Education staff applications invited for 5k Scholarship Awards

Applications are now open for the 2019 NGS Super Scholarship Awards for the chance to win one of six $5000 scholarships.

The scholarships are designed to fund education workers to take on a professional development course, project or an initiative of their choice.

Applications are open until Monday, 2 September 2019, with winners to be announced just before World Teacher’s Day on 3 October 2019.

Laura Wright, CEO of NGS Super, is proud of what last year’s scholarship award winners have achieved so far and encourages all those working in Catholic and independent education to step forward and apply for this year.

“At NGS Super we want to help school staff to be creative in their thinking to improve services for their school and community as a whole. It’s wonderful to see the extent to which to scholarships contribute to the Catholic and independent education sector.

“With the number of applications increasing each year, it’s fantastic to see so much talent and passion within the sector. We are looking forward to supporting the next generation of leaders in their professional development so they can continue creating positive change.”

One of last year’s winners, Diana Webster, from Abbotsleigh in New South Wales, is a Social Sciences teacher with a passion for sharing knowledge and skills to help students become global citizens.

Her project took her to Uganda, where she worked with 13 other teachers from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the USA on a three-week teacher-training course aiming to upskill local Ugandan teachers, based on the Limited Resources Training (LRTT) model, a global education social enterprise set up by teachers, for teachers.

“The LRTT model is based on research showing that teaching quality is the most important factor influencing learning, more so than computers or new textbooks or smaller classes. It’s all about getting every child in every classroom really learning, and empowering teachers to provide quality education.”

“With teaching, by the end of every day you’ve had some kind of moment that matters, whether with a student, or a colleague, or both.”

“It is my hope that if we can continue encouraging and supporting programs like LRTT’s, with help from groups like NGS, over time, even as individuals we can make a positive difference.

If you are an NGS Super member currently working in the Catholic and independent education sector within management, teaching or are in a support position, you can apply for the 2019 NGS Super Scholarship Award by visiting https://www.ngssuper.com.au/NGS-Super-Scholarship-Awards-application.