Partnerships in education

Principal Chris Cawsey recounts the story of how her school community developed a sustainable Asia literacy program that promotes the learning of Chinese language and culture.

The first national STEM Programme Index brings together information on more than 250 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics opportunities available to schools and students.

Teacher quality and a lack of project-based learning have been flagged up as the main challenges facing primary and secondary schools by global education experts.

A new study by Australian academics suggests parents want more information from educators about classroom practices and teaching methods.

The formal partnership between this school and its local council supports remote, rural students who are transitioning into further education or employment.

Students say a peer mentoring program linking their school with a local university has helped make science learning more relevant to the real world.

At this Darwin preschool, teaching sustainable, healthy garden practices has helped connect youngsters to their multicultural community.

Teacher chats to Annette Rueggeberg, co-principal of a secondary school in north west Germany that has experienced a remarkable turnaround in fortunes following an unusual request from a leading orchestra.

Why should schools seek to develop innovative learning environments? What do they look like internationally? Who are the educators? An OECD report explored the topic.

Setting up effective school-community partnerships can not only improve outcomes for students, but also re-engage them with learning.