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Wellbeing and Inclusion Team

Wellbeing Leader

Patrick Lynch is the Wellbeing Leader at Coburg North Primary School. He works closely with students, staff and families to support the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of all students across the school.

Patrick leads a whole-school approach to wellbeing, working alongside classroom teachers, Education Support staff, and the Wellbeing Team to develop targeted strategies, support plans, and inclusive practices for students in need.
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He also plays a role in promoting student voice, connection and inclusion through school-wide initiatives, and supports families by linking them with relevant services when needed. Patrick helps to foster a positive, safe and supportive environment where every student can thrive.

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School Wide Positive Behaviours Leader

​Alyce Farrugia is the School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports Leader at Coburg North Primary. Alyce has been at CNPS since 2011 and now works part time. She oversees a team made up for staff from a cross section of the school, to help develop safe, positive and supportive learning cultures across all areas of the school. 
 
Alyce manages the positive acknowledgement system used throughout the school, including whole school assemblies. 
 
Alyce works with staff to provide professional learning around the Effective Practices for Teaching and Learning for Behaviour. This involves developing explicit lessons targeting social and emotional literacy, refining the consistent and predictable routines that take place in all classrooms at CNPS, promoting the common language of the SWPBS Matrix that is in every classroom and analysing behaviour data to target specific challenges that occur.