We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sue Roffey will be presenting a stage presentation at the 2011 Positive Schools Conference in Perth
Dr. Sue Roffey
Dr. Sue Roffey is affiliated to the Centre for Educational Research at the University of Western Sydney and to University College London She now balances her life between family in England and sunshine in Australia. Sue taught children with behavioural difficulties before becoming an educational psychologist and then an academic. For several years she was privileged to be involved with school counsellor training. Sue is a founder member of Wellbeing Australia www.wellbeingaustralia.com.au/wba and recently co-edited themed issues of Educational and Child Psychology, Psychological Wellbeing and In-School Relationships and their Outcomes.
Sue is a prolific author on school behaviour, social and emotional learning and relationships, including the teacher resource books for the Whole Child primary program and the New Teacher’s Survival Guide to Behaviour. This has a foreword by the well-know behaviour guru, Bill Rogers. Her most recent book is Changing Behaviour in School: Promoting Positive Relationships and Wellbeing. Sue has also developed Circle Solutions, a pedagogy for learning relationships and fostering a sense of belonging. This is being taken up by schools nationwide with encouraging outcomes.
Sue’s presentations are punctuated by stories and activities that she hopes participants find engaging but also challenging. Our most vulnerable children are often the most hard to manage students– they need connection and teachers who believe in the best of them. What happens at school can make all the difference. Further information on www.sueroffey.com
Title of presentation: Keeping Kids Connected – the importance of relationships for wellbeing, learning and pro-social behaviour.
This talk will summarise the growing evidence for the importance of quality relationships in schools and how this translates into practice. What does social capital mean for both student wellbeing and teacher wellbeing and in which ways can this be developed at every level within the school system to enhance belonging and engagement for all?
