Partnership Forum Registrations NOW OPEN!

Registrations have now opened for the 2011 NAB Schools First Partnership Forums. The Forums kick off in Sydney on 14 March and Melbourne on 15 March and will visit 40 metropolitan and regional areas across Australia until May 2011. The Forums will provide attendees with the chance to learn more about NAB Schools First, the application process, collation of evidence and the awards criteria for 2011. Anyone from a school, community organisation or business intending on applying for an award in 2011 or interested in learning more about school-community partnerships is strongly recommended to attend. Register now!

Find a partner via 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.

Application documents now available to view online!

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 and 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 preparting 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.

Case study: Students in the driver's seat at Clontarf

Clontarf Aboriginal College is an urban secondary school in WA. The school has a range of programs in place to address academic, vocational and life skills including a driver education program with the Police and Citizens Youth Centre, three local Rotary Clubs, and the Royal Automobile Club of WA to tackle the unsafe and unlicensed driving practices that many students were engaging in. The program provides training for students to pass the P-plate test through comprehensive safter-driver education and the required minimum supervised driving. Since winning an Impact Award in 2009, the partnership has delivered 251 driving lessons to 79 students, and all Year 12 students have graduated with either their L-plate or P-plate driving licence. Seventy percent of students have passed their driving test at their first attempt, where the state average is 33 percent. Read more about this partnership.

Get your school colouring and help disadvantaged children in Australia

Save the Children and STAEDTLER are calling on all teachers, educators and parents to organise their own World Kids Colouring Day on Friday, 6 May 2011 to raise money for disadvantaged Australian children. Register your school or organisation to receive a free starter kit with information and colouring pencils to get your activities started. Get as many sponsors as you can for your colouring efforts, get your kids colouring and start raising money. For details and to register, click here.