Partners in Education & Sponsorship

Partners

PLATINUM BUSINESS PARTNER

TheirCare

TheirCare is Australia’s most popular Before & After Care School Provider. With a strong focus on safety, staff retention and quality services, TheirCare has made a strong mark in the sector and continues to grow with support of school communities and school leaders.

Headed by a team that have over 30 years experience in the OSHC Sector, TheirCare was Nominated in early 2017 as one of Australia’s “TOP 100 Coolest Companies” and in 2018 as a finalist for the Small Business Awards in Children’s Services.

“Our focus is on a total holistic approach including better staffing, more flexibility for families, better financial returns for schools and more engaging activities for children.” Steve Baldock – National Partnerships Manager

For a confidential discussion in removing the headaches associated with your school’s OSHC program contact Steve Baldock on 0438 390 300 or steveb@theircare.com.au

PLATINUM EXCLUSIVE PARTNER

Woods Furniture

At Woods, we firmly believe in safeguarding our planet and securing a brighter future for our children through sustainable practices.

Our commitment to environmental preservation is an integral part of our company culture, and we are constantly striving to reduce our environmental impact by adopting renewable energy sources, harvesting rainwater, partnering with like-minded suppliers, and implementing recycling and waste reduction practices.

In addition to our commitment to sustainability, we also profoundly respect Australia’s First Peoples and have incorporated Indigenous artwork into our product range. By including Indigenous artwork in our school furniture, we add a unique cultural dimension and provide an opportunity to educate children about the world’s oldest continuous living cultures.

Woods has, and always will, prioritise people above everything else. Whether it’s our dedicated staff, valued customers, children benefiting from our furniture, trusted suppliers, or the broader community, their well-being and satisfaction are at the forefront of our focus.

Our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, ethical operations, and unwavering integrity is at the core of everything. We firmly believe that businesses have a responsibility not only to deliver quality products and services but also to contribute positively to the communities and environments in which they operate.

We take great pride in our position as Australia’s leading designer and manufacturer of premium school furniture. We invite you to join us in our commitment to safeguarding our planet and nurturing the next generation.

Together, we can make a meaningful difference.

EDUCATION PARTNER

Victorian Association of Catholic Primary School Principals Inc

The Victorian Association of Catholic Primary School Principals Inc is a professional collegial body supporting each other in the role of Catholic Primary School Principals.

VACPSP Inc. acts as the referring body for issues that are raised by our members so that we may liaise and advocate with all relevant organisations on behalf of Victorian Catholic Primary Principals in all professional and operational issues that affect the day to day management of their schools.

The VACPSP is proudly partnered by GM Sponsors in supporting Principals Health and Well Being.

PLATINUM PARTNERS

Simon

Introducing SIMON – Made by schools, for schools

SIMON is a not-for-profit, holistic learning management system that has been developed with the goal of making life simpler for the school community.

Overseen by a management committee consisting of representatives from our schools, SIMON’s key modules include Student Attendance, Behavioural Tracking, Resource Bookings, Learning Areas, Resource Management, Assessment and Reporting, Daily Messages, Daily Organisation, Parent Teacher Interviews through the Parent Access Module and much more.

Joining the ever-growing SIMON Community means much more than software access. On becoming a member, your school gains access to a vast array of knowledgeable consultative resources specializing
in both primary and secondary school workflows. This includes multi-level support across phone, email and remote desktop services.

Class Solver

Allocating students into classes as they move from grade-to-grade is a time-consuming and challenging task. Since 2013 Class Solver has worked with hundreds of educators to design, test and refine the most advanced system for creating class lists.

Class Solver’s purpose is to save teachers and educators time, but ultimately help ensure that children are placed in the best class for their needs.

It doesn’t replace the expertise of administrators and teachers. It is a tool to help support them to make the best decisions possible.

Have confidence your classes are optimally designed to improve academic outcomes and student well-being.

Essential Assessment

Essential Assessment is a whole school improvement model that provides literacy and numeracy summative and formative assessments and differentiated curriculum resources and activities aligned to the Victorian Curriculum and Australian Curriculum F-10A.

Essential Assessment supports the classroom teacher to progress students from their current levels of understanding by generating differentiated diagnostic online or paper-based assessments and curriculum aligned activities that grow students’ knowledge.

With over 1000 satisfied schools, Essential Assessment is a trusted whole-school assessment and curriculum partner.

ASCA

ASCA is proud to be a Platinum sponsor of GM Sponsors for 2021 and we congratulate all schools on the wonderful job that you have done in the challenging times of 2020. ASCA has increased our communications to our members with our Term Newsletters and our E-Newsletters that are emailed to Principals and Business Managers every few weeks. These will keep you up to date with all our supplier partners, and their products and services that are most relevant for your schools. There are some great special offers, so please ensure you look at these newsletters.
ASCA is currently launching our new website with some exciting new suppliers such as Bunnings and Officeworks. In addition, we are launching an expanded ASCAplus staff benefits program which is free to use by staff of our member schools. With many discounts on new and well-known brands, as well current favourites such as The Good Guys Commercial, let your staff know about ASCAplus so they can take advantage of supplier great deals, especially as we move to Xmas and beyond. Also, for your school canteens we have our cashless and online ordering system that can assist with the smooth operation of the canteen in 2021.
ASCA is maintaining its current level of funding for charities that support the education of disadvantaged children. They have never been more needed. You can indirectly help these charities when you buy from ASCA’s supplier partners. And remember, membership of ASCA is free for members of GM Sponsors & VACPSP, so please get in touch with us if you are not a member.

GOLD PARTNERS

Smart Records

For close to 20 years our family run business has been helping Schools manage there archives and records. Our even expanding range of services includes document scanning, offsite document storage, secure 240L document destruction bins and of course our famous Smart Stack archive management system. We are always ready to help with any requirement of query you may have – we are the school records specialists!!!

Adventure Plus

For over 30 years, adventure+ has been working with schools around Australian to develop creative, safe and enjoyable playground experiences.

The wealth of experience and a practical working knowledge of the Australian Standards for playground equipment, manufacturing, and installation, enables us to provide a complete range of services extending from initial consultation and playground design, through to installation, inspections, and service.

anzuk Education

anzuk are an education services agency providing casual, contract and permanent staffing solutions across early childhood and school settings. Our team is driven by the desire to help create exceptional experiences for the learners of today. With teams on the ground in Australia and the UK our recruitment services extend from support staff to the executive level.

advancedlife School Photography and Print

Australia’s most innovative online school photography and print ordering platform… and it’s FREE!

advancedlife provide school photography and print marketing material tailored to meet your school’s needs. Keenly priced and of the highest quality our products meet the needs of the most discerning buyer. The advancedlife team design, develop, print and pack at our own in-house lab. We are also able to offer our schools ancillary products such as staff photos, framed whole school photos, ID Cards, Alpha school directories, sacrament, formal photography and more. Our care ensures a timely delivery of high quality school photo and print products.

Corporate Sign Industries (CSI)

Have you ever wondered what other people think about your school? What is the impression they get as they drive by? If your school signs are attractive and inviting, they’ll already have a preference toward your school over one that has hard-to-read, or worn out signage.

First impressions count! You might have amazing programs, the highest ATAR scores in the area or a fantastic student to teacher to ratio but, if your signage doesn’t reflect your school image in the best light, prospective parents and students will likely be put-off simply by what they can see.

Do you have a space in your school that looks a bit dull and boring? Let our CSI team transform it. Signage can help create a warm and welcoming place where students, teachers, and parents feel comfortable.

Corporate Sign Industries (CSI) has over 35 years’ experience creating innovative sign solutions for Australian schools and businesses. We are a third-generation, family owned company, and we pride ourselves on our integrity, commitment and service. Our focus is quality and cost-effective signage solutions that will stand the test of time. With in-house designs, an on-site service team Australia-wide, and our comprehensive seven-year warranty, we’re committed to providing our clients with both great design solutions and all the support they need along the way.

SILVER PARTNERS

Speech Pathology for Schools

Speech Pathology for Schools provides holistic school based speech pathology support. We work collaboratively with schools to improve student outcomes. School data along with speech pathology data is used to target support and monitor progress. Speech Pathology for Schools works with each school to tailor a program to meet specific needs.

Semper Dental

Semper Dental is a family owned and operated mobile dental education and treatment service committed to working with children who need our help… that is the children who “fall through the cracks”.

Because of our faith and background, we really want to work with Catholic schools. We have a strong social conscience and will leave being the biggest, fastest growing and making the most money to others while we simply service our clients and deliver quality dental care to those who need it most. Our family has had a long association with the catholic education system and see this work as a natural extension of this connection.

If our approach to this need resonates with you we’d love to have a conversation with you about what we do, how we do it and why it’s important to us for now we are seeing a changing role for educators where the need to care for soul, mind and body is becoming the norm.

Telephone Technologies

With over 400 schools currently being serviced by Telephone Technologies in the Metropolitan region the current Directors met with a number of schools to get a better understanding of the requirements and pain points that affect the day to day operation of schools today.

It was emphatically clear to us that there is a specific need beyond just a telephone on a desk within the school environment to include the following function needs:

Communications between the office to classrooms or yard duty teachers
More efficient call handling of Absentee calls
A more functional method of forwarding telephone messages to Teachers or support staff
Privacy of voice messages to teachers who use a shared handset
Setup of a quick one step alert in the event of an emergency
Plus other security based solutions being implemented for the school environment.

Kaboom Kid Sports

KABOOM KID SPORTS is a unique tabloid sports experience that caters for every single primary school student. Our activities have been designed to ensure NOBODY EVER STANDS STILL from start to finish.
We pride ourselves on delivering programs that provide leadership opportunities for senior students, plus a big focus on wellbeing and getting along.
We continually strive to make our events extremely teacher friendly and most importantly create amemory of a student’s primary school life they will never forget.
Put simply it’s “KIDS SPORTS LIKE NO OTHER”

Furlong Painting

For over 25 years, Furlong Painting has partnered with schools across Melbourne to deliver individually tailored, high quality, cost effective painting and related building solutions.

At Furlong Painting we understand that maintenance and presentation are critical factors for today’s schools. From well-maintained, fresh and clean learning environments to showcasing the desired image to prospective families, Furlong Painting can provide you the skills and experience to your needs.

Assisting over 100 schools a year, our services include once off painting projects (small or large) through to structured long term paint maintenance programs to ensure the school is maintained to a high standard.

Operoo

Operoo is a School Operations and Productivity Platform. Operoo is helping thousands of schools and other organizations around the world to eliminate slow, expensive and repetitive paper-based tasks. Operoo empowers schools to save time and resources by automating operational tasks and workflows, increasing staff productivity, parental engagement and student participation.

Streamline and digitize any school process, drastically reducing the associated costs: From permission forms, payments, and school trips; to medical information and emergency contacts, incident reporting, staff agreements, student onboarding and more. And, effectively communicate with staff, parents and your whole school community in over 100 languages with Operoo’s multi-language capability.

With Operoo, ensure every dollar and every minute possible is focused on students, rather than wasting resources on operational inefficiencies.