PROSPER School Pathways for Student Wellbeing

Toni Noble is a leading educator and psychologist who works in the area of student wellbeing & the field of Positive Education. Toni is an adjunct professor at Australian Catholic University. Her co-authored three-volume K-8 school-based program, Bounce Back: A Wellbeing and Resilience Program was the first Positive Education program in the world and has won many awards including: The Australian Educational Publisher's Award for the Best Teacher Resource in 2011; the Scottish Perth-Kinross Council's Outstanding Community Project Award in 2010 ;and the Australian Psychological Society's Robin Winkler Award for Community Psychology in 2003. Bounce Back was the most popular whole school social-emotional learning program chosen by the Australian Mental Health initiative: KidsMatter in their 100 pilot schools. In 2010 the Victorian Education Department (DEECD) provided training for, and facilitated the implementation of Bounce Back in 46 schools as part of their Bushfire Psychosocial Recovery initiative.

• Chapter 1. Introducing Student Well-Being.- Chapter 2. The PROSPER Framework for Student Well-Being.- Chapter 3. Policy Developments for Student Well-Being.