VOICEOVER: In 2016-17,
as part of the Learning Management and Business Reform program, LMBR,
the Department of Education rolled out
student administration, management and wellbeing systems
to all NSW public schools.
Here, we'll cover how schools have transitioned to
and are using the student systems.
Maintaining accurate student information is vital.
The student systems allow schools
to record and safely store comprehensive student information,
including attendance, in a convenient location.
Keeping track of all the healthcare plans and behaviour support plans
is really vital for a setting like this.
Each and every child at our school
would either have a healthcare or have behaviour,
which we work collaboratively along with the parents,
and that's where you've got the whole system ready to go.
SHARON McFARLANE: It is very easy to be able to see
which conditions they may have,
if they're anaphylaxis or if they have other allergies.
All those things are very easy and very visual, which is very powerful,
because what we want is instant information,
and certainly this process gives us that.
With student movement, but also, importantly, staff movement.
You move to a new school currently,
you've got to learn the new systems that are in place.
If you're in a school and we're all LMBR, no matter where you go,
the system is the same, and that makes total sense.
All schools being on the same page is a good thing,
and, yeah, easy transition from school to school.
The attendance is sort of similar but different.
ANN MOORE: We didn't do the attendance
for the last couple of years in OASIS.
The teachers were doing it.
They are still doing it,
so that was a fair bit of training with them as well.
MARIANE YOUNESS-WOOD: We're a school that doesn't have a third party,
so for us, this kind of a system works really well.
VOICEOVER: The student wellbeing system is used to record and manage
student health and wellbeing information.
It is the only system in NSW public schools
that follows a student throughout their education and between schools,
providing valuable historical information
for schools receiving new students.
LYNDA SKINNER: When we have that data that's going to go with students
as they go across from school to school
or primary school to high school,
that wealth of information when a student comes into your school,
you can draw on that information and have that there
is just absolutely brilliant,
and I think that all schools will benefit long-term from that.
We're able to see what... the history of the child
and what's actually happened for that child
at their other school as well as our own.
That's a really effective way
for us to manage and to support students and families
and teaching and learning.
MARK SNEDDEN: Once we're all working on that system,
it's going to be quite seamless for that transition 6 to 7,
but also that transition for those students between schools.
Whether it be from one end of the state to the other
or just one high school to another,
to have those sort of records there, live and on your desk
from the minute that enrolment moves across
is going to be a real benefit for all staff.
The student wellbeing system is a great system.
It's been a really good process for us
in terms of implementation of student wellbeing.
We all work together. We're a massive family.
Doesn't matter what their ability is, they always achieve, and...
I think we're honoured.
VOICEOVER: The student administration, management
and wellbeing systems
allow principals, SAMs, SAOs, teachers and staff
to work together to record student information
and build a holistic picture of student needs.
Ongoing collaboration, networking and on-the-job learning
help staff hone their skills on the student systems.
ANN MOORE: We re-linked with SAMs and SAOs from other local schools
to try and help one another out.
JULIE GENTLE: They were all sort of feeling the same thing
and you could call them if you needed some help.
Networking with each other helps us build a better school
and a better environment for our kids.
SANDRA PATTERSON: It is really fun to work with people,
and one of the determinants
is the relationship the principal has with the SAS staff
and the SAS staff have with each other.
The challenges could have been much greater
had we not been there to support each other.
It's about bringing it to the forefront of your mind
and practising it over and over to ensure that it becomes
something that you do as part of your daily routine.
To know at my age that I still love change, which was great.
We need to update ourselves
to make sure that we're walking along with everyone at the same pace.
We've got wonderful support materials with our QRGs and our Adobe Connects.
There's a lot of online resources.
There's actually a lot of people there
to support them at the other end of the phone.
KELLIE MONK: Keep on EDConnect,
'cause there's always an answer to something.
Even if you don't think there is an answer to something,
you will get an answer.
Knowing that it's leading to better processes and practices
for everyone and for every student is really powerful,
and that's what's making the difference for us.
VOICEOVER: Schools will continue to learn more about the student systems
as they use them daily to record and manage important student information.
Remember, help is always available
through online support materials or via EDConnect.