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Welcome and start here! Pastoral carers – 2026
Understanding and defining your role – pastoral carers – webinar
Practical counselling skills for pastoral carers – webinar
Supporting students at risk – pastoral carers – webinar
Collecting and using wellbeing data – pastoral carers – webinar
Digital systems and processes in schools – webinar
Boundaries burnout and being well – pastoral carers – webinar
Effective communication with parents – webinar
Promoting a balanced perspective of technology – webinar
Addressing academic pressure and perfectionism – webinar
Responding to emotional distress in schools – webinar
Collaboration between pastoral care and teaching staff – webinar

ConnectEd School PD

Made for you

Unique content, designed for pastoral carers, and presented by a team with the expertise

Live and on demand

Join live or watch when it works for you - no need to attend in real time but access is always there

PD in your budget

High-impact content at a low cost — perfect for individual or whole-school access.

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16 PD sessions. 15 months access. 

$450 (+gst)

= 21 per PD

✅Access to all sessions – live and recorded

✅Group and whole school pricing available

Incredible value for a full year of support

If you were to purchase each session individually, the total value would be over $1,360.
But with our full-year membership, you get:

  • 2 live PD sessions per term – packed with practical strategies you can use right away
  • Ongoing access to practical tools and resources
  • Exclusive member discounts on new content and additional events

Flexible pricing to suit your team

We know every school setup is different, so we’ve made pricing as flexible as possible:

  • Individual membership – full access for one pastoral carer

  • Group pricing – discounted rate for 3 or more registrations – up to 40% off! (across either PD stream)

  • Whole school membership – register your full wellbeing team (8+ staff across counselling or pastoral care)
    → Only $2,500 + GST for the entire team

Need an invoice? Want to check your eligibility for a group rate? Get in touch here: admin@connectedcc.com.au

Pastoral Carers PD

(All webinars are recorded and available to re-watch on demand)

Your presenter

Dr Matt O'Connor

Dr Matt O'Connor

Clinical and School Psychologist

Dr Matt O’Connor is a Clinical and School Psychologist, academic and presenter, with over a decade of experience in the education sector. He is also the Director of Brisbane-based clinic, ConnectEd Counselling and Consultancy, which provides therapeutic services to young people and families, and consultancy services to the education and corporate sectors.

Dr Matt is well-regarded throughout Australia for his unique and engaging presentation style, and his ability to balance practical and grounded discussions, with ‘bigger picture’ concepts. His career as a psychologist has focussed on the delivery of school-based psychological services, with a special focus on systems and processes. His work has included hundreds of presentations to psychologists, schools, parents and students, as well as academic publications and conference presentations. His academic work has been cited over 900 times, and is being translated into 45 languages. 

In addition to this work, Dr Matt is also a sought-after supervisor and consultant, often in the areas of school structures, and supporting psychologists, pastoral care staff and schools to identify opportunities to improve school pastoral care and wellbeing processes.

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Setting up and utilising a wellbeing space

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Practical guide to completing assessments in schools

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Pastoral Carers PD package

Access ALL courses

(works out to be only $25 per PD!)

Pastoral Carers PD

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Collaboration between pastoral care and teaching staff

Practical strategies for integrating pastoral care and curriculum to improve collaboration, communication, and student wellbeing in schools.

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Responding to emotional distress in schools

Learn how to recognise and respond to student emotional distress using a practical tiered model of support tailored for school-based professionals.

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Addressing academic pressure and perfectionism – Helping students manage expectations and stress

Learn how to recognise and respond to academic pressure and perfectionism in schools, with practical strategies to support student wellbeing and sustainable achievement.

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Promoting a balanced approach to technology use

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Effective Communication with Parents: Strengthening home-school partnerships

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Boundaries, Burnout and Being Well – Pastoral Carers

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Collecting and using wellbeing data to develop interventions

Discover strategies to define your role, enhance clarity, and improve communication as a school psychologist or counsellor

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Supporting students at significant risk – pastoral carers

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