VIEU Awards 2008

Jan Bavinton Memorial Award

Each year VIEU will award $3000 to assist a School Officer member to undertake a Professional Development project.

This special Award for a School Officer member is presented in memory of Jan Bavinton, a laboratory manager at Carey Grammar, who died on 28 February 1989. Jan was at Carey Grammar for twenty three years, and was highly regarded by the staff as a 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 School predecessor of VIEU) to achieve an award for school assistants in Independent schools.

The Jan Bavinton Memorial Project was established in 1989. The project acknowledges the professionalism, commitment and excellence of support staff in non-government schools. The award money can be used for costs associated with the project, such as fees, travel or leave, if paid leave is not available

Past Winners have included::

• undertaking a field trip to establish a network of contacts and resources

• travelling to Queensland to research the implementation of Co-operative Curriculum Program Planning

• participation in a tree-day ANSTO Safety in Labs Training Program

• helping raising the profile of library staff

Selection
The Selection Committee will make a decision based on the following factors:

Basic Eligibility:
The applicant must be a School Officer, School Assistant, Clerical or Administrative employee, or a School Services Officer.
The applicant should intend to continue to work in the non-government sector for at least a year following the completion of the project. 

Application Process
Applications must all fulfil the common requirements outlined on the main page. Applications are called for in Term 4 each year.

Due Date: Friday 24 October 2008

Project Proposal
The scope of the project could include research, related travel, study, paid time release, or other forms of PD.
The focus of the project should be of interest and relevance to VIEU members. 
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.

Applications should be forwarded to:
Selection Committee,
Jan Bavinton Memorial Award,
PO Box 1320,
South Melbourne 3205