Sharing the Responsibility
We work in partnership with many agencies across Victoria to provide the best possible therapeutic education for disengaged children, young people and families, including:
- local councils
- children and adolescent mental health services
- mainstream and special schools
- other specialist and mainstream care providers
- DFFH and health providers
Our School Council
Welcome Message from the Yarra Me School Council President
School Councils are important partners in shaping future directions, improving student achievement, developing policy, building partnerships, enhancing communication and promoting safe and healthy school cultures.
Thank-you to our school councillors who have volunteered their valuable time and expertise to fulfil the important role as a member of our Yarra Me School community.
As in previous years, Yarra Me School is pleased to issue the School Council Welcome Package, full of valuable resources, tips, and ideas for a successful school year. As informed by the school council forums, the School Governance Network’s ten practical tips for councils can be accessed here
This package of information will guide you to the valuable resources from the Department of Education (DE).
DE has detailed information about school councils online providing advice for schools and school councils that are a guide to ensure strong effective partnerships. A training package for school councils, Improving School Governance, has been developed to improve the knowledge, understanding and skills of school council members, school council presidents and school principals. The package consists of four modules: Induction, Strategic Planning, Finance, and Policy Development and Review. The modules can also be accessed online. Participants can complete the modules at their own pace, in any order and are able to return to each module as many times as necessary. To access the online training, https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/school-council-training/policy
On behalf of the Yarra Me School Council and YarraMe staff, I wish to thank our school councillors for providing their time as valued members of our school council for the 2024 school year.
Best wishes for an excellent year.
Nicholas Abbey
School Council President
School Councils are important partners in shaping future directions, improving student achievement, developing policy, building partnerships, enhancing communication and promoting safe and healthy school cultures.
Thank-you to our school councillors who have volunteered their valuable time and expertise to fulfil the important role as a member of our Yarra Me School community.
As in previous years, Yarra Me School is pleased to issue the School Council Welcome Package, full of valuable resources, tips, and ideas for a successful school year. As informed by the school council forums, the School Governance Network’s ten practical tips for councils can be accessed here
This package of information will guide you to the valuable resources from the Department of Education (DE).
DE has detailed information about school councils online providing advice for schools and school councils that are a guide to ensure strong effective partnerships. A training package for school councils, Improving School Governance, has been developed to improve the knowledge, understanding and skills of school council members, school council presidents and school principals. The package consists of four modules: Induction, Strategic Planning, Finance, and Policy Development and Review. The modules can also be accessed online. Participants can complete the modules at their own pace, in any order and are able to return to each module as many times as necessary. To access the online training, https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/school-council-training/policy
On behalf of the Yarra Me School Council and YarraMe staff, I wish to thank our school councillors for providing their time as valued members of our school council for the 2024 school year.
Best wishes for an excellent year.
Nicholas Abbey
School Council President
Elected Council Members
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Nominee Members Nicholas Abbey - School Governance Network (President) Rebecca Deighton - Parent Representative (Vice President) Clive Reid - Hurstbridge Therapeutic Farm Nominee Department Of Families, Fairness and Housing Vacant - Area Director Nominee, North Eastern Melbourne Department Of Families, Fairness and Housing Community Members Anne Smithies - VCAA (Treasurer) Sarah Diplock - Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Dr Anne Southall - La Trobe University Vacant - Parent Representative DE School Based Staff Members Jonathan Stone - Yarra Me School (Executive Officer) Carolyn Williams - Yarra Me School David Watson - Yarra Me School Marguerite Scollard White - Yarra Me School |
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School Council 2024 Dates
For Yarra Me School's Strategic Plan, Annual Implementation Plan and Annual Report please see Reports under the Our School tab.
For Yarra Me School's Strategic Plan, Annual Implementation Plan and Annual Report please see Reports under the Our School tab.
Community and Education Partnerships
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