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Year 11 Students at Shailer Park Celebrate 2021 Achievements

The BUSY Schools Shailer Park recently hosted their Year 11 Awards Ceremony where families and friends gathered to watch the students receive awards for their efforts throughout the year, chosen by Principal, Shane Blood and his team. Presenting the awards were Members of The BUSY Schools Board, including Jason Sessarago, Adrian King, Kerry Gibb, and CEO, Lee Aitken. Also in

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Michelle Ryan December 14, 2021
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BUSY Schools Salisbury Ends the School Year with Awards Ceremony

After opening its doors just six months ago, The BUSY Schools Salisbury has successfully completed its very first school year and recently hosted the Year 11 Awards Ceremony where families and friends gathered to watch the students receive awards chosen by their teachers and Principal, Toni Banfield. The student who walked away with not one, but five awards was Sophie

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Michelle Ryan December 14, 2021
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Building Confidence and Secure Futures for Students

Thanks to the support and guidance of staff at BUSY Schools Salisbury, a group of Year 11 students are building more than just their career pathways, as they work towards completing a Certificate I in Construction.  The course is delivered through Skill360, a Registered Training Organisation and also a part of the BUSY Group. During the course, over two school

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Michelle Ryan November 3, 2021
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New Salisbury campus gets BUSY building bridges

Education Minister Grace Grace today congratulated ‘The BUSY Schools’ on the opening of their new school campus in Salisbury, Brisbane, at the location where parts of Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge were once built. “This new special assistance school is building bridges of a different kind today, creating engaging pathways between school and employment to forge brighter futures for young students,”

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Michelle Ryan October 21, 2021
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4 Reasons to do a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship

Want to get ahead of the pack? Here’s why a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship is a really smart move. You are effectively in part-time employment and get to ‘earn while you learn’ A school-based apprenticeship or traineeship means that for approximate 7.5 hours a week, you are employed and at work. This is usually during the week in school hours

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Michelle Ryan August 26, 2021
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Emmanuel’s Career Pathway is Electrifying Thanks to BUSY Schools

Born and bred in Australia, yet proud of his multicultural background, Emmanuel is a Year 11 student who is now excelling in his schooling and career pathway, thanks to the assistance received from The BUSY Schools team at Salisbury. Emmanuel sadly experienced bullying at his previous schools before coming to The BUSY Schools but has since made new friends and

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Michelle Ryan August 12, 2021
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Ninah receives support to follow her dreams!

Having struggled at her previous school and ultimately disengaging from her senior education, Ninah decided to enrol at The BUSY Schools Salisbury campus after hearing about their more personalised approach. Since commencing at The BUSY Schools, Ninah has found she is coping better with the individualised support, smaller classroom environment and feels more comfortable to talk with staff who are

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Michelle Ryan August 9, 2021
With support by The BUSY School, a person in a yellow and navy work shirt and brown shorts kneels on tiled flooring, applying grout.
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While at school, Tyla is already working to become a qualified tiler

Tyla Stanton is making steps to becoming a tiler and living up to his name, recently starting a school-based apprenticeship after an opportunity to do work experience inspired him to pursue a career in tiling. Identifying as Torres Strait Islander and originating from Ugar (Stephens Island), Tyla previously attended other schools in the Cairns region but found he wasn’t really

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Michelle Ryan July 23, 2021
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BUSY Schools Provided a Safe and Welcome Environment for Abrianna

Growing up, Abrianna moved around a lot so moving from one school to another has become somewhat second nature to her. Constantly moving had its drawbacks though, because it meant Abrianna always had to make new friends and adjust to new teachers and school environments. Abrianna also experienced bullying at her previous school, which affected both her learning and mental

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Michelle Ryan July 7, 2021
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NAIDOC week starts 4th July – let’s celebrate our First Nations people!

Did you know the origins of NAIDOC Week date way back to the pre-1920s? It wasn’t until 1938 though, when white Australians, with growing awareness of what Australia Day meant for Aboriginal people, marched in protest alongside Aboriginal people. (Yes, you read right – the debate about Australia Day has been going on for over a century). NAIDOC originally stood

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Michelle Ryan July 2, 2021
Two mechanics in orange/navy and yellow/navy uniforms, supported by The BUSY School, work cheerfully beneath a car in an outdoor garage.
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BUSY Schools Support Students in their Education and Career Pathways

Two Year 12 students at BUSY Schools Cairns, Kais and Jacob, are undertaking work experience as Diesel Mechanics at Kinetic Fleet Services who own Sunbus Depot and Love’s Buses in Smithfield. Both students are really enjoying getting their hands dirty and are hoping to gain a school-based apprenticeship from the work experience opportunity. One of the students, Kais is feeling

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Michelle Ryan June 29, 2021
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BUSY Schools Motivated Jade to Take an Interest in her Education Again

Having moved to Australia from New Zealand three years ago to be with the rest of her family, Jade found the adjustment quite difficult, including life at her new school as it was very different to the school she came from in New Zealand. Eventually, Jade dropped out of the school halfway through Year 11 and found herself completely unmotivated

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Michelle Ryan June 25, 2021
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