We are inviting staff who currently work in Tasmanian primary schools and early childhood settings to contribute their experience and insights to the MWEW Refresh.

This is a unique opportunity to share your ideas and contribute to the future direction of the program. We value your experience and invite you to join us to re-imagine what MWEW can be and how we can best meet the nutrition and physical activity needs of Tasmanian schools and services.

We are seeking a range of perspectives and experiences and encourage all staff to participate.

You will be asked to share your ideas and experiences about nutrition and physical activity in primary schools and early childhood settings in Tasmania. There are various ways you can be involved, including our Snapshot survey, an interview at your school or service, a group workshop, and an online questionnaire.

Your participation is voluntary, and you can choose to participate in as many Refresh opportunities as you would like.

Your participation will not affect the relationship you may have with the current or future MWEW program.

You are free to withdraw from any Refresh consultation activities at any time.

The Snapshot survey invites your views on nutrition and physical activity at your school or service. It takes a ‘snapshot’ of the current strategies, challenges and aims of Tasmanian schools and services in relation to nutrition and physical activity.

• The Snapshot survey will be available online via Survey Monkey throughout March 2024.
• The survey is open to current staff of primary schools and early childhood services in Tasmania.
• The Survey Monkey link will be distributed via email and is also available on the MWEW website.
• MWEW’s Survey Monkey account is secure and password protected. User information can only be accessed by our team.
• Participants will be asked questions about nutrition and physical activity at their school or service. These questions do not require you to identify your school or service by name.
• We are offering 25 x $50 Modern Teaching Aids vouchers for primary schools and 25 x $50 Modern Teaching Aids vouchers for early childhood services*.
• If you choose to enter the draw for one of the vouchers for your school or service, you will be asked to provide your name, the name of your school/service and contact details. Your details will only be used for the purpose of distributing the voucher.
• Please note only one survey response per school can be accepted.
• Participants can express their interest in MWEW Refresh interviews and workshops at the end of the survey
• *Information on the Modern Teaching Aids survey voucher draw are listed in the dropdown box below.

The purpose of the Refresh interviews/conversations is for us to gain a more in-depth understanding of the challenges and opportunities for schools and services in nutrition and physical activity. We hope to learn more about your experience in your setting and what is important to you.

• Conversation participants will be recruited by registering an Expression of Interest (EoI) via the Snapshot survey, MWEW website or by contacting MWEW directly by email or phone.
• Participants will be contacted by MWEW after the EoI process closes at the end of March 2024 to arrange scheduling for April/May.
• Participants will be provided with a Consent form to sign and return via email before the agreed interview date.
• Conversations will be conducted by two MWEW staff members, either face-to-face at the participant’s school/service, or online via Microsoft Teams for approx. 30-45 minutes.
• Up to four people from one school/service may attend the conversation.
• Face-to-face conversations will be audio-recorded and transcribed by MWEW for analysis purposes. Online conversations will be audio-visually recorded via Teams. This information will only be used to assist with program evaluation and not shared with any external parties.
• All identifying information provided by participants during interview will be de-identified by MWEW for analysis. The de-identified information will not be kept after it has been incorporated into our evaluation.
• We will provide 1 x $50 Modern Teaching Aids voucher to the participant or participant group for their school or service at the interview*.
• Please note, due to resourcing Family Day Care and Outside Hours School Care services interviews will be conducted in July-December 2024.
• *Information on the Modern Teaching Aids interview voucher is listed in the dropdown box below.

An online questionnaire will be available for staff who wish to participate in the Refresh and are either unable to attend other opportunities or would prefer to participate in their own time.

• The online questionnaire will be available on Survey Monkey from Term 2, May 2024.
• MWEW’s Survey Monkey account is secure and password protected. User information can only be accessed by our team.
• Staff from Tasmanian primary schools and early childhood services are eligible.
• Participants will be required to provide their contact details/organisation name to verify their eligibility.
• The questionnaire invites you to answer questions about nutrition and physical activity at your school or service and how MWEW can best support you in the future.
• The questionnaire will take between 5-15 minutes depending on your answers.
• Consent and confidentiality information will be provided with the questionnaire.
• All identifying information provided by questionnaire participants will be de-identified by MWEW for analysis. The de-identified information will not be kept after it has been incorporated into our evaluation.

The benefits of participating in our Refresh program may include:

• Supporting positive health outcomes for Tasmania’s children and young people
• Contributing to the future MWEW program
• Future opportunities for collaborating with MWEW
• Professional learning in nutrition and physical activity in primary schools and early childhood service settings
• Peer networking