How This School is Taking the Heat Out of VCE Exam Season

Writing for The Educator and Education Today, Strathcona Girls Grammar Senior School Psychologist Kerri Rhodes and Principal Lorna Beegan share how wellbeing, self-awareness and student agency can help young people navigate VCE examinations with confidence and perspective.

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“At Strathcona, we want students to approach every learning experience with agency, understanding how they learn, how their brains respond to challenge, and how to make purposeful decisions about their learning.

“As leaders, our role is to listen to students, co-create the right conditions for success and help them see examinations as an important transition into what comes next, not a definition of who they are.”

Kerri Rhodes also explains how Strathcona’s Wholebeing approach connects wellbeing with learning, relationships and belonging, equipping students with practical strategies and trusted support throughout their school journey.

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