Linewize New Zealand | Thriving Futures Community Events

Ruth Browning

Senior Safeguarding Consultant at Safeguarding Children

Ruth is the senior consultant at Safeguarding Children, and is a Registered Social Worker, having worked in the sector for 23 years covering a wide range of experience with children, youth and their families in both non-government and government organisations.

Elaine Dyer

Peace Advocate & Trainer at Jade Speaks Up Educational Trust

Elaine  has been a passionate advocate for peace, social justice and the prevention of violence for most of her working life. Previously CEO of Violence Free Waitakere, since 2015 she has been focused on programme development and teacher training.

Andrew Sylvester

Wellbeing Specialist & Partnerships Manager at Linewize

Andrew has many years of experience in education, programme design and delivery and wellbeing platforms. He is passionate about Linewize's ability to provide insights into student wellbeing, and supporting schools to proactively address concerns and respond to the needs of their students.

Presenter: Andrew Sylvester, Wellbeing Specialist & Partnership Manager | Linewize

Overview of Linewize Digital Safety and Wellbeing Framework
Insights into the wellbeing data so far from schools across West Auckland
Examples of effective responses from Pulse schools across the country
Future developments within the Pulse Ecosystem

Presenter: Ruth Browning (she/her)
Senior Safeguarding Consultant | Safeguarding Children

What are schools' responsibilities to safeguard and protect children – legal and duty of care.
Child-safe organisations overview – what’s needed in the way of safeguarding systems & who needs to do what training– it's about systems not everybody doing everything!
What training and resource Safeguarding Children can provide to assist your school in the above.

Presenter: Elaine Dyer, Advocate & Trainer | Jade Speaks Up

Practical tools and approaches to open up a safe, trusting space for children to talk about their life and experiences beyond the classroom.
How a programme that addresses emotions can change the classroom experience and environment for students and teachers
How your school can put in place foundations to support teachers and students.

Networking and Morning Tea will be provided

Presenter: Ruth Browning (she/her)
Senior Safeguarding Consultant | Safeguarding Children

What is a teacher's responsibility within the school system to safeguard and protect children, legal and duty of care.
A chance to explore best practice responses to scenarios likely to come up in Linewize Pulse.
What further training and resources Safeguarding Children can provide to assist you in building capability and confidence?

Presenter: Elaine Dyer | Jade Speaks Up

You Good? You Good! E pai ana koe? E pai ana! is a programme developed by the Jade Speaks Up Educational Trust to address anxiety, stress and emotional literacy for Years 5-8. This short taster of the programme will look at the important role of skilled listening in creating empathy, responding to challenging emotions and supporting emotional regulation.

“It’s not your burden to bear alone. You’re part of a supportive community around a child – understand your role and share the responsibility”.

The implementation of Linewize Pulse Wellbeing Check-ins across schools in West Auckland marks our first step in creating a proactive and preventative approach to safeguarding students in an increasingly online world, that ensures the best outcomes for our children.

The next step is equipping schools to effectively manage disclosures and assistance requests, as a result of our tamariki feeling safe enough to share their feelings and reach out for help.

Today’s event is a response from Linewize to the emerging needs of West Auckland schools. We are thrilled to have Ruth Browning and Elaine Dyer join us to work with leaders and your pastoral care and wellbeing teams, providing valuable guidance and training on best practices around attending to help requests, legal requirements, duty of care and other important topics.

Safeguarding Children NZ

Safeguarding Children is a registered charity and a leading provider of safeguarding and child protection education in New Zealand. We have trained over 70,000 New Zealanders in implementing prevention measures, working with vulnerable families and children, and recognizing and responding to abuse and neglect.

We believe proactive, preventative approaches deliver the best outcomes for children, organisations, and staff. Our services are tailored to meet the needs of any individual or organisation working with children and young people.

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Jade Speaks Up Educational Trust

Our programmes give you, the teacher, tools to help your primary and intermediate-aged students recognise and manage situations that stem from anxiety, stress and family violence.

We provide a proven framework and practical tools to help your students express and manage their emotions better, build trust among each other, and make wise choices, enhancing overall classroom dynamics. Changing your classroom, their future and the future of their communities.

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About Linewize Pulse

Linewize Pulse is one of our flagship early detection and intervention solutions, trusted by hundreds of schools across New Zealand. It helps schools better understand what’s happening for both tamariki and staff, enabling them to provide meaningful support through targeted interventions.

Pulse offers students a quick and easy way to check in on their wellbeing and, through student voice, provides weekly insights into the overall wellbeing of the school. The check-in takes just a minute or two, making it simple but impactful.

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Peter Pawlowitsch

Non-Executive Chairman

Tim Levy

Managing Director

Phil Warren

Non-Executive Director

Matthew Stepka

Non-Executive Director

Georg Ell

Non-Executive Director

Dr. Jane Watts

Non-Executive Director

A Learning & Development Day

Safeguarding Children Together
25th February 2025

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“It’s not your burden to bear alone. You’re part of a supportive community around a child – understand your role and share the responsibility”.

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