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Curriculum Alignment

Concern Signs and Protective Factors Checklist

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Key alignment areas
Health
Primary learning area
Phases 2-4
Useful progression range
Strong fit
Students build wellbeing literacy by noticing patterns across Te Whare Tapa Whā.

How this handout aligns

The checklist asks students to identify repeated signs across tinana, hinengaro, whānau, and wairua rather than seeing concern as only a mental event. That supports holistic hauora learning in an Aotearoa context.

🏠 Te Whare Tapa Whā 🧠 Wellbeing literacy πŸ“Š Phases 2-4

Strong when kaiako want students to recognise concern signs as patterns that affect the whole whare.

Strong fit
Students identify protective factors and support as part of healthy help-seeking.

How this handout aligns

The protective-factor section prevents the page from becoming deficit-only. Students notice what already helps, then connect that to next-step support planning.

🌿 Protective factors πŸ›Ÿ Help-seeking 🀝 Relationships

Useful where the teaching goal is to normalise early support rather than waiting for crisis-level distress.

Strong fit
Students practise safe participation by moving concerns into trusted adult pathways.

How this handout aligns

The page explicitly states that noticing is not diagnosing and that repeated or urgent concerns belong with adults. That strengthens safety, teacher readiness, and appropriate classroom use.

πŸ›‘οΈ Safe participation 🏫 School readiness πŸ’¬ Support language

Most useful when kaiako need a classroom-ready tool that does not blur the line between reflection and unsupported diagnosis.

Supporting fit
Students use reflection and observation to decide when a pattern needs action.

How this handout aligns

The pattern-check table builds reflective judgement: What is happening, how often, and what next step is needed? That adds practical self-management value beyond a static checklist.

🧭 Managing self πŸ“ Reflection 🧩 Decision-making

Helpful where kaiako want students to move from vague concern toward a more reasoned response pathway.