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For Education Leaders

Saving Kids One Case at a Time

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Eagles RAPS provides an invidualised, flexible program that is keeping disadvantaged kids in education. Mental health and well being for each student are priorities. The program develops an individual learning plan which speaks to the students' academic needs, looks at problematic attitudes and behaviours and seeks to encourage, motivate and create a sense of belief. Read more

Gwynne Park Primary – a Whole School Wellness Program

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Gwynne Park Primary to the south of Perth was an early mover in establishing a wellness program for its campus, it takes a whole school approach and makes its students’ mental health a primary concern, up there with learning.
   While the school had always been focussed on wellness they wanted to bring what was already happening into a single cohesive program.
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Teaching ‘Soft Skills’ Matters More than Ever

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Technology is arguably not the most crucial thing we can teach in schools today, nor even are the specialist subjects or technical skills that begin to funnel students towards their chosen vocation.
  In my experience as a business leader across a number of workplaces, it's 'soft skills' that are the greatest predictor of whether a new employee will ultimately flourish or stagnate.
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Going Back to Mathematical Basics Won't Help Students

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Acting Education Minister Stuart Robert's recent comments about how students should be taught the basics of mathematics before inquiry-based problem-solving oversimplifies the mathematical curriculum.
   While most educators agree the mathematics curriculum needs to include both skills and inquiry learning, the question is, 'how much time should be dedicated to inquiry at the expense of learning key skills?' Read more

What Happened to You? Trauma-informed Behaviour Support in Schools

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Schools today are grappling with many complex social issues which can impact negatively on student wellbeing and achievement. Parents and the wider community are rightly concerned about bullying, perceptions of pervasive disrespect and aggression, and other anti-social behaviours. Meanwhile, teachers worry about student welfare and the effects of mental health conditions and exposure to trauma on learning and achievement. Read more

Amplify – Music Lessons Featuring Working Musicians

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Music connects people and activates brains and creativity, but it can be overlooked, teachers have to be found and lessons created, or do they?
  Amplify makes delivering music lessons a cinch, teachers log in to the custom-built software, download the lesson notes and can be up and teaching in very short order.
   Lessons include teaching strategies, differentiated learning paths, materials and assessment rubrics. Read more

Know Your Drone!

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Drones are everywhere and while they can be great fun to play with the technology is becoming increasingly essential in any number of professions and applications.
   There needs to be some education around their use and guided and unguided learning packages and activities targeting school-aged children from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) have been designed to improve awareness and understanding of drones. Read more