Partner schools research briefs

The Partner Schools Program is a unique, collaborative, professional learning and research-practice partnership opportunity for educators and school leaders.

View what previous partnerships have involved here:

Building a bridge between research and educational practice

Published: 28 Apr 2021

Academic research can inform practice, but translating it into practice in diverse and complex school contexts is challenging. Understanding these challenges can help bridge the research-practice gap.

An evidence-based approach to improving academic reading skills

Published: 12 May 2021

The St Rita’s staff recognised the need for an evidence-based approach to support student academic reading skills.

The Science of Blended Learning – a research-practice partnership

Published: 20 May 2021

This partnership focused on exploring how blended learning can be effectively embedded into core pedagogical approaches.

School-research partnerships – the Coolum Retrieval Practice Project

Published: 2 June 2021

Coolum joined the Partner Schools Program in 2020 to investigate one promising technique for improving retention: Retrieval Practice.

Research to practice – developing a Learner’s Toolkit

Published: 20 Sept 2021

This school-based research project aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate a whole-school ‘Learning to Learn’ program and a Learner’s Toolkit.