NAB Schools First : The Pavilion. Education Funding for Disadvantaged Schools. It shouldn't be difficult to find more money for less privileged schools. Teacher Brendan Murray made a public plea last November for someone to donate a portable classroom so that he could help high school drop-outs wanting to study at an alternative school program he and a small team of teachers and social workers have been running in Heidelberg West. Those who work with troubled teenagers see it so clearly: To have a safe society, everyone must look out for the most needy. Asked last week if any school had responded to his request to help teenagers in one of the most disadvantaged areas of Melbourne, he looked downcast. ''No,'' he replied.
That seems extraordinary. Schools have never had it so good. Millions of dollars are flowing to state and independent primary and secondary schools. Advertisement Murray has run the Pavilion school program for three years from rundown changing rooms in the former Olympic village. But it is only a start.
Denise Ryan is an Age senior education writer. Schools failing the disability test. REGULARS to Dominic Dimattina's cafe in Malvern East would never guess that its gregarious owner has grappled with comprehension and memory problems throughout his life. For years this young man has masked his confusion with a broad smile, countering any irritation that might arise at his lack of understanding with a strong work ethic and a friendly demeanour.
Mr Dimattina's parents knew he had a learning difficulty of some kind from an early age. His mother, who had three older children, realised there was something wrong when he did not start speaking until age five. "If I was the eldest, I don't think she would have known there was a problem," he says. His mother realised that her son had to be taught to express himself and often did not understand what he was told. Advertisement Mr Dimattina's sociable nature helped him to get by for years, but by secondary school it was clear that he was struggling to comprehend the work and what was expected in class. This was not to be. Education Revolution | Troubled Teenagers. ABS backtracks on jobs data after surge 3:45pm Australia's official statistician is making changes to employment figures for the past three months that, on the face of it, would show far fewer jobs created in August than first reported.
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School funding 'promotes segregation' JEWEL TOPSFIELD Australian schools will become more socially segregated because schools receive more money if they have a concentration of disadvantaged students, according to the body that represents independent schools in Victoria. Education Revolution | Troubled Teenagers. Changing lives. Brendan Murray (GradDipEd(Sec)2004) has a passionate commitment to helping troubled adolescents turn their lives around. The 37-year-old former social worker is co-coordinator of The Pavilion School, a school in north Melbourne that caters for marginalised adolescents who are disengaged from education or training.
The school is designed as a transition centre aims to provide students aged 14 to 20 with a learning environment that is supportive and productive and one that ultimately re-engages them in formal education. Brendan said he has witnessed remarkable transformations among the students since the school opened in 2007. "Then we had 20 students, one teacher, one social worker, and very limited facilities and resources," Brendan recalls. "Three years later we have about 120 students, 10 staff, two campuses and demand outstripping capacity. " Class sizes are limited to 12 and students are grouped not by year level but on the basis of behavioural and circumstantial factors. Cookies must be enabled. Parity - The Pavilion School: Under One Roof (Humanities & Social Sciences Collection) Help | Login Welcome: Guest User Search Titles Databases Publication Type Subjects Publishers All Journals Books Conferences Reports Report Series Databases in use: Humanities & Social Sciences Collection Change databases Text size Back to Table of Contents Citation Save Print Email Citation only More information about this publication.
Parity Volume 22 Issue 6 (2009) The Pavilion School: Under One Roof Murray, Brendan 1 Full Text PDF (Buy Now - AU$33.00) (119kb) Murray, Brendan. Personal Author: Murray, Brendan Source: Parity, Vol. 22, No. 6, 2009: 13-14 Document Type: Journal Article Subject: Homeless persons -- Government policy ; Literacy programs -- Australia ; Homeless youth -- Employment ; Homeless youth -- Education ; Homeless youth -- Services for -- Australia Identifier: Pavilion School Affiliation: (1) Coordinator, the Pavilion, Banksia, La Trobe Secondary College Database: Humanities & Social Sciences Collection Add more terms Clear search Search hints Manage Search History Manage Alerts Peer Reviewed Informit | About. Victoria Teachers Credit Union Outstanding Primary Teacher Award Winner - Victorian Education Excellence Awards. What do you think of the Pavilion School? BUDDY THORPE, year 9: "WE ALL love this school. I like having computer privileges if I do the work.
" Buddy was also chuffed to win a Back to School award, which was presented at the school formal last year, giving him the right to return this year. Buddy didn't like school much before so didn't always go. This year he will work on literacy and numeracy three days a week at the new premises in Preston East and will also join the Koori men's and cultural groups. KIM ELLIS, year 12: 'I FEEL safe. Advertisement KASEY BUTLER, year 12: "I THINK it's better for kids. JESSICA MILDREN, year 12: "YOU get more privileges here. Hope rises in schools of last resort. TEACHER Brendan Murray is fielding about five telephone calls a day from young people desperately hoping for a place at two new alternative schools opening today in Preston East and Mill Park. As the co-ordinator of the Pavilion schools, Mr Murray is also receiving constant calls from child protection, youth justice and mental health professionals in Melbourne's northern suburbs, seeking to refer young people.
Late last year, Mr Murray urgently needed a portable classroom to meet demand from troubled teenagers who had left school before year 12 but wanted to attend the individualised education program he and a small team of teachers and social workers have been running from an old soccer changing room in West Heidelberg.
This small, rundown building in the former Olympic village was the Pavilion school's base for three years. Advertisement "I was embarrassed to bring people to the Pavilion," Mr Murray says. At least 30 students are on a waiting list. The Pavilion School, welcome to our school. Koorie Pathways Schools | Review | Indigenous education. VICTORIA'S Aboriginal schools have been an expensive failure, with a review finding they have not succeeded in their main purpose - to return Koori students to mainstream schools - and are not sustainable.
The four Koori pathways schools at Swan Hill, Mildura, Glenroy and Morwell cost $18 million between 2010 and 2012 even though their combined enrolment was only about 60 students. Attendance rates were dismal - as low as 44 per cent last year at Payika College in Swan Hill, where students were absent for an average 123 days. Nearly all students were performing well below expected standards, with most students receiving D or E grades in English and maths. Advertisement Ballerrt Mooroop College in Glenroy was closed earlier this year after it had just one remaining student and 13 staff at a cost of more than $1 million a year. ''The Koori pathways school model is not sustainable,'' the review said. ''These schools were not to become schools of last resort or dumping grounds. The Pavilion | Documentary Australia Foundation. About the film 'The measure of a society is judged by how we treat our least fortunate members' "Kids in West Heidelberg are up against it and so are the teachers.
" Brendan Murray Co-ordinator & head-teacher at The Pavilion This documentary focuses on 'The Pavilion, an alternative education program that caters for disengaged adolescents in the Northern Metropolitan Region. The students in this film are dealing with insurmountable obstacles. In 2011, students worked on a video diaries project that culminated in a show at the Centre for Contemporary Photography. A 14 year old student, Ellie, is one minute shown in graffiti class speaking eloquently about 'grafitti being a form of art' and moments later acting violently toward a fellow student. 2009 Victorian teacher of the year was recently awarded to Brendan Murray, head co-ordinator and teacher at The Pavilion.
Funding amount Sought Total Project Budget Length of Production 90 minutes Stage of Production Production.