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2024 Access & Tertiary Scholarships Expo

This following is a recording of our 2024 webinar on Tertiary Access & Scholarships Information for Refugees and People Seeking Asylum. Main Session: Participating Tertiary Institutions: We look forward to welcoming you and providing valuable information to help you on your educational journey. Recordings 2024 Australian Teritiaty Access & Scholarship Expo 01. Main Session 2024…
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Public Forum – Study Rights for All Refugees & Asylum Seekers!

Location: UTS Broadway or Zoom Time: Thursday 6 October 12-2pm https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/425520221437 Speakers:*Dorothy Hoddinott, AO (former principal, Holroyd HS)*Zaki Haidari (Amnesty Int’l Refugee Campaign Team, Afghan SHEV holder)*Asma Nayim Ullah (Rohingya TPV holder who did the HSC in 2020)*Sally Baker (Refugee Education SIG)*Mark Goudkamp (Teachers 4 Refugees)*Rachael Jacobs (MC: Teacher & Academics 4 Refugees)*Other recent Year…
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Advocacy Win – Free and Reduced Fee TAFE Access in WA

We bring you news that the WA Government has announced bridging visa holders with both study & work rights who have applied for a permanent protection visa (subclass 866) & refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine on temporary humanitarian visas, will now be able to access the free and low-fee TAFE courses! Of note is that…
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Tertiary Scholarship & Access Expo Webinars

Featured image supplied by UTS Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, republished here with permission Sep 2020 This page contains video recordings of previously held Webinars designed for people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in relation to opportunities for study at University or TAFE in different states in Australia. 2022 NSW Webinar 2022 Vic…
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Template for requesting support for students affected by the crisis in Afghanistan

Dear colleagues I’m writing to let you know that RESIG will be sending out the attached letter to the Vice Chancellor of every public university to ask for a statement of support and additional supports for affected students/ awareness-raising among staff. Please feel free to adapt this letter and send your own request for additional…
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World Refugee Day 2021 Online Workshop

The Refugee Education Special Interest Group (RESIG) would like to invite you to join us for an online symposium event for World Refugee Day 2021 on Thursday 24 June 2021 from 1-2.30pm. World Refugee Day honours the strength and courage of refugees and encourages public awareness and support of the refugees. Focusing on the UN-set theme of Partnering…
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Newsletter – May 2021

IN THIS ISSUE Message from the Chair – Dr Sally Baker Message from the Newsletter Coordinator – Dr Rachel Burke The Making Connections Mentoring Program – The Making Connections Team Improving Graduate Outcomes Through CareerSeekers – Carolyn Sykes My Story – D.W Future Leaders or Lost Possibilities? – Jude Stoddart Message from the Chair By…
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Newsletter – December 2020

Exploring Concepts of Well-being and Self-Care IN THIS ISSUE Message from the Chair – Dr Sally Baker Collectively Considering Concepts of Well-being and Self-Care – Dr Rachel Burke Resisting Self-Care, Self-Care as Resistance – Dr Maia Gunn Watkinson “You have all the time in the world… to breathe.” – Bec Field Experiencing ‘meaningful teaching and…
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A holistic approach for enhancing education experience: Callaghan College Waratah Campus

Schools play a key role in supporting students from refugee backgrounds, particularly during the first few years of their settlement in Australia. Callaghan College Waratah Campus, a Hunter based high school in NSW, shares their holistic approach to refugee education. “Our students from refugee backgrounds are a diverse cohort,” says Georgie Gallagher, Head Teacher of…
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