Student Well-Being

The Quest to…

Develop every Queenstownian into growing and flourishing learners.

Key Approaches

In QTSS, we place the well-being of our students at the centre and focus on 4 different domains in the Student Well-Being framework to support our students and help them grow and flourish in school.

Engaging Curriculum

• Class Mentor Contact Time (CMCT) provide the platform for CMs to conduct school-based programmes, for e.g. Growth Mindset and just-in-time well-being packages
  
• Start Right and Finish Strong Programmes are facilitated at the start and end of each term to help students set goals and review their progress

Supportive Social and Physical Environment

• Regular Quest Check-ins are conducted to build positive Teacher-Student Relationship (TSR)
  
• Student surveys, for e.g. well-being and check -in surveys and social network analysis, are administered regularly to understand the needs and emotional state of students as well as understand peer relationships within the class
  
• Class of Excellence (COE) Challenge helps to nurture a positive class culture for learning and affirm classes which have performed well.

Student Voice and Choice

• Students are active participants in their own learning and well-being
  
• Student Voice is a digital platform to encourage student voice for school matters and helping them feel connected and valued in the school

Effective Partnership

• Families and communities collaborate as partners with the school to support student learning, safety and well-being
  
• Parent Engagement sessions and Parent-Teacher Meetings are organised to communicate level outcomes and focus at each level and to inform parents of the academic progress of students
  
• The school also leverages on external agencies e.g. Family Service Centres to complement school’s support for students

Key Learning Experiences

WHOLE SCHOOL

• Quest Check-ins
• Start Right and Finish Strong Programmes
• School-based Programmes, for e.g. Growth Mindset and just-in-time well-being packages.
• Student Surveys
• Class of Excellence (COE) Challenge

TARGETED SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION

• School Counselling:
  Counselling is a collaborative process in which the school counsellors facilitate the expansion of the student’s view of life, enlarge his/her repertoire of coping resources and enable him/her to make choices for change in himself/herself, the situation and the environment, without destructive consequences to self or others. Students who experience difficulties in issues such as academic stress, anxiety, peer or family relationships may be referred for counselling support.
• Student Welfare:
  Introduced in 2015, Student Welfare Officers (SWOs) support vulnerable students whose schooling is affected by disadvantaged backgrounds. SWOs reach out to students who are irregular in school and help to reintegrate chronic absentees back to school. Community resources are often mobilised to mitigate the risks and support the needs of the students and their families.
• Special Educational Needs:
  Special Educational Needs Officers (SENO) support students with special educational needs (SEN). They provide targeted learning and behaviour support through individual or small group intervention and/or skills training and/or in-class support based on the needs of students with SEN. Their support is invaluable in enabling students to achieve their goals. In addition, they reach out to families of students with SEN to build home-school partnerships and strengthen the support for students.