Communion Brewing Co was the first to sign the pledge on Friday. Sixteen-year-old student Madeleine Dow said that “It can be a challenge trying to balance school work, especially around exams.”
When Burnie businesses support young people’s education, Burnie Works. That’s why we’re asking Burnie Businesses to PLEDGE to provide Student Friendly Workplaces.
Pictured: Nikki and Fe reflecting on all the things we learned and achieved last night at our first Every Day Counts (EDC) network session!
Last week’s Chatty Cafe Question –
Thinking about a student you know who is disengaged with school. If you could change one thing now to make it easier for that student to go to school more often – what would that be?
An insight into ‘What is Burnie Works’ and how the school attendance campaign illustrates a place-based way of working.
Their ideas and feedback inspired the messaging for the advertisement you may have seen at the movies or on social media. The message they have for their peers is “When you’re not here, we all miss out”. Watch the short video clip.
