Wellbeing

P.E.A.C.E. Pack

Students in Year 4 and Year 6 have recently completed their participation in a research project conducted by Flinders University into the “P.E.A.C.E. Pack – An intervention program for reducing bullying in our schools.”

P.E.A.C.E. is an acronym for Preparation, Education, Action, Coping and Evaluation and is a program that is now in its fourth edition, having been widely implemented and evaluated across early childhood settings to secondary schools.

The project outline included:
• Professional learning day for key staff
• Online pre and post lesson questionnaires for students
• Implementation of 8 lessons in participating classes:
o Lesson 1: Pre-test and establishing groups
o Lesson 2: Bullying definition and emotions
o Lesson 3: Exclusion and relationships
o Lesson 4: Verbal bullying and resilience
o Lesson 5: Cyber-bullying and self concept
o Lesson 6: Physical bullying and conflict management
o Lesson 7: Anti-bullying policy and classroom climate
o Lesson 8: Bullying and well-being questionnaire post-test

The researchers are now conducting feedback interviews and student focus groups in some schools. Although our school is not involved in these interviews, we will still be provided with ongoing monitoring by the research team along with a summary of the data analysis.

If your child is in Year 4 or Year 6, you may be interested in asking them about their involvement in this project and the lesson content. Once we have the results of the data analysis, we will update you on any relevant findings, particularly as they relate to our unique school environment.

Niamh O’Brien
College Psychologist R-5