Learning Beyond the Bell Forum 2025 – Bridging the Gap: the impact of Learning Support Programs

Join The Centre for Multicultural Youth and the Learning Beyond the Bell (LBB) team for the 2025 LBB Forum – Bridging the Gap: the impact of Learning Support Programs, a half-day, in-person event spotlighting the transformative role of Learning Support Programs across Victoria.

Together, we’ll spotlight the strengths, successes, and challenges of the sector and explore how to ensure the future of this vital sector. We will look at the impact of Learning Support Programs, amplifying the diverse voices of those delivering, shaping, and benefiting from these programs through engaging presentations, panels and workshops.

Join us and be part of this inspiring conversation and help champion the future of the Learning Support sector.

Highlights include:

🖊️Special guest: Ms Nina Taylor, Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Department of Education
🖊️Carmel Guerra, CMY CEO, providing opening remarks and insights into the state of the Learning Support Sector
🖊️Reflections from the Learning Support Sector Advisory Group on the pilot phase of the project and next steps toward a sustainable future
🖊️Personal reflections from Arozoo Rahimi, a young person who attended the Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre’s STAR Homework Club
🖊️An interactive panel and Q&A with key representatives from the sector and government
🖊️An engaging presentation on Collective Impact Advocacy, delivered by For Purpose

This forum is also a valuable opportunity to connect, share, and collaborate with peers from the Learning Support Sector.

More details on sessions speakers and topics to come!