We equip teachers with
comprehensive and flexible wellbeing resources
Mapped to national curriculums and frameworks
Positive Living Skills is an inclusive and truly preventative evidence-based mental health education initiative.
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The Positive Living Skills Primary School Wellbeing Program is a whole-of-primary, preventative wellbeing program designed to build student resilience help students develop practical social and emotional skills that can become part of everyday life.
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The program includes 216 ready-to-use, curriculum-mapped learning experiences from Foundation to Year 6, together with a comprehensive range of educator resources, multimedia content, classroom tools, professional learning and family engagement resources. PLS gives educators a flexible and engaging way to teach wellbeing across the primary years.
Teachers are under pressure
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30
Of teachers describe their work-life balance as 'less than ideal or non-existent'
50
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Of teachers are stressed at work fairly often or most of the time
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Want to increase their skills in building strong relationships with students
PLS takes the planning pressure out of wellbeing education by providing educators with ready-to-use learning experiences, resources and implementation support, while still allowing teachers to adapt lessons to suit their students and classroom context.
Teaching and Learning Approach
We provide educators with comprehensive, evidence-based, pre-planned, and curriculum-mapped learning experiences and resources that offer:
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» The HOW for teaching preventative mental health
» Resources that reach home for families
» Teacher wellbeing and professional development support
The program focuses on teaching skills that support:​
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Self-awareness and emotional understanding
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Positive behaviour and cooperation
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Focus, regulation and learning readiness
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Confidence, self-esteem and personal strengths
"The various PLS resources (such as posters, audio recordings, stories, and worksheets) were provided in such a way that lesson preparation and facilitation was stress-free. Additionally, lessons were scripted, yet flexible enough to enable teachers to adapt them to meet their classroom’s interests (such as extending discussions or modifying activities) or children’s specific wellbeing needs (such as focusing on ‘Relaxation’ with anxious children)."
Evidence, Research and Recognition
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Positive Living Skills has been developed using established approaches to social and emotional learning, behaviour development and wellbeing, and has been independently evaluated in Australian primary school settings.
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The Primary School Wellbeing Program has also received recognition through relevant education and wellbeing program directories and quality-assurance processes.
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Lessons may be delivered as provided or adapted by educators to align with:
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Teaching style
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Current classroom focus
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Student learning needs
Educator professional judgement remains central to lesson delivery.
The Positive Living Skills Early Childhood Wellbeing platform and Primary School Wellbeing Program are both available as quality-assured programs in the NSW Department of Education’s Student Wellbeing external programs catalogue in the themes of:
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Behaviour, and
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Sense of Belonging
The Positive Living Skills Wellbeing programs have been independently reviewed and are listed in the ‘Be You’ Programs Directory.
They meet the minimum evidence requirements set by Be You and have been awarded a rating for evidence and implementation.
The Positive Living Skills program is showcased in the NSW Mental Health commission’s Living Well Strategic plan for mental health reform in NSW in the Getting in Earlier domain.
The Positive Living Skills program has also met the requirements for inclusion in The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)'s Wellbeing Program guide, supporting the social, psychological and physical wellbeing of students.
'Pick up and deliver' resources that meet Curriculum areas of English, The Arts, Personal and Social Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking and HPE
Hear from psychologist Beth Macgregor about why she supports the Positive Living Skills.
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Beth Macgregor is an experienced psychologist with expertise in child development, attachment, trauma and working with children and families.
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See www.bethmacgregor.com for more information
Our 12 Core Concept units provide activity-based learning experiences focusing on:
Our goal is to save teacher time, support teacher and student wellbeing, support partnerships with families and provide an easy to implement flexible package to support school communities.
✓ Noticing everyday positive experiences (called Highlights)
✓ Understanding our and other's feelings
✓ Developing attention skills
✓ Learning how to relax
✓ Fostering cooperation skills
✓ Building healthy self-esteem
✓ Building appreciation and gratitude
✓ Learning effective communication skills
✓ Developing problem solving abilities
✓ Building capacity for self-leadership and goal-setting, empowering students to realise their potential
What's included:
✓ Lifetime licence to the Primary School Wellbeing Program materials
✓216 interactive slide-presentation learning experiences from Foundation to Year 6
✓ USB based program, onboarding and implementation resources for easy upload to the school server and sharing with educators
✓Australian Curriculum V9.0 with V8.4 mapping is also included
✓Alignment with the current NSW PDHPE syllabus and forward mapping to the 2027 NSW PDHPE syllabus
✓Mapping to the AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers to support alignment with professional practice and teacher development.
✓Referenced additional educator resources
✓Audio, visuals, songs, and videos
✓Starter Kit, including 25 highlight clickers, and 2 plush Possa Bill puppets sent by mail with the program USB
✓3 Educator Wellbeing PD sessions available to all educators with workbooks able to be completed and submitted to PLS for acknowledgement
✓Resources for families including PLS Family Link content
Getting Started is Easy
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Request Your Lifetime licence
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Complete Your Purchase
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Receive Your Welcome Pack, USB & Licence Agreement
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Upload the Program to your School Server
Explore the Program & choose your first Learning Experience
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Gain access to the Positive Living Skills Primary School Wellbeing Program on a LIFETIME LICENCE basis
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PLS can be implemented flexibly with 12-month and 24 month scope and sequence guides available, or used as a comprehensive resource pool to complement your school's existing well-being frameworks.