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	Holly-ann’s Travels I have just returned from a 10 day visit to the Fitzroy Valley, teaching children and mentoring staff in remote indigenous community schools, a very rewarding yet humbling experience. My previous experience working with children with Special Needs stood me in good stead for the challenges of such a diverse range of learning abilities and I was able to provide the teachers with some effective strategies for equipping their students regardless of age or developmental level. The feedback from my 2 hour Professional Development and ten-week lesson plan was overwhelmingly positive. I’d like to thank the children and staff from the Fitzroy Valley schools I had the pleasure of visiting for making me feel so welcome. I hope the great work we started will inspire you to continue teaching Protective Behaviours.
New Resources During my time in the Fitzroy Valley I also had the opportunity to refine one of my latest resources which makes up part of our Secrets Package. Tricks, Threats, Lies, Guilt, Bribes, Blackmail and Shame are strategies perpetrators use to stop children from disclosing. This resource gives children a definition for each of these strategies and real life scenarios for them to discuss and identify into which category the scenario fits. I used this resource with children aged ten and over and even though the scenarios can be quite confronting, the feedback I received was that this is a relevant and much needed resource.
Protecting Kids Colouring Competition It’s time to get the crayons, markers, pencils and paint out for our Colouring Competition! Attached is a PDF entry form and blackline art for you to download and print. Please make sure you include each child’s name and age on each entry. Please post all entries together with your entry form by Friday the 2^nd November 2007 to PO Box 501, Gosnells WA 6990. Entries will be judged and the winner notified via email by the 23^rd November 2007. The winner will receive a free set of Feelings Cards for their school.		Protecting Kids Wristbands! Just arrived: “We all have the right to feel safe.” wristbands. Get them at our online store. $2.00 inc GST per wristband.
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