Positive Schools presents
WELLBEING WEBINARS 2025
Four online events exploring four hot topics in school wellbeing, each with three experts and lots of conversation
All webinars are presented live with a follow-on twelve-month replay.

TERM ONE
RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS
Term One - The Role of Spirituality in Schools
This event is now available as a complete RECORDING
Featuring three keynote presenters; hosted by Dr Helen Street
This webinar explores the meaning of spirituality in 2025, a world with increasingly multi-cultural and multi denominational schools.
Join Fr. Richard Pengelley - Former Anglican Dean of Perth,
Dcn Adrian Gomez - Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, and,
Ajahn Pasada, Highly Respected Teacher and Nun, The Buddhist Society of WA
as we explore the meaning of spirituality in schools, and how spirituality can support wellbeing in all young people.

TERM TWO
RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS
Term Two – Trauma-Informed Spotlights
This event is now available as a complete RECORDING
Featuring three keynote presenters; hosted by Dr Helen Street
In this webinar we ask three highly respected experts in classroom-based trauma-informed practice to tell us about the practice they each believe to be most universally important in schools.
We are excited to welcome:
A/Prof Judith Howard, Education Faculty at the Queensland University of Technology
Justin Roberts, National Program Director ReLATE, The MacKillop Institute,
Fiona McCallum, General Manager, MacKillop Seasons, supporting people through change and natural disaster.

TERM THREE
RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS
Term Three – New Thoughts on Motivation
Wednesday August 13th 13:30 – 15:30 AWST/ 15:30 – 17:30 AEST
(available for free with all Positive Schools 2025 conference registrations)
(plus 12-month recording)
Following the great success of last term's trauma-informed webinar, we would like to offer ALL Positive Schools 2025 delegates registered before August 12th complementary access to this new webinar exploring the best ways educators can support student motivation.
The webinar will feature three presentations and opportunity for questions and conversation. Tune in live or access the recording to hear:
Dr Helen Street talk about why we need to turn our attention from intrinsic motivation to agency-supportive motivation, and how educators can do this.
Ken Wallace from Our Futures Institute will talk about how we can guide young people to be motivated to stop vaping and engage in healthy behaviours,
Positive Partnerships helps educators understand the importance and benefits of an inclusive culture that can best support autistic students.
If you are not already registered to attend the Positive Schools conference, register before August 12th and you can also access the webinar for free.
Alternatively you can access one or more webinars as stand alone events, (including recordings of our highly acclaimed Term One webinar 'The Role of Spirituality in Schools' and Term Two webinar 'Trauma-Informed Spotlights').

TERM FOUR
RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS
Term Four – Mental Health First Aid
Wednesday October 15th 13:30 – 15:30 AWST/ 15:30 – 17:30 AEST
Featuring three keynote presenters, hosted by Dr Helen Street
Mental health first aid is generally defined as providing immediate help and guidance to someone experiencing increasingly poor mental health, or a mental health crisis. For teachers, this means learning the necessary knowledge and skills to support colleagues and students in crisis until either that crisis is resolved, or appropriate, other support is in place. In this webinar we ask four experts in MHFA to introduce, explore and teach a key element of MHFA they deem it vital for educators to learn.
Term One
The Role of Spirituality in Schools
Meet our three presenters
Fr. Richard Pengelley - Former Anglican Dean of Perth
Dcn Adrian Gomez - Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
Ajahn Pasada, Highly Respected Teacher and Nun, The Buddhist Society of WA
Our three presenters are joined by host Dr Helen Street.
THIS EVENT IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A FULL RECORDING
REGISTER HERE FOR RECORDING


Term Two – Trauma-Informed Spotlights
Wednesday June 25th 13:30 – 15:30 AWST/ 15:30 – 17:30 AEST
In this webinar we ask three highly respected experts in classroom-based trauma-informed practice to tell us about the practice they believe to be most universally important in schools.
We are excited to welcome:
A/Prof Judith Howard, Education Faculty at the Queensland University of Technology
Justin Roberts, National Program Director ReLATE, The MacKillop Institute,
Fiona McCallum, General Manager of MacKillop Seasons - supporting people through change and natural disaster.
REGISTER HERE FOR RECORDINGTERM THREE
RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS
Term Three – New Thoughts on Motivation
FREE FOR ALL POSITIVE SCHOOLS CONFERENCE DELEGATES
Wednesday August 13th 13:30 – 15:30 AWST/ 15:30 – 17:30 AEST
Featuring three keynote presenters, hosted by Dr Helen Street
As much as we might want students and staff to be motivated, motivation in schools has often been misunderstood, difficult to support and hard to sustain. Over the past forty years we have gradually shifted our focus from ‘fear and compliance’, to complex reward systems, to a needs-based approach to self-determination. In 2025 a multitude of varied approaches are often found in a single school, or even in a single class. So, what really works? And more importantly, where do we need to head in our pursuit of the motivated child.
REGISTER HERE FOR FULL LIVE EVENT PLUS REPLAY

TERM FOUR
RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS
Term Four – Mental Health First Aid
Wednesday October 15th 13:30 – 15:30 AWST/ 15:30 – 17:30 AEST
Featuring three keynote presenters, hosted by Dr Helen Street
Mental health first aid is generally defined as providing immediate help and guidance to someone experiencing increasingly poor mental health, or a mental health crisis. For teachers, this means learning the necessary knowledge and skills to support colleagues and students in crisis until either that crisis is resolved, or appropriate, other support is in place. In this webinar we ask four experts in MHFA to introduce, explore and teach a key element of MHFA they deem it vital for educators to learn.
REGISTER HERE FOR FULL LIVE EVENT AND REPLAY