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Welcome to the first Newsletter for 2019! As the new Principal for the Transition Centres, I am looking forward to building strong connections and new partnerships with stakeholders to provide a collaborative approach to the transition of senior students with diverse needs. Our new Leadership Team have already visited many schools this year to process enrolments, provide information and discuss new program options for the future. As a team, we are committed to providing flexible SACE delivery that challenges the learning of all students. Your teachers at Daws and Prospect are the first point of call for all learning needs. You will already have the teacher’s direct Department for Education Mobile number and email address to keep in touch with program updates and share information. Our programs aim to inspire and further develop interpersonal and practical skills for career development and life beyond school. As we review the curriculum this year, we welcome any comments about how we can further improve delivery of programs and course content. From 2019 Transition Centres have removed the cost of all SACE courses. Referral begins with a call from the key contact at the home school to the Senior Leader to discuss suitability and availability of courses. The only cost to students is their transport to and from the venue, a Metro Card for any offsite learning and lunch for the day! Some practical courses do require students to wear suitable protective clothing, however this is outlined at enrolment. The only course that has an associated cost this year is the Cert I Hospitality at Prospect. Please contact any of the staff for further information! Many thanks.
Sharon Jackson
Principal Transition Centres
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Horticulture Jon Mace
Horticulture students make a real difference. As we all know it was a long, hot and very dry summer. At he beginning of the school year the grounds around Prospect Centre were in desperate need of some care and attention. Thankfully we had the amazing Horticulture students to help bring some life and order back into the gardens. The students have made use of a variety of tools and techniques including mowing, whipper snipper,
pruning and of course weeding – unfortunately there is always weeding! There is still a lot of work to do
but I am sure everyone will agree that they have done an amazing job so far.
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Student Free Day – 8 March 2019 Term 1
On Friday 8 March, the Transition Centres had a Professional Learning Day for Term 1.
The venue for the day was the Special Education Resource Unit (SERU) at Henley
Beach. The day gave the staff a wonderful opportunity to explore the many resources
available from SERU. The day was spent reflecting and reviewing priorities for the
Transition Centres and tools available to support teachers in their work. All staff also
undertook training regarding Seizure Management including the use of Intranasal Midazolam.
The School Improvement Plan was finalised as well as a new approach to the assessment of student
attitudes and learning.
Term 2 Wednesday May 15 the Transition Centres Student Free Day. The
focus is Learning, Assessment and Moderation.
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Healthy Lifestyles Jane Mills
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This term at Daws Road in the Integrated Learning Healthy Lifestyles course we have been experimenting with recipes that we could cook at home. We have learnt how to make wraps, smoothies, spaghetti bolognaise, fried rice and hamburgers. The topics we have covered this term have included safety and hygiene in the kitchen, writing shopping lists, efficient shopping skills, supermarket layouts, reading a recipe, cookery terms and oven temperatures. We have also been learning how to work as a team. Each week after we have made a shopping list and
checked our supplies. We catch the bus to Foodland
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Daws Road is a fun place with delicious meals to cook, with great
new people to become friends with. The things I have learnt are
how to talk to people and cooking safely. Brodie
I like cooking at Daws Road because we have learned how to cook safely in the kitchen. Bella
We have learned about safety in the workplace and in kitchens areas. We have made some healthy foods, been shopping for our ingredients and also learned about reading recipes. Kirra Lea
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Health Kim Woods
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This course places great value on regular physical activity, opportunities for recreation in the community and the benefits of healthy eating. The focus this term has been students reflection on these connected topics in a journal as well as in a diary about health topics.
Across Term 1 students have taken part in various activities as part of their Practical Exploration for Integrated Learning and have had some challenging and new experiences. They participated in ten pin bowling, walks, croquet and started a general aquatics program at West Lakes Aquatic Centre. Aquatics experiences continue into Term 2 in areas such as kayaking, snorkelling, and sailing. These experiences provide an opportunity to focus on the safety aspects of being around water and will feature as part of the learning assessment. Other activities for Term 2 may also include tennis, lawn bowls, and self defence. Students spend part of most days working on tasks which
involve learning and reflecting on relevant health issues
such as breakfast foods, sugar in the diet, energy drinks,
and the value of regular exercise. In Term 2 students will
choose a theme from the semester (health topic focus or
recreational experiences) for their Personal Venture, to
reflect on knowledge or skills gained and consider the
future as it relates to them personally.
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New Look facility at Prospect Centre
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Over the December/January holiday
break, Prospect Centre underwent a
significant facelift. The Centre has been
freshly painted, had a new kitchen
installed and flooring replaced
throughout. The learning facilities have
also been updated with students now
able to access laptops to enhance their
learning options.
The workshop and pergola areas at the
rear of the Centre have also been
spruced up with new café style
furniture and new table tennis
equipment. We are still waiting for
some pieces of furniture and fixtures
but already the atmosphere and ability
of the Centre to provide teaching and
learning environments has been
enhanced.
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Change to Transition Centre Metro Cards
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Dear School Contact/Families/Carers
From Term 2 2019, we require that all students attending Daws Road/ Prospect Centre bring their own Student Metro Card with credit in line with usual school practice.
We ask that you provide enough credit on the card for the day. As you are aware, students enrolled at the Transition Centres may attend Offsite Learning throughout the day in addition to the arrival and departure to and from the Centres.
Thank you for your cooperation in this change.
Any further questions can be directed to Site Leadership.
Principal Sharon Jackson [email protected] [email protected]
Prospect Centre 0419 177 508 Daws Road Centre 0448 104 640
Are you part of the NDIS? Do you have questions? The NDIS has recently updated its website https://www.ndis.gov.au/ to improve how information is pre-
sented. It is a great resource and has lots of hints, tips and information about helping you prepare for
your planning meeting https://www.ndis.gov.au/particants/creating-your-plan
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Workplace Practices Kim Woods
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Students undertake a range of practical tasks as part of their Performance Assessment, and this term they prepared for this through Work Health and Safety training. At the end of the term they will put some of this learning into practice at the Salvation Army in Pirie Street, in a day of volunteer work.
Next term students will do an individual work experience or undertake other work related opportunities, such as part time paid jobs. Later they will reflect (as part of assessment) deeply on the nature of a workplace and their connection to it.
This term students also completed two assessment tasks for their Folio (which has a mainly knowledge
and analysis focus), on topics that involved providing advice for someone doing their first job
interview, as well as presenting findings on the benefits of volunteer work and reflecting on that type
of work for their future work life. We visited the Salvation Army at Pooraka to see what services
volunteers help with, such as preparing emergency overnight food packs. In Term 2 there will be a
practical coffee making skills training at Regency Park TAFE, as part of preparations for their
Investigation. Students will be working as a team to plan, prepare, carry out and review a “pop up”
café.
Work Preparation Kim Woods
Students have been observing and reflecting on a range of workplaces as part of their Practical Exploration. They have also done some training about Work Health and Safety as part of their assessment as well as readiness to take part in volunteer work. Early autumn heat caused one session to be cancelled, but at the end of this term students will help out at the Salvation Army (Pirie St.), at its monthly market day. They will go there again in Term 2. We visited retail centres and even the Adelaide Fringe in the Mall to support WHS training and to survey the types of employment available and understand some of the employability skills involved. Late this term students will also do some volunteer work at
Foodbank ( Edwardstown), after earlier visiting for a tour.
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Hospitality Renee Mazel
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The purpose of this learning program is for students to develop, apply and transfer skills in participating in safe work practices and preparing and presenting simple dishes. Learning is linked to the curriculum in the area of Hospitality Certificate I SIT10216 in partnership with TAFE SA. During the first term, before undertaking practical tasks, students had to undertake lessons in safety in the kitchen including correct knife handling, hygiene and following the correct order of work. Students also had to familiarise themselves with general workplace safety, such as exit points and assembly points.
Students have undertaken practical activities using a variety of equipment and products while learning about different cooking methods, skills and basic Mise en plase. The students enjoyed their experience, including the consumption of their creations.!
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Industry - Wood Kim Woods
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Students have been heading off to Bedford at Gepps Cross for work experience as the main focus of their Practical Exploration in this subject. This Bedford site focuses on wood based products in a production line setting using a range of machinery and tools. Students have also completed induction with regular “tool box talks” which are largely about reinforcing safe work practices. Before we started our weekly experiences at Bedford we took part in Work Health and Safety training at Prospect Centre. We also visited Bunnings at Islington for a tour, which helped us with more learning about safety as well as to see where some of the products created at Bedford end up. Work experience this term has been to tour the larger Bedford Panorama site, where many products such as flat pack cupboards are put together. This helped students get a clear picture of safe work practices. Overall, safety at work is the main theme in the Connections assessment area.
Each week before we travel to Bedford we re-cap on the previous week with a journal, and photos of students at work help refresh memories. In Term 2, towards the end of the semester, students will construct something of their own using some of the skills and safe work practices learnt and will reflect on their Capabilities as part of this Personal Venture task. This experience, apart from helping build skills for any workplace,
may lead on eventually to some work in supported and open
employment, as has been the case for many Prospect students in
the past.
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Skills for Work Oonagh Cook
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We had a busy and interesting first term at Daws Road Centre. It was a nervous few weeks at the start of the year, getting used to the work expectations, daily routine and meeting other students. However as time went by we soon made new friends and settled into our work environment. So far we have covered important units in the course: Safety in the Workplace, Induction Training and Expectations for Work Experience, as well as commencing the Assessment Task on ‘Researching an Organisation.’
This term the Financial Literacy group at Daws Road have been completing a range of activities related to ‘Personal Budgeting’ and ‘Wants vs Needs’. The students participated in the “Bean Game”, developing skills in money, paying bills and managing a personal weekly budget. We visited 3 of the main banks in
the City. We had an informative talk
from a Commonwealth Bank
Financial Adviser on the different
types of bank accounts, cards,
managing money as a young adult,
We have been on some great excursions, related to the topics we have been studying in
class. We had a ‘Behind The Scenes’ tour of the Bunnings Warehouse at Marion. Students
learned the importance of WHS in a large organisation dealing with dangerous products
and equipment, and the level of training and expertise their employees must fulfil when
working in this store.
Financial Literacy Oonagh Cook
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Industry Packaging Leanne Isaacs
We currently have between 35-40 students enrolled on either day from 13 different secondary schools across metropolitan Adelaide. The key focus of the City-Based Program is on developing students’ capabilities in social and community skills. Staff support students to further develop their personal and group social skills, as well as, increase their independence through gaining an increased awareness of their community. Students are supported in their experiential learning experiences as they explore Adelaide and its surrounding suburbs. Students walk and utilise public transport systems so as to maximise their experiences, whilst encouraging them to explore low cost and free social opportunities that they can then draw upon in their lives beyond school. For much of Term 1 we have been getting to know each other and becoming orientated with Adelaide CBD. Some of the activities we have explored so far is riding the FREE City Connector buses and trams, exploring and having fun in a few of the city parks, orientation around North Terrace and the River Torrens, enjoying the Botanic Gardens, walking up to Light’s View and discovering how Adelaide came to be planned.
Integrated Learning – Industry Packaging is a one semester course offering students the opportunity to experience work within a supportive environment alongside Bedford Group employees at Torrensville. Our group of 6 students engage in a Work Health & Safety (WHS) module designed to both address global WHS practices, as well as those specifically targeted towards working at the Bedford Torrensville site. Each Friday our group travels from Prospect Centre to Torrensville utilising the metro bus system. Students have the opportunity to develop their independent transport skills with the support of their teacher.
Once at Bedford the students are assigned work tasks according to the needs of Bedford’s work contracts by their supervising staff. These work tasks are related to the packaging of a wide range of products including: herbs and spices, savoury biscuits, bath salts, garden equipment, show bags and any other products Bedford is equipped to package and distribute. Students are provided with all of the appropriate equipment and support to be successful in completing these tasks, including the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.
Whilst at Bedford, students are supervised and supported by their teacher who is assessing students on a number of key employability skills including their ability to follow instructions, individual and team work, social skills within the workplace, time management and self-management. SACE assessment tasks are designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their connection with their work experiences, WHS and the work tasks assigned to them during the semester. All of the students have been working hard towards their WHS and are keen to start work at Bedford. For
the remainder of the term and much of Term 2 we will continue to travel to Torrensville each Friday and
explore what a working day is all about!
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City-Based Leanne Isaacs
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Seniors Renee Mazel
The Senior Leavers course is designed specifically for school-leavers in their final year at Prospect Centre/School. It aims to provide intensive preparation for transition to post school life. During the first term, students have begun to explore areas of interest in relation to their future career pathways. This has presented them with the opportunity to undertake an exercise in self-awareness and assisted them to identify their personal attributes.
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Students have been presented with first- hand information from representatives of organisations including SAPOL and Legal Services Commission in order to make them aware of their rights and responsibilities as they transition into adulthood. Topics explored include: Cyber Safety, personal safety, young people and the law (including drugs and alcohol). A practical component had the students wear ‘booze goggles’, which replicated the effects of consuming different levels of alcohol and the consequential effects. Students visited ‘Salvage
and Save’ with a view to being exposed to an example of employment opportunities that may present in the future. Salvage and Save is a small business which accepts donated or salvaged goods and recycle them back into the community through their recycled goods shops. They also provide jobs for people with a disability.
Students also had a tour of the City TAFE campus, including: Library, Student Services & Canteen. They had the opportunity to converse with subject lecturers as well as gather information regarding specific courses that they may be interested in. Information was provided to the students about the various support services that they could access whilst at TAFE.
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Financial Literacy Renee Mazel
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The Financial Literacy course focuses on the essentials of money management and develops skills in making informed judgements and effective decisions about the use and management of money. During the first term, students have learnt to differentiate between ‘wants vs needs’ and ‘incomings’ and ‘outgoings’. This exercise has involved researching contractual obligations (mobile phone plans, contracts and costs) as well as undertaking a simulated exercise to demonstrate making informed decisions about saving, spending and budgeting.
I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Niki Baratosy and I am
fortunate to have the new role as Senior Leader at the Transition Centre (Prospect). I have a long
back ground in supporting secondary students across a variety of sites and I am very excited to join
the fantastic team at Prospect. The Transition Centres provide a unique opportunity for senior
secondary students to develop and extend skills needed to be successful after school whilst engaging
in a range of high quality and relevant SACE and VET programs. If you ever have a question or would
like to discuss something, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Hi, my name is Annette Creer and I am delighted to be the new Senior Leader for the Transition
Centre, Daws Rd. Originally from the UK, I have extensive experience working across all year groups
and as a Special Education, Secondary Teacher during my time here in Australia. I look forward to
working with and supporting our students, families and staff to achieve positive student outcomes
enabling students to successfully transition post-school.
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Community Jon Mace
Access Local Community Jon Mace
Research Project Niki Baratosy
The Research Project is a subject that allows students to explore a question
in an area of relevance to them. Students have been working to narrow the
focus of their topic and exploring the best ways to access and record the
information they need. So far topics being discussed have included extra-
terrestrial life, digital art, comic drawing and Greek mythology. A great start
and I am excited to see where the research pathways lead.
The Accessing Local Community
program have already started
exploring! The group have been
getting acquainted with the use of
transport timetables for their
planning. A number of outings have
focused on the City Precinct,
particularly the many places of interest along North Terrace
such as the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum. The City is a
wonderful area to explore, especially during the Fringe when
additional performers and activities abound. Students
particularly enjoyed the magic show.
Teacher, Jeanie Browning is also delivering this course.
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Construction Technology Jon Mace
Horticulture Jon Mace
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The students have hit the ground running in 2019. Construction Technology is a new subject that was developed from the former ‘target work’ and ‘horticulture’ programs of last year. The course focuses on construction but also crosses over into landscaping. The students will focus on two projects for the year 1) the hanging garden along the western vacant area of the Daws Road Centre. This involves the construction of a hanging garden and laying pavers for the floor. So far the students have performed extremely well with first stage of the site well underway.
The second project the students will construct is a community library. This is a free library for the community to use. If you have not heard of a community (little) library, the concept is for books to be available to the public free of charge. The ethos is “take one return one”. The students have researched this concept and are starting the construction phase.
For both projects the students have used mostly recycled materials. The importance of recycling is part of the research and development.
Many students in this class studied target work last year and have returned to focus on horticulture. The student focus for this year will be work place safety, turf care, potting and nursery work, operation of small machinery and the upkeep of tooling associated with the horticulture industry.
The students will also be involved with landscaping in the form of a raised garden/vegetable bed. This will involve the construction of the raised bed, planting out and running irrigation. Students will also install the irrigation pipework to the hanging garden.