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Jan Bavinton Memorial Project

Each year, VIEU awards money to assist an education support staff member to undertake a Professional Development project. The money can be used for costs associated with the nominated project, such as fees, travel or leave, if paid leave is not available.  

The Jan Bavinton Memorial Project was established in 1989 in recognition of the contribution made to her profession and her union (VATIS) by Jan Bavinton, the Lab Manager at Carey Grammar School for 23 years.  Following her death the project was established to acknowledge the professionalism, commitment and excellence of support staff in independent schools.  Since the amalgamation of non-government education unions in 1993 the project has been extended to support staff from the broader non-government sector.

The value of the award is up to $3000 to fund a nominated project.

Selection:
1.    A four member selection committee will examine the applications and will make a recommendation to the VIEU Committee of Management.
2.    If the committee is unable to make a unanimous recommendation they may interview a short list of applicants.
3.    The committee is not bound to make a recommendation if there is no suitable applicant.

Who can apply:
1.    The applicant must be a School Officer, School Assistant, Clerical or Administrative employee, or School Services Officer. 
2.    The applicant must be a financial member of VIEU.
3.    The applicant should intend to continue employment in the non-government sector for at least a year following completion of the project.

How to apply:
1.    The applicant needs to submit a project proposal of no more than two A4 pages (or equivalent) in accordance with the specifications listed below.
2.    The scope of the project is broad and may include research, related travel, study or other forms of PD.
3.    The focus of the project should be of interest and relevance to VIEU members.
4.    The project should not only further the applicant’s own professional development aims, but should have the potential to be a resource with wider application.
5.    The applicant must agree to furnish a report within 2 months of the completion of the project.

More Information:
If you want to discuss any aspect of the project please contact Lou Nicholson on 9254 1860.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE,  FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER 2010

Applications are called for at the commencement of  Term 4 each year.

About Jan Bavinton
The Jan Bavinton Award is presented in memory of Jan Bavinton, a laboratory manager at Carey Grammar School, who died on February 28, 1989. Jan was at Carey for 23 years, and was highly regarded by the staff as an innovative, dedicated and efficient colleague who played an important part in the school community over a long period of time.
In particular, Jan is remembered for her interest in health and safety, social activities and the individual. She was deeply concerned about the conditions under which many ancillary staff operated and worked tirelessly with VATIS (the independent predecessor of VIEU) to achieve an award for school assistants in Independent schools.

 

Past Winners
Past winners have undertaken the following projects: 
(2008) Karen Dermietzel, Office Manager at St Benedict’s School, Burwood to visit Catholic primary schools in New York and investigate the employment conditions and job descriptions of non-teaching staff, comparing facilities, sources and applications of funding, examining fee and levy structures and professional development opportunities.
(2004) Lydia Hohl, AV Officer, Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, to fund the development of an interactive CD-ROM entitled “Identifying and Dealing with Bullying at the Workplace”.
(2003) Marie Murphy, AV/Library Technician, Star of the Sea College to assist with completion of a Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Studies.
(2003) Dorothy Boland, Lab Tech, Kilbreda College, (a special grant) to cover the cost of some targeted PD.
(1992) Glenn Condon, Lab Tech, to travel to Sydney to participate in a 3 day ANSTO Safety in Labs Training Program. The purpose of the training was to bring together practitioners to contribute to the setting of standards for safety in laboratories.
(1990) Irene Spall, Library Technician, Caulfield Grammar School, to undertake a field trip which was a compulsory component of her Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Studies. Her aim was to establish a network of contacts and resources.
(1990) Pam Pusmucan, Librarian, St Anne’s & Gippsland Grammar School to travel to Queensland to research the implementation of Co-operative Curriculum Program Planning.