Carly Barnes

Many successful teachers break down barriers for their students, and this is where Carly Barnes, a Highly Accomplished Teacher at The Grove Education Centre, a F-12 Special School in outer Adelaide, has found her stride. Carly’s school educates children and young people with disabilities at the profound end of the spectrum. Students also present withLearn more >

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Madison Smith

Monterey Secondary College in Frankston North serves one of the most disadvantaged communities in Victoria. Many students attending Monterey had little interest in Maths or Science, nor did they believe studying these subjects could be useful. Through the introduction of several initiatives, Numeracy Learning Specialist, Madison Smith has been able to transform student mindsets, asLearn more >

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Abbey Tamsen

Abbey Tamsen is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator at Queensland’s largest school, Marsden State High School in Brisbane, with over 3,700 students and 300 staff. In her short career as a teacher, Abbey has helped develop important resources and training programs for teachers to ensure that her school and students consistently achieve. Abbey has workedLearn more >

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Jessica Mumford

Jessica Mumford is the Student Wellbeing and Inclusion Coordinator for Laynhapuy School, a cluster of nine Homeland Learning Centres across 350kms of NE Arnhem Land, providing education for First Nations children from birth until Year 12. The school has a focus on two-way learning and ensures a strong Indigenous Language and Culture program is embeddedLearn more >

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Matthew Millikin

One key school subject that many students can feel intrepid about is Maths.  Through his natural curiosity, Matthew Millikin, a mathematics teacher at Marist College Canberra, has created a pioneering intervention program that helps students embrace maths in new ways and is positively impacting his students’ approach to the subject as well as their results.Learn more >

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Joshua Barden

Being an early career teacher at Emmaville Central School in remote NSW can be challenging. 75% of students are in the lowest socioeconomic quartile and many experience wellbeing issues, including a lack of optimism about their future. With his infectious positivity and dedication to his professional development, Joshua Bardon, a classroom teacher and the school’sLearn more >

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MJ Raatz

To combat increasing student absenteeism and disengagement, MJ Raatz, Head of Department for Digital Technologies and Business at Forest Lake High School, a large school in western Brisbane, has incorporated students’ interest in gaming into the curriculum in an innovative and highly impactful way. MJ first created the Esports program as an extra-curricular activity, butLearn more >

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Laura White

Laura White, an English teacher at McClelland College in Frankston in outer Melbourne, came from a background of socio-educational disadvantage and appreciates her own life was changed by education. Laura is driven to give back and became a teacher to help children from similar backgrounds achieve, no matter where they came from. At McClelland College,Learn more >

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Rosie Connelly

Teachers understand that for students to learn, they need to be able to regulate their emotions. This can be especially true for students with special needs, for example, students with Autism. Rosie Connelly, a teacher at Playford Primary School in Adelaide, has proactively developed tools and programs to help students better regulate their emotional responses,Learn more >

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Lien Chai

Many teachers understand the importance of play, but it can be challenging to incorporate in a meaningful way when also addressing academic standards. Lien Chai, a pre-school teacher and Assistant Principal at Lansvale Public School in Western Sydney, created an innovative play-based curriculum to support vocabulary acquisition and early numeracy skills in a challenging multiculturalLearn more >

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Conor Fennell

Great teaching is key to quality learning and supporting positive behaviour for students. Conor Fennell, Assistant Principal at Katherine High School in NT, has initiated several programs to support building the capacity of the school’s staff to encourage positive student learning and behaviour. Students at Katherine High School come from a diverse range of socio-economicLearn more >

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Kiri Griffiths

Kiri Griffiths is Deputy Principal at Loganlea High School, located in a complex community in outer Brisbane where children and families can often face many difficulties. Kiri’s strong moral purpose around education equity had led to her spearheading multiple initiatives to help nurture community pride and enhance student opportunities. One of the many successful programsLearn more >

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Dr Annette Morphett

Dr Annette Morphett is the current Leader of Learning and Inclusive Education Coordinator at St Mary MacKillop, a small rural school on SA’s Yorke Peninsula. Teaching at Annette’s school is complex, with a high percentage of students with a learning difficulty or disability. Annette’s experience in improving student learning outcomes includes teaching and evaluating educationalLearn more >

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Michael West

Engaging parents and the school community is often the key to transformative school initiatives. Michael West, foundation Principal at Bellbird Park State Secondary College in Ipswich in SE QLD, developed an innovative strategy to engage the community through his highly successful Marker Students program. Bellbird Park is in a low socio-economic, highly multicultural area, withLearn more >

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Brett Dascombe

In high school, students want and need to understand where their studies might lead beyond the classroom and into the future. Brett Dascombe, a geography teacher at Wavell State High School in Brisbane, is helping to prepare his students for university and exciting future careers through the use of cutting-edge technology. Brett’s use of industryLearn more >

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Lauren Warschauer

Not many teenagers voluntarily begin their school day at 7am, especially if an early rise also includes doing exercise! However, Health and PE teacher, Lauren Warschauer’s students at Byford Secondary College in Perth do just that. Lauren’s Engage program has transformed the health and wellbeing of many of her students with her innovative approach, asLearn more >

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Seamus Kavanagh

For many students, learning often begins with someone believing in them. Seamus Kavanagh, an English teacher and Year Level Coordinator at Richmond High School in central Melbourne, has been instrumental in lifting his students’ literacy achievements through his drive to see his students succeed both in and beyond school. Students come to Seamus’ classroom withLearn more >

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Restimulating the learning journey

Ava, a Year 4 student at Bruthen Primary School (VIC), responded honestly when teachers asked her and her classmates what they thought about maths; Ava said: “we told them we hated maths.”

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Shining a light on a different future

Roxy, Year 10 student at Wynyard High School (TAS), never felt she had a role model. Her mum and older sister never had a job and much like other children in the area, the household she grew up in caused a bit of trauma. Feeling like her prospects were bleak, Roxy did not regularly attend school.

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Lighting the spark

As a school already providing opportunities for students to develop entrepreneurial skills, Kepnock State High School (QLD) sought to do more and with a focus on First Nations students.

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Fast tracking English with online learning

Lan, Year 6, has reaped the benefits of Milpera Live – an online English language program that supports children with English as a second language/dialect (EAL/D).

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Breaking barriers for multilingual families

For St Peter’s Catholic Primary School (VIC), prolonged periods of Covid lockdown added to their existing challenge of engaging culturally and linguistically diverse families in their children’s learning.

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Learning Gaps

Restimulating the learning journey Ava, a Year 4 student at Bruthen Primary School (VIC), responded honestly when teachers asked her and her classmates what they thought about maths; Ava said: “we told them we hated maths.” Ava’s perspective and experience with maths was transformed after the school introduced new ways of learning and engaging withLearn more >

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Read our 2023 Impact Report

We are proud to release our 2022 Impact Report, showcasing our work to support students and schools over the past 12 months. With the support of our generous donors, we move one step closer to closing the education gap caused by disadvantage.

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