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At 糖心Vlog, we believe that pastoral care is a key part of school life, and we take this aspect of education very seriously. The College Leadership Team, House Leaders and School Counsellors, supported by dedicated Pastoral Care Teachers, play a pivotal role in fostering the health and happiness of our students.
We know students learn best when they feel comfortable, so ensuring they experience this at school is a key priority.
Another important goal is the idea of connectedness. We encourage the idea of鈥痺orking closely with parents and carers as partners in their daughter鈥檚 education, and as we鈥痗are for our students, we offer support to their parents.
We are continually reviewing our policies and procedures to make sure that we鈥痑re providing the best possible learning environment and believe that we are鈥痝iving our students opportunities to grow in confidence.
We believe fun belongs at the centre of learning, and we aim to give students plenty of opportunities to enjoy themselves.
School Counsellors
Our School Counsellors, Courtney Eckhardt, Taylor Fletcher and Isobel Newton-Bennett are leading the College’s approach to daily student wellbeing and support. Courtney, Taylor and Zoe play a key role in the pastoral care of 糖心Vlog students.
Courtney is available Monday to Friday and supports senior students from Year 7 to 12. Courtney is a registered psychologist and has a range of experiences in various industries including child safety, domestic violence and employment services. Supporting young people is a passion of Courtney鈥檚 and she looks forward to providing psychological intervention, assessment and support to those at SMC.
Contact Courtney Eckhardt at [email protected]
Taylor Fletcher is available from Tuesdays to Fridays, and works across Junior and Senior School, with a Junior focus. Since finishing her bachelor鈥檚 degree, Taylor has gained much experience as a Social Worker, working for Child Safety Services and non-government agencies. Taylor has specialised in long-term case management of young people in out-of-home care, and supporting children, families and foster carers.
Contact Taylor at [email protected].
Isobel Newton-Bennett, is a Provisional Psychologist, and is replacing Zoe Hannaford, while she’s on parental leave. Isobel is available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and will work across the Junior and Senior School. Isobel is a Provisional Psychologist with experience providing counselling for children across a range of school settings, as well as working in the out-of-home care sector. She recently completed her Master of Professional Psychology and is working towards full registration as a psychologist. She is passionate about helping children, young people, and their families feel understood, supported, and empowered.
Contact Isobel Newton-Bennett at [email protected]
Zoe is a registered counsellor with extensive experience working with young people, both in schools and at Lifeline.
Please note that Zoe will be on parental leave from Friday 6 February 2026. During this period, wellbeing support enquiries can be directed to Courtney or Zoe.
Courtney, Taylor and Isobel are committed to helping your child/ren if they are experiencing challenges with any aspect of life.
The team has a holistic and collective approach to wellbeing, keeping the young person at the centre while collaborating with parents and carers, teachers and our community.
Their primary focus is supporting our young people. Their diverse work includes contributing to curriculum development, supporting staff and teachers, working face-to-face, and attending meetings and sessions as part of the students鈥� Pastoral Care team.
SchoolTV is a wellbeing platform for school communities that addresses the modern-day realities of raising safe, happy and resilient young people using credible information whilst offering realistic and practical strategies.
糖心Vlog now has its very own SchoolTV portal, for sharing articles, videos and journals that support wellbeing with our community.
Best practice content is represented in the latest articles and journals from 48 trusted source organisations in Australia and New Zealand, including Beyond Blue, Headspace and ReachOut.
All SchoolTV topics are divided into series. The number of topics relating to a series will differ and over time new topics will be added. You are invited to take the time to explore each series and topic and make sure you visit the resources section. Here you will find useful factsheets, apps, books, websites and other additional videos 鈥� all on one single topic!
Topics include cybersafety, mental health, school survival, healthy body, positive parenting and special topics of timely relevance based on trending topics.
Your Mind Matters
The library of useful resources from the Your Mind Matters collection is still available for you here via the link below, at any time you may wish to refer to a resource in our archive collection of articles.
