Fostering Supportive and Responsive Spaces for Student Engagement and Leadership – Building mentally healthy spaces through co-created agreements
This resource is designed to help school staff foster supportive and responsive spaces for student engagement and leadership through co-created group agreements and guidance on addressing instances of harm in student spaces.
Why are group agreements important?
Connectedness is a powerful protective factor in mental health and is essential in creating mentally healthy schools. One way to build connection while supporting student engagement and leadership is to co-create group agreements. Building agreements with both staff and students signals to young people that their voices matter and that they have shared agency and responsibility for creating and maintaining a supportive space for every participant.
How might I use this guide?
This resource is intended to be used as a guide for co-creating group agreements alongside students. While the strategies in this guide are developed with student mental health spaces in mind, they may be applied in multiple settings and situations.