A colleague of mine told me about the program through a family member. It only took a brief conversation over coffee with Laura to write up a job description for the placement for us. We invited the first candidate over for a brief catch...
For a while we, at the LLEN, have been hearing the same message – that professional learning for Education Support staff in schools doesn’t happen as often as it could. So, with the support of Gab Evans, School Focussed Youth Services Coordinator at...
The Navigator program is a State-wide initiative endorsed by the Department of Education that is currently delivered by community services across 8 regions within Victoria. The program aims to support young people aged 12 – 17 years to re-engage with education and...
If you haven't seen it yet, bookmark this page! https://childandyouthdirectory.com.au/ There are many services for children, young people and families in our local area, but sometimes they are hard to find. The Child and Youth Directory brings local service-level information together in one place....
Over the past 6 weeks, I’ve been doing structured workplace learning one day a week with BGKLLEN. BGKLLEN stands for Bayside Glen Eira Kingston Local Learning & Employment Network. BGKLLEN only has four staff members and they are great to work with. They are dedicated...
The BGKLLEN can confirm that we are partnering with Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) to build a VCAL teacher toolkit based on their future world of work report, the New Work Order. The future of work is going to look very different. Automation,...
As someone who has been working in the community service sector for over 7 years and spent the last three specialising in disability, I thought I had a good grasp of frameworks, guidelines and general Government jargon. Alas, I found myself becoming...
BGKLLEN received feedback from local teachers who were sending students out on SWL that anxiety was very prominent in young people and was having a negative effect on these type of important situations in their lives. BGKLLEN partnered with headspace Elsternwick and developed...
I'm home. This has a slightly different meaning to me this morning after spending the night sleeping on cardboard in a city car park. It means a lot more to me. Vinnies CEO John told a story to us last night that really...
Have a look at the services supporting young people in the Bayside Glen Eira and Kingston, with easy access to names and contact details. Feel free to download here...