Register now for the NAB Schools First Partnership Forums

The 2011 NAB Schools First Partnership Forums are currently making their way across Australia after successful sessions in Melbourne and Sydney. Until late May, the forums will visit 40 metropolitan and regional centres to provide attendees with a chance to learn more about NAB Schools First in 2011, including the awards criteria and application process. The forums will this week visit South Australia and Tasmania, followed by the ACT, Queensland and Western Australia in April with visits to the Northern Territory and regional centres in Victoria and New South Wales in May. Register now!

Attention students: win an iPad & $2,000 for your school!

Applications for the new NAB Schools First Student Award open soon with five (5) awards available. The award provides students with the opportunity to have their voices heard around how they think their school could benefit from partnering with the community. Award winning students will receive $2,000 for their school to help implement their community partnership idea, plus national recognition, support from NAB Schools First and an Apple iPad. Applications open online between 9-27 May 2011. Visit the Student Award page of the website for details.

10-year-old students outchess NAB employees!

Students from 2010 Impact Award winning school, Winters Flat Primary School from Castlemaine, Victoria, put out a challenge to Melbourne-based NAB employees to take them on in a game of chess. The schools Chess-Squared program introduces the game of chess to the maths program to help improve numeracy and literacy skills in students. The results have been amazing to date, which showed as NAB employees were left scratching their heads as the students out-strategised and out-played them, winning 64-25. One employee was stunned when he was defeated in 37 seconds! Read more about the Chess Challenge and this award winning partnership.

View important application documents online now!

Application documents around the Seed Funding and Impact Awards as well as the new Student Award are now available to download from the NAB Schools First website. These include:

Seed Funding and Impact Awards:
- Application Forms (to help you start preparing your application)
- Application Guidelines
- Terms & Conditions
- Judging Process

Applications open online at 9.00am (AEST) on Monday, 20 June 2011 and close at 5.00pm (AEST) on Friday, 29 July 2011.

Student Award:
- Application Form (to help you start preparing your application)
- Guide to developing school-community partnerships

Applications open online at 9.00am (AEST) on Monday, 9 May 2011 and close at 5.00pm (AEST) on Friday, 27 May 2011.

Read more about the Awards Categories

Download the documents from Toolkit section of the website

Find your perfect match on the Partnership Matching Service

Have a great idea for a school-community partnership but don't have a partner? To find one, register for the newly-updated and relaunched Partnership Matching Service - who knows what partner you may find! This online matching tool helps schools, businesses and community organisations find a partner. It's interactive and easy to use allowing you to create your profile around your partnership needs, outcomes and requirements and start searching for potential matches immediately. Register to find a partner.