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All REDI for the early years of schooling
In May 2006, the former Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), now DEEWR, initiated the All REDI for the Early Years of Schooling project.
The All REDI project is a preventative approach to Drug Education that focuses on the early years of schooling. It has been designed to support early years’ teachers and school leaders to develop a holistic approach to building student resilience and social and emotional competencies
Outcomes
The purposes of the All REDI for the Early Years of Schooling project are to:
- support school leaders and teachers from approximately 1500 primary schools across Australia;
- provide opportunities for professional learning that supports school communities in guiding the social development of children;
- focus on the most appropriate pedagogy to be used for drug education in the early years; and
- supplement the existing REDI (resilience education and drug information) resources distributed to schools for teachers of Years 3 to 12.
How this project fits with other support
Subsequent to the development of the Resilience Education and Drug Information (REDI) resources for lower and upper secondary students and middle and upper primary students, a natural extension is to provide a programme for students in their first three years of schooling (early years).
This programme, known as All REDI for the Early Years of Schooling, is to support teachers and school leaders in promoting health and well-being by explicitly teaching social and emotional competency skills. The project also aims to provide support for the teaching of drug information across all classrooms in the first three years of school.
Project components
All REDI Professional Learning Package (PLP):
Information modules designed to support schools to devise and implement strategies appropriate for drug education for the early years of schooling.
National Workshops
National Workshops were conducted in 2007 in all states and territories to support the PLP.
Professional Development Package
A self-paced package of professional development materials facilitates learning about resilience and social/emotional competencies for those who were unable to attend national workshops.
The National Case Studies
These were carried out in early 2008 and highlight the exemplary work being done in twenty selected schools across the country that have a specific focus on social and emotional competency development and resilience building.
All REDI Resource CD
A Resources CD will support schools and their communities to implement whole school approaches for drug education and student well-being in the early years.
Further Information
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