The perfect storm is hitting the community sector as calls for support are met with a declining number of volunteers. While millions of hours of volunteer work were lost every week during the pandemic, the dramatic decline in volunteering is also driving further community disconnection. Australia now needs these volunteers back supporting their communities.
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With mental health struggles and disengagement from education at an all-time high after this year's lockdowns, young people need our help more than ever. Mentoring is a proven way of helping children to build confidence and re-connect with their learning again. The Raise Foundation is urgently calling for more mentors in 2022.
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This Christmas, don’t buy your daughter a toy pony and your son a science set. Buy them both something that will whet their appetite for maths and sciences. Research shows gender stereotyping begins as young as three or four years of age and can lead to girls switching off to science, engineering, technology and maths careers later in life.
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Parents know that grandparents are worth their weight in gold when it comes to caring for and loving our kids. But in these, the strangest of times, grandparents are finding new ways to stay connected and it's providing much-needed relief for exhausted home-schooling parents.
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Sadie Green is Gawura's longest-attending student and this month she'll graduate Year 12. At Gawura Indigenous culture is celebrated alongside a strong focus on literacy and numeracy. But lockdowns and school closures have hit this community hard, and the school now needs to play catch-up on fundraising so more First Nations students like Sadie can reach their protential.
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Now that we've discovered we can work from almost anywhere, families are leaving cities in pursuit of more affordable, healthier lifestyles in the country. But many will be shocked by the underperformance of regional schools - evidenced in literacy and numeracy results, Year 12 completion rates and poor post-school opportunities.
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The Country Education Foundation believes in equal access to education irrespective of background, circumstances or location. But trusting local communities to call the shots when it comes to supporting students who need it most, has been critical to their success.
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