Your support fills the gaps so students can flourish

“For a lot of these children, life is already hard. It is an enormous thing for families to know that there are people who care and want their children to have the best education that they possibly can,” said Learning for Life Coordinator, Trish.

“It's nice to be able to give families that extra bit of a helping hand. When you first meet some of the children, they are really shy and not that engaged at school. Then you see them after they've participated in one of our learning programs and you see the confidence in them from having that support.

“There's a family that I work with. Three of the children come along to our Learning Club and they've recently completed student2student. Their mum told me that Learning Club is their favourite time of the week. That's amazing to hear!

“More than that, the mum said that she and her husband didn't finish high school. As their kids are getting older, it's really hard for them to help their kids with their homework.

“But with the support of the Learning Club tutors, the children are flourishing at school. They are building confidence and know that when they go to school, they can succeed.

“Without this support, a lot of these children wouldn't have a great schooling experience. In all likelihood, they probably wouldn't complete their education. And this is an example of how the support helps to break the cycle of disadvantage.”