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Our Strategy

Our aim is to ensure every child succeeds in a Stronger Smarter classroom. We know that this will happen when communities, families and educators work together to co-create the visions for success.

An Ongoing Journey

We are proud to say that we have brought the conversation around the Stronger Smarter Approach to the forefront of Australia’s education system. We have expanded our programs into the areas of Indigenous Knowledge and STEM. We continue to partner with other organisations to provide educators with the framework for Strong and Smart classrooms with strong student relationships and culturally-responsive curriculum and pedagogies. We continue to increase the Stronger Smarter footprint across the country, working with communities and educators as partners in change.

Strategic Plan 2022 - 2024

We know the importance of local context and recognise that there is no one path to follow that will work in every school. We frame Stronger Smarter processes as ‘tools’ or ‘gifts’ that alumni can add to their ‘dilly bag’ and apply as needed in their social and cultural contexts.

We value environmental approaches that are grounded in country. We continue to ensure that our programs are grounded in strong local connections. We know that communities already have the tools to address complex challenges, and that sustainability comes from local solutions.

The Stronger Smarter Approach is a community empowerment model where the voices of parents and community are privileged in the decisions about what a ‘great education’ looks like and how to achieve quality outcomes for their children.

Our alumni are our ‘partners in change’. Feedback from our alumni about how the Stronger Smarter Approach supports their work provides us with a valuable data resource to continually refresh and build our programs and our thought leadership. Into the future, we seek to continue to expand our impact, both at the local level in schools and at the regional and national levels of policy influence.

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