Planning your school fundraising journey
No matter the size of your fundraising goal, a plan will help you focus your efforts, plan activities and provide guidance in times of uncertainty. Our School Community Fundraising Officer shares how a plan can guide your fundraising journey and lead your team to success.
Leaders of today for leaders of tomorrow: Ideas from our Teaching Fellows
Our Knowledge Sharing Manager, Bronwyn Burr, reflects on the conversations that happened at the inaugural Teaching Fellows Forum – an event that brought all three cohorts together.
Read moreEnd of year school fundraising
Did you know? December is one of the top months for charitable giving in Australia. Our School Community Fundraising Officer shares how schools can tap into this giving spirit and raise funds for student projects, activities and equipment.
Read moreEngaging Girls in STEM Education - Webinar
In November 2019, Schools Plus hosted a webinar on engaging girls in STEM education, featuring 2019 Teaching Fellows Sarah Chapman and Ashley Stewart.
Read moreA guide to social media and school community fundraising
Learn how social media can be a simple, quick and free way to let your community know that your school needs support.
Read moreThe Ross Trust makes Fair Education Victoria a reality
Due to the early success of the Fair Education NSW program, Schools Plus sought funding to trial a similar program in Victoria. The result was a three-year grant from The Ross Trust. CEO Sarah Hardy shares how this fits in with the trust's vision and mission.
Read moreWarwick Senior High School goes full STEAM ahead
We caught up with Warwick Senior High School Associate Principal Robyn Cleaver to discuss the potential impact of their Smart Giving project. Their ultimate goal is to ensure students develop the future-focused skills necessary to meet the demands of the changing workplace.
Read moreInside Schools Plus: Lesley Englert
Inside Schools Plus is an illuminating new series that shines a light on what goes on behind the scenes – in our offices and out in the field – through interviews with the people on the ground. Our first Q&A is with Fair Education Queensland Lead Coach, Lesley Englert.
Read moreHow Singapore’s education system reminds me of beehives
Our 2019 Teaching Fellow Denise Lofts couldn’t help but notice how the beehive motif she saw in the schools she visited was the perfect symbol for Singapore’s education system. She reflects on her trip with the other Commonwealth Bank Teaching Award recipients.
Read moreIn search of powerful practice in the USA
Campbelltown Performing Arts High School has focused over a number of years on shifting practice to deeply engage and challenge students and more effectively prepare them to thrive in a rapidly changing future. It was no surprise, then, that the focus of Stacey Quince’s Fellowship-funded study tour to the USA with her school team was the investigation of powerful practices that would support them to scale and strengthen their work.
Read moreBoosting STEM education in Aussie schools
Strengthening the presence of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects in Aussie schools was the focus of a Collaboration Forum between Schools Plus and Salesforce, written about here by Schools Plus' Sherrill Nixon.
Read moreSingapore's vision and structure key to its quality education system
Back in Australia following a group study exchange to Singapore, two of our 2018 Teaching Fellows share insights from the global education leader.
Read morePhilanthropy's role in bridging the education divide
Schools Plus CEO Rosemary Conn is calling on government and philanthropists to work in tandem to help bridge the education divide, following the release of the Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education.
Read moreThe 'wonderful madness' of the inaugural Teaching Awards year
Our Awards Program Manager Julie Molloy picks out the highlights from the first year of the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards.
Read more"Humbling and exciting": Pioneer Rosie Williams on supporting education
Rosie Williams tells how joining the Pioneers in Philanthropy allows her and husband John Grill AO to support children in their early years of learning.
Read moreOur Singapore study tour
2017 Teaching Fellow Shanti Clements on how the Fellows' recent Singapore study is inspiring change in Australian education.
Read moreHere’s to great teachers: Learning from Singapore
Learning First's Jacqueline Magee reflects on our inaugural Teaching Fellows' Singapore study tour.
Read moreWelcome to the Schools Plus blog
When Schools Plus was created, we set out with a very clear vision: to ensure that all young Australians are given the opportunity to reach their full potential through access to great education.
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