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"Tradie Roo is an incredible resource to support not only reading, but also the delivery of wellbeing strategies for healthy lifestyle and lessons and for overall success."
Tim Lloyd, School Principal
"Working with the Tradie Roo toolkit has been a highly valuable experience from a child development perspective. I saw real improvements in how engaged the kids were, how they interacted with each other, and how aware they were of their own feelings. Tradie Roo is a very useful and scalable SEL resource for both regular and inclusive classrooms."
Sadia Shaukat, Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Chairperson, Zeal & Zest Learning Institute
"The kids love the characters and connect with them on a deeper level. The program aligns beautifully with our school values."
St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney NSW
Questions from schools
What is the R.O.O. Wellbeing Program?
A story-based social and emotional learning program for primary schools, Years K–3. Instead of worksheets, each module is anchored by an original illustrated Roo Crew adventure story. Children learn Pause Power not by studying it, but by watching Fitz the Cockatoo face a real Choice Moment and feel the consequence of it. That narrative approach is the core of why it works.
How much class time does it take?
There is no single fixed length. Every activity in the teacher's guide comes with its own time guide, so you can build a session to suit your class and timetable. Run the core parts of a module together and it's typically an hour or so, or pick individual activities to fit whatever time you have. Some pieces are very short: the relaxation narrative takes just a few minutes, and movement breaks can be dropped in throughout the day rather than kept to a set lesson slot.
Do I need training to run it?
No. The program is designed for minimal preparation. You get ready-to-use lesson plans, full teacher scripts, discussion prompts, and clear implementation notes. If you can read a story aloud and run a class discussion, you can run a R.O.O. session.
What are the 8 modules?
1. Trust, Teamwork & Choice Moments
2. Big Feelings
3. Helping Hands
4. Healthy Habits
5. Screen Choice Moments
6. Respectful Relationships
7. Putting It All Together
8. Celebration and Gratitude
They can be run standalone or sequentially, so a school can trial a single module before committing to the full year.
2. Big Feelings
3. Helping Hands
4. Healthy Habits
5. Screen Choice Moments
6. Respectful Relationships
7. Putting It All Together
8. Celebration and Gratitude
They can be run standalone or sequentially, so a school can trial a single module before committing to the full year.
Does it align with the curriculum?
Yes. Module 1, for example, is mapped to the Australian Curriculum's Personal and Social Capability strand (HPE: AC9HP2P01) and the NSW PDHPE curriculum (Respectful Relationships and Safety, and Self-Management and Interpersonal Skills). Every module has its own curriculum alignment breakdown in the teacher's guide.
What does a typical lesson actually look like?
Every lesson follows the same three-step structure:
Relate — students identify the Choice Moment in the story and connect it to their own experience.
Own It — students reflect on similar moments in their own lives.
Overcome It — students practise Pause Power ("If I do this... then what might happen?") to make responsible, trust-building choices.
A typical session includes a warm-up, the story reading with built-in pause points, a guided class discussion, a hands-on activity, and a short reflection.
Relate — students identify the Choice Moment in the story and connect it to their own experience.
Own It — students reflect on similar moments in their own lives.
Overcome It — students practise Pause Power ("If I do this... then what might happen?") to make responsible, trust-building choices.
A typical session includes a warm-up, the story reading with built-in pause points, a guided class discussion, a hands-on activity, and a short reflection.
Is there a parent component?
Yes. Each module includes a Roo Crew Dispatch — a short note home that explains what the class learned that week, gives parents a phrase to reinforce at home ("Pause, think, choose"), and suggests a simple way to recognise the same behaviour outside school.
How do you know it's working?
Each module includes pre- and post-observation tools, a teacher feedback form, and an optional student feedback sheet. Teachers watch for things like increased "if/then" predictive language, fewer reactive outbursts, more independent peer conflict resolution, and stronger teamwork. We are also about to undergo a formal program evaluation with Macquarie University.
What's included in the full program?
Full lesson plans for all 8 modules, hardback versions of all 6 storybooks, PowerPoint versions of all 6 stories (differentiated for K–1 and Years 2–3), a secure School Members Portal for digital resources, pre/post observation tools, certificates, stickers, and a home dispatch letter for families.
What does it cost, and how do we get started?
Get in contact below. The amount of physical resources provided, plus onboarding and support sessions, varies by student numbers.
The team behind the program
Dr Philip Tam FRANZCP — Clinical Co-Developer
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. Certificate in Child Psychiatry. Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Dr Tam brings decades of clinical experience working with children and families in the areas of anxiety, emotional regulation, and behavioural development. The R.O.O. Wellbeing Program was co-developed with his clinical expertise at its foundation, ensuring the framework reflects how children actually develop emotional and decision-making skills, not simply how we wish they did.
Lynne Jackson MMHSc — Founder & Creator
Master of Mental Health Science (Child Psychotherapy), Monash University.
Lynne Jackson spent over two decades working with children and families in the child and family mental health field, including remote communities across the Kimberley and Northern Territory. She created the Roo Crew and the R.O.O. Wellbeing Program to give every child access to the social and emotional tools that change life trajectories, told through characters they love.
James Headlam MA, BEd — Education Consultant
Educator & PhD Candidate, Curriculum & Content Development.
James brings frontline classroom expertise and rigorous academic grounding to every module. As a practising educator and PhD candidate, he ensures the R.O.O. program is genuinely teacher-ready, designed around how children learn in real classrooms, not ideal ones. His work bridges clinical insight and everyday classroom delivery.
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