AISWA and Microsoft Education Partner Nurture, 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 AISWA schools in 2026.
This strategic collaboration brings together AISWA’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 register prior to Friday 6 March, 2026 via this EOI: Strengthening Formative Assessment & Feedback Practices: AISWA & Nurture Collaboration.
- Programme Overview
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AISWA 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 AISWA 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. AISWA 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.AISWA 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
If your school is interested in joining this Programme, please register prior to Friday 6 March, 2026 via this EOI
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, AISWA
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