At one of Victoria’s most disadvantaged schools, a shift of focus and change in culture has achieved significant results.
Shaping the future of schools
Combining an exhibition, and informative conferences and masterclasses, educators visiting the National FutureSchools Expo can tailor an experience that best suits their needs and interests.
Encouraging professional growth
Educational leadership expert, John Eller, discusses some effective strategies principals can adopt to develop successful growth plans with their teaching staff and colleagues.
Help for students with dyslexia
When a student has been diagnosed with dyslexia, extra help typically focuses on phonics, or sounding out words, and spelling rules. Unfortunately many students, even those who have had years of extra help, continue to struggle.
Focusing on learners and learning
Using its learning motto ‘where you are known’, St Bernard’s identified in 2014 the need to review the impact of learning success across the school community. This led to the school taking part in the Collaborative Impact Program, which four years later, has transformed its ability to ‘know thy impact’ through research, data and a rigour of employing effective instructional practices to ensure learning success for all students.
The power of marginal gains
Education expert, Professor Stephen Heppell, discusses how the tiny details can combine to make a big impact on learning in the classroom.