Good to Great Schools Australia has added former Education Minister Christopher Pyne to our ambassadors program. In his time as Education Minister, he reformed the national curriculum, introduced compulsory literacy and numeracy testing for Australian teaching graduates, expanded explicit instruction teaching in remote schools in northern...
Good to Great Schools Australia is kicking off our ambassadors program with Reverend Bill Crews, an eminent Australian who has made a significant contribution to Australian life throughout his long career. Reverend Bill Crews is a Uniting Church minister who has worked for many years in...
Our teaching coach Helen recently travelled to Tiwi College where she works with the primary school to embed effective teaching practices. Check out some of her photos. Teacher Jayde and Talei practising vocabulary. Teacher assistant Jacob working with Maikeli on his reading fluency. Good to Great Schools...
Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let's work together. This NAIDOC Week's important theme highlights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must have a voice and enhanced role in decision-making in order to move forward together. This is particularly true when we talk about education: Aboriginal families...
Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy music students recently attended the 7th annual Academy Band Camp. Part of the Good to Great Schools Australia Music for Learning Partnership, the week-long Band Camp provides mentoring from music industry experts and intensive training for a public performance. Giving...
Our teacher coach Helen recently returned from a trip to Mapoon where she supports the school to implement Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI). With an experienced principal championing EDI and many graduate teachers who have never been exposed to the pedagogy before, Helen admires how the...
In this interview Dr Sheri Wilkins, Director of Professional Development at Good to Great Schools Australia, explains what mastery learning is and how it helps teachers ensure they aren’t leaving any students behind. What is effective teaching? Effective teaching is about paying close attention to what...
Good to Great Schools Australia’s Implementation Improvement Director Dr Lynn Lysko will facilitate effective teaching training in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in May 2019. This introductory course to effective teaching is suitable for educators at all levels, from teaching assistants, classroom teachers, heads of...
In this interview Vicky Vachon, Implementation Improvement Director at Good to Great Schools Australia, reflects on more than four decades of experience in education and how she overcame what she thought were insurmountable challenges with very low functioning students. How did you become involved with effective...
In this interview Dawn Hughes, Good to Great Schools Australia’s Senior Teaching Coach, explains what Explicit Direct Instruction is and what it means for teachers and students. Dawn is an experienced mainstream and special education teacher specialising in explicit pedagogies. She has lead school implementations...
