°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and Microsoft Education Partner , in collaboration with Microsoft, have launched a new Innovator Pilot Programme focused on Formative Assessment and Feedback, to be delivered with a selected group of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï schools in 2026.
This strategic collaboration brings together °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’s system-wide expertise in professional learning and school improvement with Nurture’s AI-powered, research-backed formative assessment technology, built securely within Microsoft Teams.
The programme is designed to
• strengthen teacher practice in the use of effective feedback
• improve the quality, specificity and timeliness of feedback provided to students
• engage students in meaningful reflection and goal-setting, and
• improve student learning outcomes.
If your school is interested in joining this Programme, please contact cap@ais.wa.edu.au
- Programme Overview
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°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and Nurture will co-design and deliver a year-long programme centred on high-impact formative assessment and feedback practices. The programme will be co-created with input from Professor Dylan Wiliam, a world leading authority on formative assessment. Professional learning will focus on embedding evidence-based practices into everyday classroom instruction, supported by Nurture’s technology to ensure feedback is actionable, efficient, and sustainable for teachers.
- About Nurture
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Nurture is an AI-powered formative assessment and feedback solution, built natively within Microsoft Teams. It combines pedagogical best practice with the productivity gains of AI to help teachers provide timely, high-quality feedback while saving time. Securely built on Microsoft’s technology stack, Nurture is currently working with Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) and a growing number of independent schools across Australia.
- Benefits for Schools
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Schools with a strong focus on high impact teaching strategies will find this programme particularly valuable. Participating schools will benefit from:
• Deepened teacher expertise in formative assessment and responsive instruction
• The use of practical, classroom-ready tools that streamline feedback and reduce workload
• Improved student learning outcomes through timely, personalised feedback
• Access to leading research and thought leadership, including insights from Professor Dylan Wiliam
• Access to a collaborative network of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï schools committed to evidence-based practice
• Hands-on support to embed sustainable, high impact feedback routines across the school. - Programme costs and Participating Schools
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The cost of the Innovator Programme per school is $10,000. °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï can provide assisted funding of $4,000 per school (to a maximum of 10 schools).
Up to 10 teachers can participate in the Programme initially, with scope to expand as the pilot progresses.°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï welcomes the following schools who will participate in the program in 2026:
- Esperance Anglican Community School
- Perth Montessori School
- St Mark’s Anglican Community School
- John XXIII College
- Penrhos College
- John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School
- Scotch College
- Perth College
If your school is interested in joining this Programme, please contact cap@ais.wa.edu.au
Professor Dylan Wiliam,
Strategic Advisor, Nurture
We know that effective feedback is one of the most powerful ways of increasing student achievement, but it is also time-consuming. That is why I believe Nurture is a game-changer for teachers—it helps them generate effective feedback and supports students in responding to it.
Kris Stafford,
Director of Curriculum & Pedagogy, °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï
Growing teacher expertise in formative assessment is essential for responsive, high impact teaching. Nurture enhances this work by giving teachers a practical way to gather evidence of learning, provide targeted feedback, and support students to take the next step with clarity and confidence