School & Community Programs
Programs That Work With Your School — Not Around It
Schools are supporting students with increasingly diverse social, emotional, developmental and wellbeing needs. The right support matters — but so does making it practical to deliver within a real school community.
The Social Space works with schools, early learning settings and community organisations to deliver structured programs, targeted workshops and education for students, parents and educators. We work with each setting to plan practical delivery around the people who need to participate — including online parent sessions where appropriate.
Available on site across Sydney, with selected parent sessions, seminars and education available online Australia-wide.
Ways We Can Work With Schools
What Can We Bring to Your School?
Different school communities need different kinds of support. Some are looking for a structured program delivered across a term. Others need a focused workshop, parent education, staff learning or support around a particular issue. Our school and community offering falls into three broad areas.
Structured Programs
Established multi-session programs delivered with targeted groups of students, with parent/carer participation incorporated where the program model requires it.
Targeted Workshops
Focused, practical workshops addressing a particular transition, developmental need or area of student wellbeing.
Seminars & Education
Targeted education for students, parents/carers, educators, wellbeing teams and community organisations.
Structured Programs
Bring an Established Program Into Your School Community
For schools looking for more than a one-off workshop, selected programs can be delivered with targeted groups of students across multiple sessions. The program foundations remain recognisable while practical delivery is planned around the school setting, participants and any required parent/carer involvement.
Programs are facilitated by psychologists, often with support from a therapy assistant, with practical delivery planned in collaboration with your school.
PEERS® for Preschoolers
4–7 years · 10 weeks · Small group
A parent-assisted program building the foundations of play, friendship and social participation in young children.
Explore Program
PEERS® for Teenagers
13–17 years · 10 weeks · Small group
The UCLA-developed program teaching explicit strategies for conversations, friendships and common social situations, with a social-coach component.
Explore Program
Secret Agent Society®
8–12 years · 9 weeks · Small group
A spy-themed program exploring emotions, social situations, problem solving and regulation, with a defined role for teachers.
Explore Program
Cool Kids® Anxiety Program
7–12 years · 10 weeks · Small group
A CBT-based anxiety program for primary-school children, with parent involvement and an Autism Spectrum Adaptation available.
Explore Program
Chilled — Anxiety Program for Teens
12–17 years · 10 weeks · Not currently running
The adolescent anxiety program, using the same CBT framework with material pitched at secondary students. Not currently running — register interest.
Explore Program
NEUROACT® Stress Management
13–17 years · 10 weeks · Small group
A neurodiversity-affirming group drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to explore stress, self-understanding and overwhelm.
Explore ProgramWorkshops & Targeted Support
Focused Support When a Whole Program Isn’t Needed
Sometimes the need is more specific. A school may want to support students around a major transition, relationships and boundaries, self-advocacy, inclusion, workplace readiness or another identified area. Our targeted workshops provide a shorter, practical format focused on a particular developmental need or school priority.
Transition to High School
Year 6 · 2 days · Workshop
Practical preparation for the organisational, social and emotional changes of moving to secondary school.
Explore Workshop
Building Healthy Relationships
Secondary school · 1 hour · Workshop
Relationships, boundaries, consent, privacy and digital communication, designed with neurodivergent young people in mind.
Explore Workshop
Advocating for Neurodivergent Teens
Secondary school · 1 hour · Workshop
Neurodiversity, self-advocacy, support needs and practical inclusion, explored with students.
Explore Workshop
Workforce Ready
Year 10+ · 2 days · Workshop
Neurodiversity-affirming preparation for employment — workplace communication, interviews and self-advocacy.
Explore WorkshopFlexible Delivery
Keep the Program Foundations. Make Participation Practical.
There is no single delivery model that works for every school. Where we deliver an established program, we aim to preserve its important content and structure while working with the school to plan the practical delivery around the setting.
Depending on the program and agreed model, this may include student sessions at school, parent/carer sessions online, staff involvement, clinic-based components or online education.
- Student group and school context
- Timetabling
- Parent/carer participation
- Staff involvement where relevant
- Accessibility and support needs
- School, clinic and online components
stays recognisable.
responds to the setting.
Making Parent Participation Possible
Some structured programs include an important parent or caregiver component. We recognise that attending school during the day is not always practical for parents.
Where appropriate to the program, parent/carer sessions may be delivered online so students can participate at school while parents join from home or work.
The exact arrangement depends on the program, school and agreed delivery model.
Where Programs Can Be Delivered
At Your School
Programs, targeted groups and workshops can be delivered on site at schools across Sydney.
At The Social Space
Selected programs or components may be delivered through The Social Space Psychology Clinic in Mascot.
Online
Selected parent/carer sessions, seminars, staff education and other appropriate components can be delivered online.
Community Settings
Programs, workshops and education may also be considered for community organisations and other appropriate settings.
Delivery options depend on the program, participants and agreed model.
Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice
Support the Student — And Consider the Environment Around Them
Neurodiversity-affirming support is not about teaching students to hide their differences so they appear to fit in. Young people can be supported to understand themselves, communicate their needs, develop practical strategies and build self-advocacy. At the same time, schools and adults can consider accessibility, sensory demands, communication, predictability, expectations and opportunities for participation.
Sometimes the student needs a strategy.
Sometimes the environment needs to change.
Often, both matter.
For Students, Parents & Educators
When Education Is the Better Fit
Not every school needs a structured group program or student workshop. The Social Space can also provide targeted education for students, parents/carers, educators, wellbeing teams and community organisations. Sessions can be developed around the needs of the audience and may include areas such as:
- Understanding anxiety
- Stress and emotional wellbeing
- Friendships and connection
- Neurodiversity
- Supporting neurodivergent students
- Transitions
- Parent education
- Communication and relationships
- Student wellbeing
Working With Schools
Start With What Your School Is Trying to Support
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Tell Us What You Need
Tell us about the students, families, staff or school community you are hoping to support, and what you would like help with.
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We Recommend an Approach
We consider whether an established program, targeted workshop, seminar or another form of support best matches the identified need.
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We Plan Delivery Together
We work with you to agree the practical delivery — including participants, timing, location, parent/carer involvement, staff involvement and accessibility where relevant.
School delivery and pricing. Costs depend on the program or workshop, the number of sessions and practical requirements such as travel and group size, so we quote per school rather than publishing a set fee. Tell us what you are considering and we will put together a quote.
School & Community Enquiries
Tell Us What Your School Is Looking For
You don’t need to know which program or workshop is the right fit before getting in touch. Tell us about your students, school community and what you are hoping to support. Our team can discuss the available options and what practical delivery could look like.