School Friendly Business

The School Friendly Business program provides recognition for businesses that support their local schools. School Friendly Businesses support the local community by:

• Being aware of important school dates
• Welcoming invitations to important school events
• Considering flexi-time for parent/guardian employees to attend significant school events
• Welcoming authorised school and parenting information/literature in their staff room
• Being prepared to host students for workplace learning (work experience, Structured Workplace Learning and/or School Based Apprenticeships or traineeships)
• Being willing to allow small groups of students to visit their workplace for a tour
• Support the MATES Mentoring Program by allowing allow employee/s an agreed period of time-release or flexible work arrangements during work hours to participate in the MATES Mentoring Program for 1 hour a fortnight.
• Supporting the MATES Reading Buddies program in their local schools by being a part of the “village that raises a child”.

Becoming a School Friendly Business helps you to:

• Promote your business
• Demonstrate your corporate social responsibility
• Become an employer of choice
• Help nurture a future workforce
• Enhance business and school relationships
• Open and improve avenues of communication

Download a School Friendly Business Flyer here

Fill out the form below to apply online.