Thriving but worse than ever before: The case of young Australians By Ashley Humphrey It is true that young Australians today benefit from a range of economic, social and health related advantages that previous generations of young people would have only dreamed of. And...
Last night was very special for us. As many of you would know, we’re a very small organisation that usually sits in the background as the partnership brokers. To be put into the limelight and recognised as the Not for Profit of...
We love bringing together employers and students. We do it every day in the SWL program. That’s why we have been wanting to engage with the Southern Program Alliance (SPA) team who are doing the local level crossing removals. With the help...
Hey I'm Elisha, I'm a year 12 VCAL student from a bayside school in Melbourne and I would like to share my experiences with VCAL with you all. Going back to year 10, I was pretty stressed about attending school and it was beginning...
What a fantastic day! The BGKLLEN would like to thank you all for turning out and tuning in to our annual At Risk Forum. It gets bigger and better each year. Here are the presentations that we have been given permission to share....
The BGKLLEN would like to invite you to our annual At Risk Forum 2019. This event regularly sells out in a number of days and is the premier event for people working with and for young people. This year we will be welcomed again...
For a while we have been supporting free professional learning sessions for Education Support staff in schools. This group of professionals are at the ‘coal-face’ when working with young people with additional needs and are always interested in new strategies to help...
Through analysis of data collected by BGKLLEN from local schools in the Bayside, Glen Eira and Kingston area, it became significantly apparent that the students going to schools in our region are concerned about their stress and anxiety levels. This finding guided...
This year the BGKLLEN is excited to announce we are holding another Industry Expo on the 28th of March. The event will once again focus on giving students the opportunity to physically try activities related to a range of Industries. We also aim...
It has been another huge year for the team here at the BGKLLEN. We’ve worked with some incredible schools, educators and organisations and presented to over 770 people to promote our mission to deliver equal education and employment outcomes for all young...