Three of Australia’s best and brightest principals have been given the opportunity to undertake a professional education program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education (Harvard) through the Teachers Mutual Bank Principals Scholarship, the Harvard Club of Australia Principals Scholarship and the Public Education Foundation Principals Scholarship. Recognised for their outstanding work in educating the nation’s young minds, the principals will undertake a program at Harvard specifically designed to strengthen their educational [...]

The Public Education Foundation and Teachers Mutual Bank have announced Nick Ansell, of Grovedale College, is this year’s recipient of the Public Education Foundation’s Teachers Mutual Bank Victorian Mid-Career Scholarship. This scholarship supports public school teachers in Victoria who have been teaching for between five and fifteen years, with Teachers Mutual Bank providing $10,000 for professional development activities of the scholar’s choice. Nick will be using his scholarship to travel to Broome [...]

Sydney, Australia – 29 May 2023: The Public Education Foundation welcomes David Riordan as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), commencing today. Mr Riordan brings a wealth of experience as a former primary school teacher and from his 30-year career in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, mostly as a senior executive. He has held several high-profile roles, including CEO of the NSW Department of Education International, Director of Sydney TAFE [...]

Nyngan High School student Anastasia Walsh has been awarded the inaugural Nurses & Midwives Health Scholarship for 2023, through the Public Education Foundation, to assist her to study nursing at university.Anastasia was selected as the recipient of the scholarship because of her participation as a Health Services Trainee during her senior years at Nyngan High School and the passion she has shown to take up a nursing career.“It makes me very proud to [...]

A former Afghan refugee has been awarded this year’s Australia for UNHCR Beddie Scholarship to study at the prestigious Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney.Twenty-three-year-old Zabi Malik, from the Hazara community, fled Afghanistan with his family because of conflict and persecution, arriving in Australia aged nine.Growing up in Adelaide, Zabi dreamed of being an actor but did not initially pursue a career in the entertainment industry when he left school.“Being [...]