The Walker Learning Centre, found on Concord Hospital grounds, provides a supportive educational environment for students in Years 7 to 12 who are admitted through the Concord Centre for Mental Health (Department of Health). The Walker Unit has a multidisciplinary team consisting of adolescent mental health specific nursing, allied health, medical professionals, teachers, and school learning support officers (SLSOs). Students participate in a variety of daily activities, one of them being the Learning Centre.
The teachers and SLSOs assist students by providing access to a continuing academic program appropriate for each young person, liaising with medical professionals, school staff, family and community support personnel.
All students in the Learning Centre have a Personalised Learning Support Plan consisting of school work in line with NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) curriculum. Their study may combine home school, Sydney Distance Education School, OTEN, TAFE or Rivendell units of work targeted to the appropriate year level. Students may also participate in an integration programs within the broader Rivendell campus, school workshops, timetabled sport or a transition back into their home school.
