🔥 Breaking News: SWB Funds have been deposited into your 6200 (federally funded) account.
We have now received this information from The National Wellbeing Programs Team (NSW DoE):
- NSW schools received their SWB payments in the last week of school term.
- For government schools, funds was automatically allocated to the school’s 6200 account.
- For non-government schools, funds were passed on through the school’s approved authority.
Why You Need to Take Action:
Many principals we've spoken to have not heard about the SWB, but after conversing with the National Wellbeing Programs Team, we are here to shed light on this boost. Discover the ins and outs of the SWB and how it differs from the National Student Wellbeing Program (NSWP).Your School, Your Choice:
The Federal Government outlines broad parameters of how you can use the funds, but you are being given to freedom to choose initiatives that align with your unique student community.Key Insights on SWB:
This information was taken from the NSW Government Education Website about the Student Wellbeing Boost.
- Usage Parameters:
"Schools are required to use the funding to support mental health and wellbeing activities, this may include:- proven student wellbeing, student engagement and mental health initiatives
- camps, excursions, sporting, arts and social activities that improve students' wellbeing, and
- extra mental health professionals.
- Timeframe:
- Student Wellbeing Boost funds will need to be spent or committed to be spent by 31 March 2024. This means that schools need to have a plan in place for how they intend to use the funding by this date.
- Funds do not need to be spent all at once and can be used to support multiple initiatives. Schools are expected to have fully expended Student Wellbeing Boost funding by the end of 2024."
The National Wellbeing Team have also advised by email to The Root Cause the following:
"It is worth noting that it is currently not mandatory that schools use the programs in the catalogue, but these are the only student wellbeing programs that the department recognises as undergoing a quality assurance process."
Maximise Your SWB with Food Literacy:
Consider an innovative approach to student wellbeing with food literacy. Wellbeing is foundational to your schools performance, and food is foundational to wellbeing.Discover how Making Friends With Food by The Root Causeâ„¢ can be a game-changer for your school. Check out a real success story from one of our partner schools in the case study below.
Why Choose The Root Cause?
As a trusted education partner with over a decade of experience collaborating with schools, we customise our award-winning, tried and tested whole school partnership to suit your school's unique needs. Our engaging, fun approach sparks conversations about food, health, education, sustainability, and the environment.
The Root Cause has been added to The National Wellbeing Teams External Programs Database. When the Student Wellbeing Catalogue is open for tenders, we will under go the Quality Assurance Process.
In the interim, you can learn more about the evidence base behind Making Friends with Food by The Root Causeâ„¢ (MFWF) and other school case studies + testimonials on our MFWF web page.
Ready to Transform WellbeinG?
Learn more and Get in touch with us here:
https://therootcause.com.au/making-friends-with-food/