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Nominations are now open for the 2015 Australian Rural Education Awards. Since 1994, the annual Australian Rural Education Awards (AREA) has recognised people, institutions, organisations and industries demonstrating excellence and innovation in rural education in Australia. Awarded at its annual national conference, AREA is an initiative of the Society for the Provision of Education in […]
30 July 2015
The program was developed specifically for Indigenous people in rural and remote areas of western New South Wales DESCRIPTION The iSmile Dental Assisting Training Program is a multi-sector partnership providing a supported pathway for Aboriginal students to a career in oral health or related areas in the health industry. The program is a pathway […]
30 June 2015
The success of the partnership can be credited to shared goals, enthusiasm and commitment to the program DESCRIPTION Small Town Culture is a music label developed by Josh Arnold, an accomplished singer and song-writer, and supported by the University of Southern Queensland, to enable students from schools and communities in LSES, rural and remote […]
17 June 2015
The program’s success lies with harnessing the different contributions made by all partners DESCRIPTION The Hike to Higher Education program has been designed in response to Anglicare Victoria’s four pillars of engagement, comprising of sport, art, music and environment; with the program linked to the environment. The program relies on current university students from […]
12 May 2015
Analysis of the latest university completions data has found that students from disadvantaged groups have a lower completion rate than the national average, according to the latest Joining the Dots research briefing released by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Dr Daniel Edwards, ACER Principal Research Fellow, said the retrospective cohort study, tracking the […]
6 May 2015
Connecting with regional communities DESCRIPTION Aspire UWA works with partner schools in Western Australia to inspire and educate students about the benefits of higher education. The Aspire to Astronomy roadshow was a collaboration of education and teacher enrichment partners who are passionate about science and astronomy, and keen to share this enthusiasm with regional […]
31 March 2015
The UNSW ASPIRE/Centennial Parklands partnership highlights to students the diverse skills required to manage eco-systems DESCRIPTION In late 2013 the UNSW ASPIRE Program joined with the Centennial Parklands Foundation to offer opportunities for students from disadvantaged, regional and remote schools to visit Sydney’s iconic Centennial Parklands precinct. A total of 391 students from 22 […]
23 March 2015
The program stems from the desire to improve the participation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in science subjects DESCRIPTION Old Ways, New Ways is a new outreach initiative at Edith Cowan University (ECU), which brings together Western and Aboriginal knowledge and perspectives on science. It has been developed to encourage and support […]
27 January 2015
The central aim is to stimulate interest in tertiary study and to widen the tertiary participation of LSES and Indigenous Queenslanders DESCRIPTION The Queensland Widening Participation Consortium is designed to improve the participation of LSES and Indigenous people in tertiary education. School outreach involves each partner university working with a cluster of local LSES […]
21 January 2015
In 2014, programs were delivered to a total of 155 schools DESCRIPTION From 2011–2014, the Central Queensland University Widening Participation team worked with over 20,000 students to promote, raise and support aspirations of school students towards university. Eight Widening Participation programs were delivered to students in Years 5–12 across 155 schools. Student-centred activities included […]
6 January 2015