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Across the education community we aim to build long-term mutually beneficial relationships with our sponsorship recipients and the community. We aim to partner with organisations that are aligned to our values. This commitment is further articulated in our Sponsorship Guidelines.
Teachers Mutual Bank receives many sponsorship proposals every year. We have developed these guidelines to make our requirements clear to potential sponsorship seekers, and to encourage the presentation of proposals that have the greatest potential for success.
Sponsorship Application Form Sponsorship Guidelines
We work in partnership with the State Education bodies; the Department of Education and Communities NSW, Department of Education (WA) and the ACT Department of Education on a range of programs and sponsorships.
Staff development is an important need in the education community. Assisting in upskilling Principals, Deputy Principals, teachers and school administration and support staff, these conferences and events are an integral part of extending and improving school curriculum.
We support over 100 teacher development conferences annually, including:
At these conferences, delegates have a chance to win a lucky draw prize and be in the draw to win a $1,000 Term Deposit prize drawn at the end of Term 4.
Please note that sponsorships that do not fit within these guidelines are generally not considered.
Any sponsorship Teachers Mutual Bank undertakes is an investment in the sponsored entity or event. By investing in a sponsorship, Teachers Mutual Bank aims to establish a long-term relationship with the sponsorship seeker that is mutually beneficial to both parties.
To ensure the best chance of a successful relationship between the two parties, all sponsorship requests are evaluated by Teachers Mutual Bank against key criteria, which are listed below.
Sponsorships that could involve Teachers Mutual Bank in controversial issues, are for individuals, or are essentially passive donations, will not be accepted. The following sponsorships are an example of what is regarded as being inappropriate:
Please note that Teachers Mutual Bank will not consider any application for sponsorship if it falls into one of the above categories.
In order to help you prepare your application for sponsorship, we encourage you to follow this simple three step process:
1. Ensure the proposed sponsorship program meets Teachers Mutual Bank’s application criteria above;
2. Ensure that sufficient lead time is given to Teachers Mutual Bank to be able to consider the proposed sponsorship program: For community partnership and brand proposals, applicants must allow at least 4 months between the time of application and the sponsorship commencing; For conference sponsorships, applicants should allow at least 2 months between the time of application and the commencement of the sponsored event.
3. If steps 1 and 2 are satisfied, please complete the Sponsorship Application Form and email, fax or mail it, together with any supporting documentation to the Teachers Mutual Bank Sponsorship Co-ordinator at the address given on the Application Form.
We believe our employees are our most valuable resource and strive to create an engaged workforce by having fair and equitable policies in place that enhance the working environment. Recognising and respecting the rights of our employees is a fundamental part of our work ethic.
Our culture is clearly defined by education. Our employees are encouraged and supported to further their education, develop a career path and maintain a healthy work/life balance.
The key strategies employed for attracting and retaining high quality employees include flexible work practices, strong leadership programs, generous remuneration and attractive benefits.
Our staff are passionate about giving back too, and they do this through fundraising and through our regular Charity days.
We have a Staff Fundraising Committee which oversees our quarterly initiatives to support various charities. These have ranged from baking cakes to raising funds for the RSPCA and CUFA and donating blood to give life.
Since December 2009 our staff have raised funds to support three of CUFA's Village Entrepreneurs in Cambodia.
The entrepreneurs are a grocery seller, a bike repairer and a flat basket maker. Thanks to the ongoing support of our team these people are now able to provide enough food for their families, get medical care and send their children to school more often.
You can read about CUFA’s Village Entrepreneurs here.
We are assisting teachers so that they can provide students with memorable learning experiences which go well beyond the classroom.
For over 20 years we have proudly supported NSW public education’s flagship entertainment event showcasing government school students’ performing arts achievements – the Schools Spectacular (Spec).
“Spec transforms everyday life into an exhilarating experience and frames a unique vision that both children and adults can relate to.” Sophie Holloway, Year 12 Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.
“The most special aspect of Spec is the opportunity it provides each year for teachers and students from all over NSW to come together and showcase their talent dedication and creativity. Amazingly each year is bigger and better than the last and this year also sees another initiative to embrace and encourage students and teachers from a wide variety of school communities – the World’s Biggest Classroom.” Debbie Stathis, teacher at JJ Cahill Memorial High School and assistant manager of Tunnel 5.
Students across NSW combine to celebrate musical excellence in a series of concerts that feature soloists and ensembles in a variety of musical genres. They experience the opportunity to work with professional conductors and perform music specifically chosen and commissioned for them as part of the long established Festivals of Choral and Instrumental Music and Primary Proms.
These state music concerts engage students from K-12 in high quality repertoire in premier performance venues, such as the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Town Hall. They also feature exceptional, musically diverse ensembles and individual items.
Teachers involving their students in these concerts are offered accredited professional learning that will promote music education in their school and give them tools to build and develop their own vocal and instrumental programs with excellence.
Featuring students from across NSW, the State Dance Festival pushes the boundaries of creativity and physicality as students rise to the challenge of dancing for large audiences.
The culmination of hours and hours of technical training, stamina, creativity, confidence, cooperation and respect for one another, fostered by their dedicated and talented teachers, the State Dance Festival showcases the work of over 2,500 students from Kindergarten to Year 12 over a five day festival to an audience of over 4000 people.
Presented in six diverse performance programs, the festival highlights the range of styles explored through the study of dance in public schools. Each performance unveils the determination of students and teachers to explore the art of choreography and to achieve performances of the highest quality.
Throughout the week school groups will also have the opportunity to attend workshops in a variety of dance styles presented by professionals from Sydney’s talented dance community and leading dance teachers.
Choreographer Matt Lee, former So You Think You Can Dance judge, actor and presenter, gave teachers and students a unique development opportunity at a 2 hour master class, as part of our sponsorship of the NSW State Dance Festival.
Teachers Mutual Bank acknowledges the important contribution our teachers make to the performing arts with the Teachers Mutual Bank Performing Arts Teacher Recognition Award which is awarded to six outstanding Performing Arts Teachers from NSW throughout the year.
We also sponsor both the NSW Primary School Sports Association and the Combined High School Sports Association as part of our commitment to the teachers in the sporting education community, in particular the NSW Premiers Sporting Challenge, Staff Challenge Recognition Award.
Similarly inspiring sports teachers are awarded one of eight Teachers Mutual Bank School Sports Recognition Awards each year to recognise their contribution to school sport in NSW.
Our Contacts program is an important part of helping colleagues connect with each other and with us. Contacts, who are our voluntary representatives in schools and TAFEs:
We keep in touch with Contacts and staff through a quarterly newsletter, called Contact. So if your school has organised a fundraiser, helped your students win an award or even started a veggie patch, we’d love to include it in Contact newsletter. You can contact us, and photos are a bonus.
Reaching out to our regional members, through Mobile Offices and Business Centres, where staff set up shop in a function room, bringing many of our products and services with them.
We also have a team of dedicated mobile lenders who can help out with a home loan. They service some parts of NSW, ACT and Perth. Find your local mobile lender and invite them to your school.
Financial information is also brought to members, through Investment Seminars hosted by Bridges.
Latest issues for Term 2, 2015
Organise your busy schedule with a complimentary school planner, which shows school terms, pay days and holidays.
We come to you with our Mobile Office or Business Centre. Come along and:
You can do all your banking, talk to our experts, meet other members of your community and enjoy complimentary dinner and drinks. Prizes will be drawn at each event, see the competition terms and conditions. Mobile Offices are available in the evening from 4pm to 6pm.
You can take care of all your financial needs at a Business Centre. There's no need to register, just drop in any time. For security purposes, we are unable to provide cash deposits or withdrawals at these events.
Plan for a financially secure future. Come to an Investment Seminar to discover your financial options.
We know you don’t always have the time to come into one of our offices or look through our website to find what you need; so we come to you! Last year alone, we visited 1,000 schools across three states.
While at your school, our representatives (Business Relationship Managers) can:
We understand that you’re extremely busy, so visits can be arranged to fit into varying schedules - before or after school, recess, lunch or even during staff meetings.
To find out more about school visits, contact us.