2010 NAB Schools First Conference - Power through Partnership
Exploring the potential of school-community partnerships
When: Friday, 19 March 2010
Where: NAB Auditorium, Docklands, Victoria
Our inaugural NAB Schools First Conference brought together over 200 key education stakeholders in the school and tertiary sectors, community sector representatives, industry leaders and government officials. Together with a number of keynote speakers they explored the potential of school and community partnerships including:
- what’s being done in school-community partnerships around Australia
- what can be done to build and sustain these partnerships
- the role that each sector can play in contributing to educational reform through partnering.
Guest speakers
Keynote speakers at the conference included:
- Professor Geoff Masters (CEO, Australian Centre for Educational Research) - The importance of community participation to the future of education
- Steve Bracks (Former Premier of Victoria) - Government recognition of the importance of school-community partnerships and the role of government moving forward
- Louise Bye (Aboriginal Education and Training Directorate, NSW Department of Education and Training)
- Adam Smith (CEO, The Foundation for Young Australians) - Corporate Australia's role in education and developing our future leaders
- Peter Clayden (Deputy Principal, Canberra College - 2009 NAB Schools First National Award Winner) - Using the power of partnership to address important educational and social welfare needs
A panel facilitated by Jenny Brockie, host of Insight on SBS, and featuring educational and industry leaders explored the benefits of, and issues associated with, creating strong and sustainable partnerships.
Professor Geoff Masters also launched the NAB Schools First 2009 Public Report which provides a snapshot of the NAB Schools First program in its inaugural year including how the program was brought to life, developing the awards criteria, the judging process, the applications received, the inaugural winners and looking ahead to 2010.
Feedback from all who attended was extremely positive.
