Developing Resilience and Emotional Intelligence
Stanton Lodge is a Department of Education facility that provides behaviour support for 'at risk' State School students from Prep to Year 8 in Townsville and surrounding areas. Stanton Lodge is located at the back of Townsville State High School campus on First Street, Railway Estate.
Referral Process
Stanton Lodge calls for nominations from State Schools via email in week 6 each term. Students must be nominated by their Principal/Deputy Principal/Guidance Office/BST at their base school. Stanton Lodge cannot take direct nominations from parents/carers.
Stanton Lodge - Program Information
The Program at Stanton Lodge focuses on improving the student's classroom behaviours through the explicit teaching of the behaviour of learning. Students will engage in the Personal and Social Capabilities Program from the Australian Curriculum Framework to improve outcomes and behaviour targets as well as a selection of English, Mathematics, Home economics, Manual Arts and HPE units designed to test and practise these skills in a learning environment. The Personal and Social Capabilities Program will focus on critical skills essential to supporting students in the classroom.
Personal and Social Capabilities Program
There are a variety of programs that are utilised to teach the Personal
and Social Capabilities, dependent upon the ages and requirements of the
students. These include, but are not limited to, Brain Talk, Neuroplasticity,
Second Steps, SenseAbility, Zones of Regulation, Mind Up and Skill Streaming
programs.
There is a strong emphasis on Brain Development to assist students to understand and therefore control their own behaviours.
The goal of the program is to increase students' school success and decrease problem behaviours by promoting social-emotional competence and self-regulation skills.
Purpose of program
- To provide a program of instruction to explicitly address personal and social capabilities of students.
Program content
- Recognising emotions
- Recognise personal qualities and achievements
- Understanding themselves as learners
- Develop reflective practice
- Appreciate diverse perspectives
- Contribute to civil society
- Understand relationships
- Communicate effectively
- Work collaboratively
- Make decisions
- Negotiate and resolve conflict
- Develop leadership skills
Two-Tiered Program Interventions
At Stanton Lodge we have two levels of interventions designed to meet the appropriate needs of students who are nominated to attend. Strategies implemented within these categories are:
Tier 2 intervention
Tier 2 refers to 'targeted' intervention that supports students who have moderate, ongoing behaviours of concern. Tier 2 interventions and support can include:
- Intensive teaching of social and emotional skills
- Individualised features, targeting specific behaviours
- Mentoring support and check-ins
- Positive reinforcement of appropriate behaviours
- Strategies for staff to contain and de-escalate behavioural intensity.
Tier 3 intervention
Tier 3 refers to 'intensive' intervention. This level involves highly individualised interventions to support a tailored learning program. In addition to Tier 2 intervention strategies above, additional Tier 3 interventions and support can include:
- Addressing personal and social capability needs for the student
- Intensive teaching of replacement behaviours and general social and emotional skills
- A case management approach
- Monitoring and review
What do students need to bring?
- Fully enclosed shoes
- Full school uniform
- Hat
- Own morning tea and lunch
Stanton Lodge
First Street, Railway Estate.
Ph. 4721 8782
Located at the rear of Townsville State High School.
Access is via First Street, Railway Estate.
Refer to map below for most appropriate access method.
Gates open at 8.15am for an 8.30am start.
On site and street parking is available. Students will require transport to and from Stanton Lodge. Parents/carers are required to sign out their child upon collection.
