Alyce Casey

My first year as a supply teacher is something I’ll always remember—the blend of excitement and nerves I felt with each (very) early supply call was unlike anything else. The flurry of racing thoughts as I scrambled to prepare: "What will I be teaching today? What are the students and staff like? How will I fit in? Will they notice I'm new to this? Do I need to bring anything?

Amplifying Student Voice can be achieved through continuous class consultation and negotiation, designing learning activities that incorporate student interests, and providing opportunities for cooperative learning. Within the context of Physical and Health Education (PHE), Kim Oliver and colleagues describe that an activist approach outlines four key pedagogical features to support Student Voice in PHE (Shilcutt, Oliver & Luguetti, 2024).

Health promoting schools is a holistic approach to school health that considers the social and physical environments within and outside of school that impacts student health (Turunen et al., 2017). Schools play an important role in adolescent mental health, yet whole school approaches to mental health promotion are underutilized, underfunded, and not well understood (Langford et al., 2015).