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Why I Don't Model Lessons For Teachers Nov 12, 2023

My husband and I recently commenced Operation Work-Off-The-Croissants.

Historically, these types of operations were running-based, but due to ongoing...

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5 Steps To Improving Your School's NAPLAN Writing Data Aug 11, 2023

The NAPLAN data is out and ‘paralysis-by-item-analysis’ has begun.

I remember the days of looking at item analysis spreadsheets with hundreds of colu...

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The Critical Key To Improving Student Writing Data Jul 30, 2023

It’s NAPLAN results time.

The time when teachers and leadership teams want to know how to improve their student data in the most efficient and effect...

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2 Mindset Traps To Avoid When Leading Change (Part 2) Oct 31, 2021

In last week’s blog on effective Literacy leadership, I introduced 2 key mindset traps that literacy leaders can fall into at this time of year.

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2 Mindset Traps To Avoid When Leading Change (Part 1) Oct 24, 2021

Around this time last year, I wrote a blog post titled ‘3 common change leadership mistakes in schools’. I’d been inspired by the sight of the blo...

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Are You Considering A Leadership Role? Apr 18, 2021

Have you ever dared to think that ‘maybe, just maybe, I could take on a formal leadership role in a school?’

Just to be clear, by ‘formal le...

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Bad Leadership Advice For Women Mar 08, 2021

When I was first considering taking on a formal leadership role in a school, I attended a Women in Leadership workshop where it was recommended th

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4 Steps For Navigating Towards Literacy Success Feb 28, 2021

My husband and I enjoy rogaining (long distance orienteering that requires a minimum of two people per group).

It’s not just the fact that i...

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End Of Month/Term/Year Self-Care For Teachers And Leaders Dec 13, 2020

Last week I was fortunate enough to listen to mindset coach Kylie Broadfoot (from KMB Coaching) speak on a very relevant topic for this time of ye

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3 Common Change Leadership Mistakes In Schools Dec 06, 2020

My husband and I have always loved the outdoors. The bush is our defibrillator; it recharges us and brings us back into our natural rhythm. It cle

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