Tuesday, 17 June 2025

School-wide positive behaviour support program

John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (18:27): (1707) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Education in the other place, and the action I seek is for the minister to update me on the rollout of the school-wide positive behaviour support program, particularly in my electorate of Southern Metropolitan Region.

All Victorian government school students deserve to learn in classrooms that are safe, calm and conducive to learning and teaching. It is great to see this program being expanded to nearly double the availability for over 800 Victorian government schools. The reason why so many of us joined in this place were pleased to hear about the expansion of this program is because it has been implemented already and has worked. It has helped teachers to make their classrooms safer, more productive and more respectful, and that benefits everyone.

It is important that when the schools tell us this program has worked, we listen to them and take their feedback on board. Listening to teachers is important – it is important for the kids in the classroom, and it is important for us in this place. Our strategy provides for universal support, targeted support and individualised support, because a strategy which might work for some students might not work for some students who demonstrate the most challenging behaviours. I look forward to working with the minister to deliver for my community of the Southern Metro.