Opportunity knocks at special school op shop

Sherryn Groch

By Sherryn Groch
Published June 22, 2016

If you walk into the Henbury Op Shop in the Northern Territory, you’ll find more than just a bargain. In an old converted garage, students from Henbury School take turns behind the till, sorting donations and beautifying the shop’s displays.

Henbury School students gain valuable workplace skills at their own op shop.

The special education school has run the “Opportunity Knocks” store since 2009 in a bid to lift employment rates among ...

This story appeared in the July 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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