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Home > 2013

  • Reflection on Dance Clan 3 – Bangarra Dance Theatre

    December 4, 2013

    I recently had the pleasure of attending Dance Clan 3, the latest production by Bangarra Dance Theatre, created as part of Corroboree Sydney.

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  • The Bungalow Song is sung: are we listening?

    November 1, 2013

    The Bungalow Song brought together people who had been stolen from their families and incarcerated in the Bungalow institution with 30 local children related to survivors in a rich and incredibly moving mix of testimony, song and visual theatre.

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  • COAG Reform Council report reinforces importance of our work

    October 30, 2013

    The latest COAG Reform Council report shows education outcomes and school-to-work transitions are worsening for Australian students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.

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  • School reform needs more than just autonomy

    October 23, 2013

    Companies choose their staff; they manage their finances; they determine their future directions. Overall, it’s a pretty efficient process. So, why shouldn’t government schools do the same?

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  • Top takeaways from SEWF13

    October 22, 2013

    SVA Employment Director Claire Kearney shares seven top tips from the Social Enterprise World Forum 2013.

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  • Without teachers, a classroom is just a room

    October 1, 2013

    The Gates Foundation have released this video celebrating the role of teachers in education – something we at SVA believe in passionately.

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  • How technology is transforming our classrooms

    September 25, 2013

    We now occupy a world that is connected on multiple dimensions – a global system of systems. The same transformation is occurring in our classrooms.

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  • Bright Spots to a Bright System

    September 18, 2013

    I’ve just started my dream job. Last month I began my new role as the SVA Executive Director of Education.

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  • A bright education system to outshine the world

    August 28, 2013
    Every young Australian deserves the opportunity of a great education.

    Every young Australian deserves the opportunity of a great education.

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  • Early intervention crucial in improving Indigenous education

    July 22, 2013
    Too many Indigenous students are falling through the gap, while we’re trying to close it.

    Too many Indigenous students are falling through the gap, while we’re trying to close it.

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  • Fundraising in tough times

    July 10, 2013
    History teaches us that giving trends in tough economic times don’t go in to the same free fall that equities markets do.

    History teaches us that giving trends in tough economic times don’t go in to the same free fall that equities markets do.

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  • An accountant on ‘Tongan time’

    June 27, 2013
    My time volunteering helped me to decide on what direction my career would take when I returned to Australia.

    My time volunteering helped me to decide on what direction my career would take when I returned to Australia.

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  • Early Career Teaching in Low SES schools

    June 27, 2013
    Schools in disadvantaged communities are harder to staff; they’re more demanding, require greater sacrifice, and are often thinly resourced.

    Schools in disadvantaged communities are harder to staff; they’re more demanding, require greater sacrifice, and are often thinly resourced.

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  • Dumb ways to die

    June 27, 2013
    As marketers, we’re always on the lookout for break-though ideas. Here’s one I love.

    As marketers, we’re always on the lookout for break-though ideas. Here’s one I love.

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  • The benefits of social enterprise

    June 27, 2013
    Social enterprise offers communities benefits beyond purely ‘for profit’ business.

    Social enterprise offers communities benefits beyond purely ‘for profit’ business.

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  • Don’t underestimate what it takes to collaborate

    June 27, 2013
    Employment exclusion is a complex problem – one that no single organisation can solve. The solution requires collaboration.

    Employment exclusion is a complex problem – one that no single organisation can solve. The solution requires collaboration

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  • Back to the drawing board

    June 24, 2013
    Does your not-for-profit board take time to reflect on what it does and how it does it?

    Does your not-for-profit board take time to reflect on what it does and how it does it?

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