Addressing educational inequity through the national school reform agreement
Join Travers McLeod, Executive Director of Brotherhood of St Laurence, as he shares crucial insights on supporting students facing disadvantages in their education.
The women of VIEW
VIEW has over 14,000 members in 300 clubs throughout Australia and is the largest community sponsor of over 1,700 students experiencing disadvantage on our Learning for Life program.
Investing in the Early Years
Our evidence-based programs targeting early years literacy and numeracy are designed to support parents, and early childhood educators, to gain the skills and confidence to help young children to dream big and be ready to start school.
Building a better education system
Gain insights into the imperative changes needed for the upcoming National School Reform Agreement.
Teddy's Story
Teddy is a proud Kamilaroi woman who wants to be a high school teacher out of respect and gratitude for her own teachers. Read More
Celebrating our Volunteers
In National Volunteers Week we celebrate our 5,200 volunteers, who in the past year alone donated more than 116,000 hours of service, with an estimated equivalent value of $3.7 million.
From School to Success: Completing Year 12 and Beyond
In this special episode of Conversations with The Smith Family, we feature highlights from our recent webinar, exploring how we can collectively support more young Australians to achieve success at school and beyond.
What I want for my children's education: Kelly's story
In our final conversation for 2024, we meet Kelly, a parent with two children on our Learning for Life program. Kelly reflects on the year that’s been, as cost-of-living pressures continue to take a heavy toll on families, and her aspirations for her children’s education.
Hand in hand: Building strong family partnerships
In this episode, we discuss the importance of building trusted partnerships with families to support their child’s education. The conversation draws on the experiences of Ben Blowers, a Team Leader at The Smith Family, who has worked directly with families on our Learning for Life program over the past five years.
Digital Inclusion
Ensuring all students on our flagship Learning for Life educational support program are digitally included, is a key ambition of The Smith Family’s Five-Year Strategy.