Push for new alternative school on Coast

A group of four teachers, led by Gab McIntosh, is trying to re-establish a new alternative school for school refusers on the Central Coast following the closure of the Eagle Arts and Vocational College at Kincumber four years ago.

McIntosh, who hopes to run as an Independent candidate for the seat of Terrigal in this month’s State election, said the documentation to establish a new school for vulnerable teenagers is extraordinarily complex.

She said when the Eagle Arts and Vocational College, of which she was the Principal, was closed by the State

Government at the end of 2018, 30 high risk teenagers trying to give school another were “simply tossed onto the streets”

McIntosh said the group of four would email Central Coast MPs in coming days looking for support but were not hopeful of a positive reaction.

“There is a crisis happening combined with the hard work and resilience of the students and teachers, has culminated in the school’s outstanding achievement.

The Woy Woy Campus’s wrap-around support teams in Aboriginal Learning, Student Services, COVID Tutors, Wellbeing and learning support have also played a vital role in helping each child in need.

Cooper said Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus is an innovative school which delivers quality education, a diverse curriculum and exceptional support for its students.

Source: Media release, Feb 20 Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus radiographer, a radiologist to perform the reporting for the new service, a nurse to supervise the use of IV contrast used during the scans, an administration officer to facilitate the bookings and a Patient Service Assistant (PSA) to transfer patients to the machine from their hospital ward.

“These important roles are all new positions for Wyong Hospital, and we are looking forward to having them on board,” Crouch said. The design phase for the final stage of the refurbishment of the existing hospital building is underway, with works expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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in education but no one seems to do anything about it,” she said.

“Teachers are drop-dead exhausted and our politicians are afraid of the bureaucrats who run education.

“Fingers crossed we make it and our struggling teenagers on the Coast get another chance at a school with no exams but lots of art and sport and much help with reading and writing too.

“It will be the kind of school that really struggling teenagers can thrive in.”

Source: Media release, Feb 22 Gab McIntosh