Children Matter

Part of my job as Dean of Year 9 is to recognize, understand and support the well being of every student in my cohort. From classroom to pastoral issues, my day is made up of different conversations with students, teachers, counselors & parents (to name a few) around these issues.

At a recent professional development workshop hosted by Child Matters, we focused on how we can recognize and respond to child abuse. Child Matters is an organization who educate professionals within the health & education sector on how to prevent child abuse. Child abuse is a sensitive topic, that presents itself in all types of scenarios and people, one thing that stuck with me from a conversation I had with a counselor from Oranga Tamariki was 'if you have a concern, do something, don't do nothing'.

Here is my takeaway from the presentation ...