Student WellbeingProviding extra support for students

For support regarding student wellbeing in Junior School:

1. The first and best person to speak to is the Classroom teacher. We recommend contacting them via email to organise a time to meet.
2. For additional support, you can contact the relevant Stage Coordinator or the Counselling team (see below).
3. If required, the Classroom Teacher or Stage Coordinator may recommend speaking to the Director of Student Wellbeing, Head of Junior School, Deputy Principal or Principal.

For support regarding student wellbeing in Secondary School:

1. The first and best person to speak to is the Year Advisor (see below for contact details). We recommend contacting them via email to organise a time to meet.
2. For additional support, you can contact the relevant Wellbeing Coordinator or the Counselling team (see below)
3. If required, the Year Advisor or Wellbeing Coordinator may recommend speaking to the Director of Student Wellbeing, Head of Secondary School, Deputy Principal or Principal.

The Year Advisors provide day-to-day support for their particular year group. The Year Advisor is the central contact point for staff, parents and students in areas of wellbeing. The Year Advisors can be contacted via email or by calling the Office.

• Year 7 - Mr Tim Stanwell (tstanwell@covenant.nsw.edu.au)
• Year 8 - Miss Larissa Bongco (lbongco@covenant.nsw.edu.au)
• Year 9 - Mr Eugene Au-Yeung (eauyeung@covenant.nsw.edu.au)
• Year 10 - Mrs Louise Gardner (lgardner@covenant.nsw.edu.au)
• Year 11 - Miss Geraldine Lian (glian@covenant.nsw.edu.au)
• Year 12 - Mrs Jennifer Pienaar (jpienaar@covenant.nsw.edu.au)

The role of the Counsellors is to provide support and encouragement for all students and families, especially those who may not be finding things easy.

Junior School
If you would like to make an appointment with the Counsellors, parents are encouraged to either contact their teacher or speak with us if you have any concerns. We can then follow up with students individually and give you feedback, or we may offer suggestions/strategies that can be tried at home or in the classroom.

Secondary School
Students in Secondary School can be referred by a teacher, parent or self-refer. If you have concerns, please feel free to contact us so we can talk things through and work out the best way forward. There are times when the best option for a student may be seeing someone outside of school, in which case we are able to provide recommendations.

The Counsellors can be contacted via email (counsellors@covenant.nsw.edu.au) or via the Office.

• Mr Richard Grey (Tue, Wed, Thur)
• Mrs Deb Redwood (Tue, Thur, Fri)
• Mrs Amy Thompson (Mon, Wed, Fri)
• Mrs Tracy Macmillan (Mon)

• Prep to Year 2 - Mrs Vanessa Stuckings (vstuckings@covenant.nsw.edu.au)
• Year 3 to 4 - Mrs Cate Holman (cholman@covenant.nsw.edu.au)
• Year 5 to 6 - Mr Mark Eatough (meatough@covenant.nsw.edu.au)

• Years 7 to 9 - Ms Cath Rose (crose@covenant.nsw.edu.au)
• Years 10 to 12 - Mr Mark Childs (mchilds@covenant.nsw.edu.au)

We are committed to the safety, protection and wellbeing of children and young people.

If you have any concerns of a child protection nature, please speak to the Principal or Deputy Principal as soon as possible. If you wish, you may directly report the matter to the Child Protection Helpline on 132 111.