With a state election looming, the Country Education Partnership (CEP) has pleaded for political parties to commit to an overall of education in rural and remote Victoria. CEP says without significant change, students “from the bush” would continue to fall behind...
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A Daring Plan to make the Murray Mallee Sing in Full Voice
A Daring Plan ... It started as a bold plot to prove the naysayers wrong. They said it would never work in Swan Hill -- don't waste your time, try something else -- because a community choir was 'not the kind of thing this town does'. And so began the rapid strategy...
Joe Collins on Making the Big Shift: My First Year at University
Joe Collins Home: Woomelang in the Mallee University: La Trobe, Bundoora Distance: Roughly 380km or four hours by car … in good traffic. How can I possibly define my first year of university ‘as a country kid’? It is so many things, so many experiences and so many...
South-West Cluster claims 2018 CEP Rural Education Award
A CLUSTER of small Catholic primary schools from south west Victoria has been awarded the 2018 Country Education Partnership (CEP) Rural Education Award. With a scholarship value of $6000, the award was presented to the Western Trinity Cluster at the Rural Education...
That’s a Wrap! – Rural Education Conference
The CEP Rural Education Conference has wrapped-up for another year, celebrating the unique role of rural and remote schools in Victoria. Held in Melbourne last week, the conference featured interactive presentations from keynote speakers Maggie Farrar, Peter Gamwell...
2018 Rural Education Conference
The countdown is on to the Country Education Partnership’s Rural Education Conference. Date: September 3&4. Location: Bayview Eden, Queens Rd, Melbourne. In 2018, the conference will aim to provide a genuine opportunity for education leaders, educators and...
Education Award Closing
Just days remain until nominations close for the 2018 Rural Education Award. If you've thought about making a nomination, now is the time -- don't miss out simply because you left it too late! The Rural Education Award has been established as a means to showcase the...
Walwa Community Connections Enhance Local Education
On the road between Albury and Corryong, nestled just beside the Murray River, lies the small township of Walwa (population 300). Here, the local primary school- Walwa Primary School- is the sole education provider for the immediate community and have been utilising...
2017 CEP Rural Education Award Finalist: Swan Hill Cluster
One of three finalists for the 2017 Rural Education Award, the Swan Hill Cluster of schools have been working closely to lift student education outcomes. Within the Swan Hill cluster of schools (which comprises five primary schools), there has been the development of...
2017 CEP Rural Education Award Finalist: Euroa P.S
One of three finalists for the 2017 Rural Education Award, Euroa Primary School has been working in conjunction with local health providers to enhance the health and well-being of their students. Euroa Primary School has developed a strong collaboration with the local...
What’s On?
There are a number of exciting opportunities for rural and remote educators on offer at present that include online resources, professional development opportunities. Below is an overview of these opportunities. Education Leadership Forum: 25th October The...
2017 CEP Rural Education Award Winners: the Pyrenees Cluster
Presented by the Victorian Minister for Education, the Hon. James Merlino, winners of the 2017 CEP Rural Education Award were the Pyrenees Cluster of rural schools in North Central Victoria. In recent times, you may have read in 'Bush Voices' about some of the...
National Science Week: Cluster-wide Science Approach Delivers Results
When taking up principalship at the small school of Natte Yallock in Victoria’s north-central region, Lloyd Kennedy also brought with him a life-long personal interest in science and technology. Co-ordinating an Energy Breakthrough entry at Australia’s largest...
2017 CEP Rural Learning Summit
The Annual Rural Learning Summit will bring together people from rural and remote education communities, education sectors, philanthropy, higher education, key stakeholder groups, rural young people and interested rural community members to explore the key theme:...
Expansion to Sir John Jones Program
Country Education Partnership welcomes back Sir John Jones in June for a series of one day events across Victoria with the theme:"Making a REAL Difference to Student Learning".With such a thirst from the education sector to hear Sir John Jones in person, we have added...
Book Boxes bring Literacy to the Nathalia Learning Community
Early Years Literacy development for 0 to 8 years is one of the key areas of activity for the Nathalia Learning Community's new Action Plan launched at a whole of community gathering in early May, in a real attempt to increase the literacy skills and ability of their...
What’s On?……
There are a number of exciting opportunities for rural and remote educators on offer at present that include online resources, professional development opportunities. Below is an overview of these opportunities. Educhange Educhange is an inspiring, engaging and...
Apollo Bay P-12 College gain National Music Award
Apollo Bay P-12 College has recently received national recognition for their Music program, and as a result has had a big win in receiving $100, 000 to be injected into their music program thanks to Yamaha Music Australia. Not only did they receive this generous...