NT Primary School
No school too small
Looking for a better way to understand their students
Located in a close-knit suburb of Darwin, this small NT Primary School has a strong sense of belonging, with around 200 students from Transition to Year 6. Their Year 6 teacher noticed a pattern: students leaving their supportive “bubble” for much larger high schools were often reported to be struggling with anxiety in their first year. Alongside what she was already seeing in the classroom around social media and anxiety, she wanted a better way to proactively understand her students. That’s what led the school to My Mind Check.
The school intentionally started small, with its two Year 5 and two Year 6 classes. This provided a chance to get confident with the platform and see what worked before growing it further. Support from the My Mind Check team helped early on. “The communication has been phenomenal.”
Supporting real conversations
The first round of check-ins delivered exactly the kind of insights they were after. “The students that were identified, I wouldn’t have picked,” she said. Student outcomes has supported real conversations. For one student, their Year 6 teacher was able to write notes for an upcoming parent interview to help support the move to a new high school.
The check-ins have shifted things for staff too. “I know the teachers are making a bit more effort to actually do that kind of, how are we going, guys?” she said. Teachers are more aware and doing more informal verbal check-ins.
What struck staff most was how much the platform’s resources took the pressure off. “Once I actually started, I could not believe the resources and the scripts. This is actually so easy.” The ready-made scripts gave the staff member a clear, professional base she could adapt to her school and share with her colleagues. The school also drew on the documentation for its Inspire and NCCD records for students already being monitored.
Continuing to champion student voice
Looking ahead, the school wants to extend My Mind Check from Transition to Year 6 and run it as a beginning-of-term and end-of-term check-in, so no one slips through the gaps as the year progresses. Advice for schools: give parents more information and time to understand it before asking for consent.
For their Year 6 teacher, the value comes down to one thing. “It’s student voice, student-led data, so we’re able to use that to support where needed.”
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