Tertiary professionals

Be You is a national initiative for educators aimed at promoting and protecting positive mental health in children and young people.

Be You's vision is that every early learning service and school is positive, inclusive and responsive, and where every child, young person, staff member and family can achieve their best possible mental health. 

It's free and designed for:

• early learning educators, teachers and education support workers
• leaders in early learning services and schools
• students enrolled in early childhood and education-oriented qualifications (pre-service educators).

The initiative offers free online, evidence-informed Professional Learning modules, Fact Sheets and tools to help educators foster mentally healthy generations. Be You also has resources and tools to support your wellbeing while studying and in the workplace.

For a full introduction to how Be You can support pre-service educators, download:

• Pre-service Educators Handbook (PDF, 1.89 MB)

You can also visit our Pre-service educators page.

This guide highlights Be You resources that are most relevant to CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.                   

This guide highlights Be You resources that are most relevant to CHC30221 Certificate III and CHC40221 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support.

This plan is designed to help you support your mental health and wellbeing while studying.

It will help you consider strategies and resources you can use to promote and protect your wellbeing.

Your relationship with children and young people shapes how they learn and develop, and their mental health and wellbeing.

Brain development affects a child or young person's ability to form healthy, satisfying relationships and to succeed in learning and social environments. 

Many children experience anxiety when separating from their families as they first attend an early learning service or start school.