Melton FLO (Flexible Learning Options) cater for secondary school students who are disengaged, or at risk of disengaging, with mainstream schooling within the Melton and Brimbank area of Victoria, where student referrals are received directly from these secondary schools. The key objectives of our FLO programs are to support and re-engage students with positive learning experiences in an alternative flexible education setting to improve their literacy, numeracy, and personal development and to re-engage with mainstream education, or transition into further education, training and/or employment.
Melton FLO offers three FLO programs that are personalised and aligned with the Victorian Curriculum and supported by a therapeutic approach based on the Berry Street Education Model, utilising the School-wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) framework:
- CaLM (Community and Learning Melton)
- FLIP (Flexible Learning Intervention Pathway)
- Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC)
The CaLM campus located in Kurunjang, Victoria, is registered as a campus of Melton Secondary College with all FLO programs operating within Department of Education Victoria policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Our overarching school goal is to further develop a learning environment that engages students in their own learning and supports the development of positive wellbeing and behaviours. Our school vision that ‘At Melton FLO, we are committed to providing all students an engaging, empowering, and inclusive learning environment where they feel safe, respected and can achieve their personal best – academically, emotionally, and socially’ recognises that young people need both access to high levels of academic learning as well as social and emotional learning as described in the Capabilities of the Victorian Curriculum. Students will develop these capabilities when the explicit teaching of positive behaviours and mindsets occurs throughout the curriculum and daily interactions with staff. Students will be reinforced with FLO Tickets to shape the behaviours we want to see within the school community. This ensures that students will feel safe, respected, and valued to perform at their personal best when the Melton FLO structures and processes supports the delivery of this curriculum, routine positive interactions, and feedback along with a strong Student Voice. Students will feel greater ownership of their learning when they are provided with high quality feedback and student progress data and the opportunity to regularly engage in goal setting and reflection.
Melton FLO has a team of highly trained staff including a Campus Principal, three Leading Teachers, Wellbeing Coordinator, Transitions and Pathways Advisor, eight teachers, an Education Support Leader, three Education Support staff, and an Administration Assistant.
Our school grounds are based in a residential area, and we are surrounded by a supportive community. Students that attend Melton FLO maintain their school enrolment with a Melton or Brimbank Secondary school. Students come to and from school via a range of transport modes including walking, riding, scooting, public transport, or transported by parents, carers, or support workers.
Our school is culturally diverse with approximately 6% of families having a language background other than English (EAL). The school also has strong representation from the Koorie community (15%). We are proud of our diversity and inclusive school community. Melton FLO pays particular attention to the needs of students with disability, students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, students who are unable to live at home, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) students. We strive to provide a nurturing and challenging environment that empowers students to reach their personal best, both academically and socially.