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Rural Learning Exchange

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What is the Rural Learning Exchange?

The Rural Learning Exchange provides support for small rural schools. It connects classes together allowing teachers and students to collaborate across the state in studying for the Higher School Certificate.

Why the Rural Learning Exchange?

The Rural Learning Exchange provides support for rural teachers and school communities to ensure quality learning with flexible pathways for every student, no matter where they learn.

How does the Rural Learning Exchange work?

Each subject has a Subject Coordinator who works collaboratively with the local teachers to build a common learning sequence and assessments. The classes connect live and the resources are stored in a central area for students and teachers to access. Live lessons allow students and teachers to collaborate on learning across the state.

Who is involved with the Rural Learning Exchange?

The Rural Learning Exchange supports regional, rural and remote schools with secondary student enrolment of 300 or less.

The following subjects are supported by the pilot:

  • Agriculture
  • Biology
  • Business Studies
  • English Standard
  • Mathematics Standard
  • Modern History
  • Music
  • Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
  • Visual Arts
Schools involved in the Rural Learning Exchange can be located on this map.

What are the benefits of the Rural Learning Exchange?

Collaboration and high expectations have been shown to result in better Higher School Certificate outcomes for students. By connecting the classes together to focus on the learning, the program aims to achieve the best Higher School Certificate outcomes for each student.

Benefits include:
  • greater peer interactions
  • access to experts and specialist resources
  • rich learning experiences
  • assessment and feedback as a larger class.

What other support does the Rural Learning Exchange provide?

The Rural Learning Exchange has established subject-specific networks to support teachers. These include:

The networks allow teachers to collaborate and share resources, building a community to support the learning of students.

Category:

  • Teaching and learning

Business Unit:

  • Educational Standards
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