Hello Parents/Guardians and Community Members,

I want to take this opportunity to Congratulate our Year 12 graduating class of 2024 on the completion of their HSC exams this past four weeks. This was the final step in their schooling journey, and I am sure they are all looking forward to the next chapter of their lives and taking a break after all the hard work and study they have put into their studies. Take time to enjoy this milestone and all your achievements over your entire school journey.

Please know that the careers office is still available for you all to come in and chat about Early Entry, Uni or Tertiary Courses and gain assistance with scholarship applications and employment applications as well as putting your portfolios together.

Narrandera Shire Council & Narrandera TAFE Partnership Providing Workplace Training Courses to Year 12 Students – RSA, RCG, & Barista Training

Thank you to Narrandera Shire Council in partnership with TAFE Narrandera, our Year 12 graduates have the next lot of courses on next week at the Narrandera TAFE campus:

Responsible Service of Alcohol – Monday November 11th from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Responsible Conduct of Gaming – Tuesday November 12th from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Barista (two groups – 3hr courses) - 13th of November 1st group starting at 9am, 2nd Group starting at 1pm.

I have emailed all graduates who have elected to take up this opportunity with the times, dates and groups for the Barista course sessions. I wish to thank the generosity of the Narrandera Shire Council as well as Fee Smith of Narrandera TAFE, for their tireless support of the youth of Narrandera in providing these opportunities to our soon to be graduating class, so that they can gain essential workplace training as they transition to post school employment.

Legal Aid – Work Readiness & Rights At Work Talk – Years 7-10 was held on 24th October

Students from years 7-10 all had the opportunity on Thursday October 24th to attend a very important presentation by Karina Inostroza who is a Solicitor with Legal Aid NSW, who provided students with information on their rights in the workplace.

Topics and discussions covered:

Rights At Work
Pay, Wages, Payslips, Tax File Numbers & Superannuation
Bullying
Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Victimisation
Losing your job
Time limits and Work Trials
Getting Help – Who you can turn to & Links to services

This was in incredibly important and invaluable talk for our students, and I am ordering more brochures and resources for students to take home to refer to in the years to come.

Year 10 Work Experience & Successful Seniors Week – NEXT WEEK (Week 5)

For the past term and a half, we have been planning and organising our Year 10 students on their options for the traditional week 5 work experience week. Our Year 10 students now have two options for the week 5 transition week:

Option 1 – Undertake work experience to secure employment, apprenticeships or traineeships. Interested students were provided with work experience packs and forms over the past 5 weeks. *Students need to be proactive and bring their forms in so I can contact the employers.
Option 2 – Students intending to stay at school and go on to study as senior students need to stay and undertake the newly developed program called ‘Successful Seniors Week’.

This second option we are implementing at Narrandera High School (adapted program from my previous school), to help guide and support our students as they navigate the change from junior school to senior school and senior study. This new program will run every year from now onwards and will incorporate:

Formal introduction to NESA requirements
The structure of the HSC
Senior Assessment requirements
All My Own Work (a compulsory program to education students on referencing, plagiarism and academic writing)
Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing – Guest Speaker
Beginning a career – Guest Speaker from Melbourne
Alumni Chat – About their varied careers and experiences
Excursion to Griffith (Friday 15th November) to Country Unis Centre & Ten Pin Bowling
Study Skills and Habits for Senior Students
STEM Activities, Problem Solving & Lateral Thinking challenges
Scavenger Hunt &Some fun team building activities

Any students or parents that have any questions, please contact the school for more information.

Mrs Judy Ing

Careers Adviser

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