education

18 September 2019 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. The first Q&A is with our F...

17 September 2019 [caption id="attachment_11408" align="alignnone" width="600"] The 2019 Teaching Fellows visit the Academy of Singapore Teachers.[/caption] Excellence, discipline and rigor were the words that came to mind when I thought about the ...

31 May 2019 Students at Kurnai College are set to benefit from a $50,000 funding boost for literacy intervention following the creation of a Morwell High Alumni Giving Circle. The Traill family has kicked off the Giving Circle with a $10,000 donatio...

2 May 2019  [caption id="attachment_10583" align="alignnone" width="600"] (L-R) Michael Devine, Sarah James, Rosemary Conn, Angus James, the Governor, Tim Richardson MP, Christine Jackson, Peter Jackson[/caption] The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Go...

12 February 2019   Agriculture students at Grafton High School will benefit from a $27,000 donation made to the school’s farm by the Yulgilbar Foundation.     The funding injection will be used to kick-start the school’s move tow...

September 2018 In just three years since Schools Plus began fundraising in April 2015, more than 80,000 students from Australia’s most disadvantaged schools have benefited from philanthropic support being channelled through Schools Plus. That's a...

It’s not often you get the opportunity to travel with like-minded colleagues and ‘chew the fat’ over the opportunities and challenges facing education across Australia. Add to this the chance to visit the high-performing Singapore school secto...

The divide between education outcomes in the bush and in the city is unquestionable. In Australia right now, a student’s postcode plays an unacceptably large role in determining their education success. As CEO of Australian Schools Plus, I visit c...