In recent weeks the majority of our school’s staff have completed a course in mental health first aid which required attending one full day of training, which took place on our third pupil free day in September. Also on the first and third Thursday of this term staff attended two further sessions of three hours training. As a result Drysdale Primary School has a higher proportion of staff trained in mental health first aid than any other school in the Geelong area. I must commend the staff who have actively embraced this opportunity and given up large amount of their own time to complete the training.