Life Matters

Margaret Vickers
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A half of all high school students have part-time jobs and juggle work and study.

This explains the need for schools to think very differently about their timetables.

The issue is the subject of a parliamentary inquiry, inspired in part by the work of Professor Margaret Vickers and the Australian Schools Network.

Guests

Margaret Vickers
Professor of Education, University of Western Sydney

Further Information

Inquiry into combining school and work: supporting successful youth transitions

Professor Margaret Vickers

Australian National Schools Network

Presenter

Richard Aedy

Producer

Amanda Armstrong

Story Researcher and Producer

Lindy Raine

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