Articles

Leading
Leading
Leading locked down schools Community, communication and compassion key during remote learning.
Jobs
Jobs
From disability to employability Funnily enough, people with a disability are great employees, they just need some support to transition to work.
You
You're welcome
An Introduction to Invitational Theory An introduction to Invitational theory which has been applied with great success in low SES schools in Australia.
William Watson Purkey and John Michael Novak
Parents
Parents
Mums have a strong effect on kids’ academic performance – positive and negative Nothing wrong with mums being overly optimistic about their kids' abilities.
Pandemic
Pandemic
Lockdown changes Year 12 students’ ideas about their future Lockdown has changed outlooks and expectations.
Year 12
Year 12
Destress in a doubly stressful Year 12 Year 12 stress off the charts this year, here are some tips from a psychologist on how to cope.
Tactics
Tactics
Give a wiggly kid a break Active breaks for better behavior and engagement.
Funds
Funds
School grants of up to $60k available Generous grants for low SES schools.
Literacy
Literacy
Reading what they like: Encouraging student reading by focussing on enjoyment Enjoyment of reading leads to a lifelong habit.
Violeta Apostolovski, Renaissance Learning
Processes
Processes
Taking the labour out of document management Imposing order on document processing and management is achievable.
Win
Win
Generous new award to recognise teachers changing disadvantaged kids’ lives New award for teachers helping the disadvantaged thrive.
Mental health
Mental health
How to train teachers in student mental health Teachers are at the front line of student mental health, they need some training and support.
Dr Tim Hawkes OAM, Director, Truwell