
School surveys
Other topics of interest
The following video resources have been developed for primary schools:
Relationships get results (animation)
Rubber band kids: KidsMatter and resilience
Act early and often: KidsMatter and bullying
Welcoming families to KidsMatter Primary: For schools
Welcoming families to KidsMatter Primary: For families
In-school decision making procedures
Working in partnership: KidsMatter schools and health and community services