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"Be the change you want to see in the world." The wise words of Mahatma Gandhi.What do these words mean to you?For us, the idea of being the change is not just a motivational quote you double tap on Instagram and continue scrolling. It’s a statement of a way of life...

Here’s a small exercise for you to try your child:Ask them what is the first word that comes to their mind when you mention ‘NAPLAN’. What about the word ‘test’?Is it a positive response? Depending on how your child performs under test situations, it could be. Maybe...

It’s a beautiful, sunny morning. The kind of morning that makes you want to jump out of bed and start the day. So, why is your daughter not downstairs for breakfast yet? Usually a morning person, you expected to see her bright face by now.Worried, you approach her...

Two years ago, two brothers, Dylan and Angus, were on very different paths academically. Yet, they had a mutual dilemma – their school wasn’t meeting their specific learning needs…

It’s another day of work and school. As you’ve done every other weekday morning for the last 9 years, you knock on your child’s bedroom door as a wake-up call. You open the door to discover he’s not in his room, but his Economics assignment is sitting on his study...

The NSW Selective School Placement Test will change next year. If the changes made earlier this year were not enough to keep you on your toes, the more recent changes made by the NSW Department of Education should do just that. This is the biggest reform we have seen...

Halloween is only a few days away. Where has the year gone?! After enduring so much change this year, I am sure your child is looking forward to the familiarity of Halloween which comes around every year. Why wouldn’t they? It’s the perfect excuse to ingest large...

It’s that time of year again. The time that every parent well invested in their Year 5 child’s learning waits for in anticipation – the opening for selective high school placement applications. This year, for entry into Year 7 in 2022, the application period will...

Cognitive Load Theory. What is it?   “The single most important thing for teachers to know” – Dylan William (renowned educationalist)   That’s a big statement coming from Dylan Williams. Yet, as a seasoned teacher and researcher, I cannot agree more with...