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FLO Assertive Outreach
 
mdangelo@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au
 
Mentoring
 
mentoring.sa@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au
 
Junior Rise
 
sajuniorrise@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

About Whitelion South Australia 

Whitelion has been supporting young people in South Australia since 2009. 

To learn more about Whitelion in South Australia contact: 

Maddy D’Angelo

SA State Manager 

0412 355 322

mdangelo@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au

 

Programs 

 

Flexible Learning Options (FLO) Assertive Outreach

FLO Assertive Outreach program provides individualised support to young people who are disengaged or on the path of disengaging from mainstream education across metropolitan Adelaide.

Program eligibility

Students must be between year 8 and 21 years old (25 for young parents) and be enrolled as a FLO student in a South Australia Department for Education school.

Schools requiring FLO support for students

Program supporters

FLO is an initiative of the South Australian government.

Get involved

Make a donation to help us provide education materials and material aid to young people at risk of early school leaving here.

 

Flexible Learning Options (FLO) Learning Centre Programs

FLO Learning Centre Programs are individually tailored learning opportunities for young people disengaged or on the path of disengaging from mainstream education. A registered teacher, employed in partnership with Para Hills High School, supports real and practical learning outcomes with the following innovative offerings:

1) The Engine Room

  • Individualised Learning Plans

  • SACE Pathways

  • Learning Assessments

  • VET accredited outcomes

  • Individualised Learning

  • Filling in the learning gaps

The Engine Room is delivered in both morning sessions or afternoon sessions from Kilburn and Marion.

2) Learning Assessment

  • Assessment of learning ability against literacy and numeracy developmental milestones

  • Individual wellbeing assessment including a high level assessment on social, mental health and other potential barriers to learning

  • Report for the young person and their community of care, with specific areas for development and/or recommendations for further support

  • The report is tailored to provide data to complete the One Child One Plan (OCOP) learning plan required for each student.

The Learning Assessment takes between one and two hours to complete.

Program eligibility

Students must be between year 8 and 21 years old (25 for young parents) and be enrolled as a FLO student in a South Australia Department for Education school.

Contact mdangelo@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au

 
Program supporters

  • FLO is an initiative of the South Australian government.

Get involved

Make a donation to help us provide education materials and material aid to young people at risk of early school leaving here.

 

Mentoring Support

Young people aged 8-18 in metropolitan Adelaide are supported by sessional mentors who provide social and emotional support to young people who require additional support in the community.

Program eligibility

Mentoring is available via referral from:

  • The Department for Education School Retention Program (School Engagement Program) targeting young people living in out-of-home-care

  • The Department for Child Protection targeting young people living in out-of-home-care

  • Under a NDIS Plan

Program supporters

Mentoring Support is an initiative of the South Australian government.

Contact: mentoring.sa@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au

Junior Rise Program

sajuniorrise@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au

Junior RISE is funded by Communities for Children and is designed for young people in year 6 and 7 that are identified at being at risk of a poor transition and engagement in school due to influencing factors of disadvantage and vulnerability such as domestic and family violence (DFV), mental health, child protection intervention and socio-economic status to name a few. Year 6 is when many young people first encounter peer pressure, substance abuse, and social bullying. The program is delivered in two parts and incorporates family case management:

 

Junior RISE Primary and Junior RISE High

Junior RISE Primary is a supported high school transition program for groups of 8-10 young people in year 6 of primary school. The program is delivered one hour per week over 16 weeks of Terms 3 and 4. It uses a mixed model of evidence based and transition activities.

 

Junior RISE High follows on from the primary component working to engage and settle young people into secondary school life. The program aims to work with groups of 18 – 20 young people one hour per week over 16 weeks of Terms 1 and 2. Whilst the program gives preference to participants who completed the year 6 transition program, it is not a prerequisite as it is an effective standalone model.

 

Family case management aims to provide parents with a greater understanding of their teen’s emotional experiences while teaching specific skills that can assist parents in being supportive, empathetic, and staying connected with the young person, increasing connection by improving emotional communication in the family.

Program Eligibility

Young people in years 6 and 7 who are identified as being at risk.


Junior Rise (External Wellbeing Program)

sajuniorrise@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au

 

Whitelion's Junior RISE program is a Tier 2 External Wellbeing Program targeting students at-risk in Years 5 and 6 (Junior RISE Primary) and Years 7 and 8 (Junior RISE High).

 

Participants are identified by the school as at risk of disengagement. Typical risk factors include family violence, out of home care, mental health, exposure to / experience of substance use, difficulty forming peer relationships, low school attendance, and other socio-economic factors.

Junior RISE provides strategies for inside and outside school, resulting in positive outcomes of:

  • increased resilience,

  • improved behavioural regulation, and

  • greater connection to self, peers, and community.

 

These positive outcomes have the intended outcome of increased school retention, academic performance, achievement, and wellbeing.

 

Junior RISE is designed around the evidence-informed Second Step Middle School Program social and emotional learning competencies. Topics include social-emotional development and wellbeing, self-regulation, and goal setting. Students participate through group discussion, skill practice, partner and group work, and hands-on activities.

 

The program maps to the following domains in the proposed SA Wellbeing Programs Directory:

  • Emotional & mental wellbeing

  • Mental wellbeing

  • Emotional regulation & behavioural skills

  • Resilience

Engagement with schools

  • Relationship Skills

  • Connectedness & belonging

  • Social skills

  • Bullying

Learning Readiness

  • Self-awareness

  • Motivation & expectation

  • Future aspirations