The AEF has developed a range of materials to ensure your partnership is appropriately supported. On this page, you will find guidance, templates and other support materials to help you understand more about the project and how to ensure your partnership remains a meaningful and sustainable one.

• Project Overview
• Laying the Foundations for Your Partnership
• Building Your Partnership
• Getting Started!
• Ongoing Support for Your Partnership 

Project Overview

Click the links below to find out more about the project and why it came to be:

• What is the Asia Literacy Ambassadors Project?
• What is Asia Literacy?
• What is the Asia Education Foundation?
• The Asia Education Foundation and the Australian Curriculum

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Laying the Foundations for Your Partnership

Before you can be matched to a partner Ambassador/school, you need to undertake the necessary security checks and confirm your organisation’s/school’s support for your involvement in the project:

• Australian Federal Police National Police Check (Ambassadors only – to be completed on screen and then printed)
• Statement of Support – Ambassadors
• Statement of Support – Schools

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Building Your Partnership

To ensure your partnership gets off to a strong start and can be successfully sustained in the longer term, it is important that you plan your partnership. Use the documents below to assist with your planning:

• Introductory Package – Ambassadors
• Introductory Package – Schools
• Getting to Know You Worksheet – Ambassadors
• Getting to Know You Worksheet – Schools
• Ambassador Profile Form
• Partnership Planning Kit
• Code of Conduct for the Partnership
• Ideas for Your Partnership
• Information on Mentoring

You may also find the following websites developed for other partnership programs useful:

• Scientists in Schools
• Mathematicians in Schools
• Schools First
• Principal for a Day

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Getting Started!

The materials available in this section can be used to help you spread the word and gain support for your partnership among colleagues and the wider business/school community:

• Asia Skills: Work and Life Opportunities website
• Project Promotional Newsletter
• Project Posters

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Ongoing Support for Your Partnership

In the first instance, if you have any questions or concerns about the project or your partnership, please contact us.

Other sources of support include:

• Supporting Organisations
  • Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
  • Asia Education Foundation
  • Business Alliance for Asia Literacy
    
  • Asialink
  • Education Services Australia
    
  • The University of Melbourne
  • The Myer Foundation
  • Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Australian Industry Group
  • Business Council of Australia 

• Potential Funding and Grants
  • Schools First
  • Rural Education Program
  • Small Grants for Rural Communities

• IT Resources
  • Skype allows phone and video calls over the internet
  • ooVoo also allows phone and video calls over the internet but, unlike Skype, also supports three-way video calls
  • Blogger and Wordpress offer free blogs that can be customised. Be aware of security and privacy issues when using blogs
  • Wikis are simple web pages that groups can edit for free together. Be aware of security and privacy issues when using wikis

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