Support and Wellbeing
We understand that learning and wellbeing are deeply connected. At Glenroy College, every student is known, cared for and supported to achieve their best academically, socially and emotionally.
Advance: Academic Support and Tutoring
At Glenroy College, every student is supported to achieve their best through targeted academic programs and personalised learning.
- Targeted literacy, numeracy and EAL support through small-group and in-class programs.
- Teachers and Education Support staff work together to meet individual learning needs.
- After-school tutoring runs in the College Library every Monday and Wednesday, offering a quiet space for study and access to teacher and tutor support.
- Additional academic assistance is available through intervention programs.
Wellbeing and Inclusion
The wellbeing of our students is central to learning and success. Each Sub School team includes a dedicated wellbeing member, ensuring students are known, cared for and connected from their first day at the College. Referrals to wellbeing and allied health services are managed through the Sub Schools.
- The Wellbeing Team provides one-on-one support, mentoring and referrals to external services where needed.
- Access to a school chaplain, social worker, nurse, and the Doctors in Secondary Schools program for additional health and wellbeing support.
- Participation in wellbeing initiatives such as canine therapy and social–emotional learning programs.
Breakfast Club
A free, healthy breakfast is available in the cafeteria every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8:15am to 8:45am.
Breakfast Club provides nourishment, connection and a positive start to the day for all students to begin ready to learn.
English as an Additional Language
Glenroy College students come from a rich mix of language backgrounds. The College operates an EAL (English as an Additional Language) Program across Years 7-12 to support those students. EAL support is determined by a variety of factors including student priority needs; teacher availability; and timetable flexibility.
The college offers three types of EAL curriculum delivery to our EAL students.
- Classroom Support
EAL teacher accompanies student into the lesson and assists the student by modifying the lesson in progress, or working closely with the classroom teacher to modify the work. At times the EAL teacher team teaches with the classroom teacher to assist the EAL student(s). - Withdrawal
EAL teacher chooses to take the student(s) out of the mainstream class and provide tuition. (Either alternative or modified classroom work). - EAL Timetabled Classes
EAL teacher delivers curriculum/ support to a class of EAL students which is timetabled and runs concurrently with other subjects. At present this type of EAL class is offered in the Humanities and English Domain.
The EAL Program is reviewed yearly and therefore is subject to change. The number of students who qualify for EAL determines funding, staffing and ultimately program delivery. If you have any queries about the EAL program, please call the school and ask for the EAL Domain Leader.
Literacy and Numeracy
Improving literacy is a school-wide priority at Glenroy College. Literacy for Learning (LfL) is an explicit language approach which uses a range of strategies to develop students’ understanding of texts to help them read and write, and forms a significant part of the College’s literacy approach. The College is actively involved in the Language and Literacy for Learning (L3) collaboration initiative with local schools which works to build cohesive literacy practices across the schools.
Glenroy College is committed to improving the mathematics skills of all our students. In Years 7-9, students take part in the Maths Pathway learning program. The Maths Pathway program builds skills at the point of need by assigning individualised learning modules to every student. Students then apply these skills in rich learning tasks that engage them in class-wide problem solving activities. This approach to numeracy in the junior years prioritises individual student growth and allows lessons to be differentiated to meet the needs of all students. It means high-performing students are not held back and lower-performing students are not left behind.
In Years 7-10, students undertake On Demand standardised testing. This is used with diagnostic data from Maths Pathway to help teachers plan teaching sequences. This practice is ground in a broader goal to ensure student data informs the teaching of numeracy at the College.
Glenroy College has also successfully introduced the Victorian Government’s Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support initiative (MYLNS). In 2021, some students in Years 8 and 10 (identified by assessment data) will receive targeted teaching support in pursuit of improved numeracy achievement outcomes.