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Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke Oct 2013

Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke

Sharon Clerke

The case studies in this booklet illustrate the creative ways in which Australian schools are responding to local needs by establishing and building partnerships with community organisations and businesses. These partnerships have been formed to share resources, both human and material. They are providing students with access to breakfast clubs, homework and tutoring programs, after-school fitness and sporting activities, and other programs designed to re-engage students. Local businesses that want students to know more about employer expectations and the realities of the workplace are providing work placements and work experience, traineeships and apprenticeships. Some schools are partnering with other educational …


Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke Oct 2013

Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke

Sharon Clerke

The case studies in this booklet illustrate the creative ways in which Australian schools are responding to local needs by establishing and building partnerships with community organisations and businesses. These partnerships have been formed to share resources, both human and material. They are providing students with access to breakfast clubs, homework and tutoring programs, after-school fitness and sporting activities, and other programs designed to re-engage students. Local businesses that want students to know more about employer expectations and the realities of the workplace are providing work placements and work experience, traineeships and apprenticeships. Some schools are partnering with other educational …


Final Report Of Nab Schools First Awards 2009-2011, Robert Simons Jan 2012

Final Report Of Nab Schools First Awards 2009-2011, Robert Simons

Dr Robert Simons

NAB Schools First Awards (Schools First) is a national awards program initiated by the National Australia Bank (NAB) in partnership with the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). NAB committed $15 million in awards funding over 2009-2011 to recognise and encourage excellence in school-community partnerships. This Final Report of NAB Schools First Awards: 2009 – 2011 is the third and final of a series of evaluation reports describing the national impact and the processes supported by Schools First for the period 2009 -11. This final Report looks especially at the contribution of community …


Second Interim Report Of Nab Schools First Evaluation Of The 2010 Awards : Submitted To The National Australia Bank Group, Robert Simons Aug 2011

Second Interim Report Of Nab Schools First Evaluation Of The 2010 Awards : Submitted To The National Australia Bank Group, Robert Simons

Dr Robert Simons

The primary objective of the NAB Schools First Awards is to recognise social networks that already exist between schools and communities and to encourage both the strengthening of these and the building of new linkages. This report looks at how effectively NAB Schools First has recognised and encouraged school and community partnerships. It also looks at how effectively a subset of 2009 NAB Schools First Award partnerships can demonstrate improvements in partnership collaboration, sustainability, and effectiveness from 2010 to 2011. Also considered is the extent to which the NAB Schools First judging process ‘raised the bar’ on applications for Awards …