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R U OK? has released calendars and quarterly e-newsletters specifically designed for primary and secondary educators to develop the capacity of students to support someone they know who might be going through a tough time or struggling with life.

<p class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Educators are passionate about doing the very best for the young Australians in their care despite managing workload pressure&comma; staff shortages and long hours<a name&equals;"x&lowbar;&lowbar;ftnref1"><&sol;a><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;outlook&period;office&period;com&sol;mail&sol;inbox&sol;id&sol;AAMkAGI0YjllMGVmLTViZjktNDQzYi1iZGYyLWJjMzU1ZjcwNTg5MgBGAAAAAAAghoC9N1voTb2YfFOJKidHBwCxTRiyXb&percnt;2BRRon&percnt;2FWUBFl7SKAAAAAAEMAACxTRiyXb&percnt;2BRRon&percnt;2FWUBFl7SKAAENffzWAAA&percnt;3D&num;x&lowbar;&lowbar;ftn1" data-linkindex&equals;"8" data-ogsc&equals;""><span class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoFootnoteReference"><b>&lbrack;1&rsqb;<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;a>&comma;”  said Dr Hannah Brown&comma; Education and Young People Manager at R U OK&quest; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They recognise that for their students&comma; supporting their peers and talking with each other about how they’re really feeling are important life skills&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal">The R U OK&quest; calendars and e-newsletters feature free resources to support educators in teaching these skills to students throughout the academic year&period; All resources are co-developed with educators to ensure they are relevant and effective in real classroom settings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;During our consultations with educators&comma; we consistently heard that time constraints were a barrier to searching for supporting resources&comma;”  explained Dr Brown&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;By creating the opportunity for educators to receive resources directly and focusing on concise&comma; easy-to-implement ideas&comma; we hope to simplify workflow and support the dedicated teaching community to embed these important life skills among their school community every day of the year&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal"><i> <&sol;i><b>2024 R U OK&quest; educator resources include&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol start&equals;"1" type&equals;"1">&NewLine;<li class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal"><b>Calendars&colon;<&sol;b> Tailored for both primary and secondary school educators&comma; these one-time downloads highlight important dates and provide links to free activities and resources for use year-round in the classroom&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal"><b>Dedicated educator e-newsletter&colon;<&sol;b> A concise quarterly email update&comma; featuring links to practical resources&comma; ideas for classroom activities&comma; and inspiring stories from educators who are fostering an R U OK&quest; culture in their community throughout the year&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal"><b>Key features of R U OK&quest; educator resources&colon;<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal"><b>Free and age-appropriate&colon;<&sol;b> All resources are free&comma; age-appropriate&comma; co-developed with educators&comma; mapped to learning themes and aligned with learning objectives&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal"><b>Building an R U OK&quest; Culture&colon;<&sol;b> Resources are designed to help schools build and maintain an R U OK&quest; Culture amongst staff&comma; students&comma; and the wider school community&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"x&lowbar;MsoNormal">Educators can access these free <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ruok&period;org&period;au&sol;education" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">R U OK&quest; resources here<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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