CESE Podcast: What Works Best

CESE Podcast: What Works Best episodes:

• 09.14.2023

  Everyday resilience audio paper

  Students with everyday resilience at school – or ‘academic buoyancy’ – are able to overcome setbacks and challenges that are typical of day-to-day school life. CESE's audio paper explains the importance of everyday resilience and shows how it can be supported...

  
• 03.16.2022

  Growth goal setting practical guide - audio paper

  When students set growth goals, they are more likely to persevere, to be engaged in their learning and to aspire to further their education. CESE's new audio paper provides practical tips to support students in setting and achieving growth goals. Access...

  
• 10.12.2020

  Collaboration with Blue Haven Public School - What works best podcast

  Welcome to the final episode of the special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, dives into what teacher collaboration looks like in practice and why it is important at...

  
• 10.12.2020

  Classroom management with Strathfield Girls High School - What works best podcast

  Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, discusses what effective classroom management looks like in practice with Strathfield Girls High School principal, Angela Lyris, and students. To read...

  
• 10.02.2020

  Use of data to inform practice with Berry Public School - What works best podcast

  Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Principal, Bob Willetts, and staff at Berry Public School to explore how they use data to provide students...

  
• 09.29.2020

  Explicit teaching with NBSC Balgowlah Boys campus - What works best podcast

  Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Principal, Paul Sheather, Deputy Principal, Ben Seldon, and students of Northern Beaches Secondary College, Balgowlah Boys Campus. Mark...

  
• 09.14.2020

  Wellbeing with Cecil Hills High School - What works best podcast

  Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Cecil Hills High School Principal, Mark Sutton, about how every student is known, valued and cared for in...

  
• 08.26.2020

  High expectations with Trangie Central School - What works best podcast

  In this episode Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Trangie Central School principal, Anne Holden and her students about how their school has embedded a culture of high expectations. Her students give insights into how those...

  
• 08.14.2020

  Assessment with Rooty Hill High School - What works best podcast

  Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this episode, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Rooty Hill High School principal, Christine Cawsey and her students about how Rooty Hill embeds assessment in school...

  
• 08.14.2020

  Effective feedback with Homebush West Public School - What works best podcast

  Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Homebush West Public School principal, Estelle Southall and her students about how their school embeds effective feedback in...

  
• 08.11.2020

  Gifted education podcast

  Join Dr Ben North, Dr Carina Dennis and Cate Stilwell as they discuss gifted education and CESE's research in this area. Dr Ben North is an Evidence Implementation Lead in CESE's Capability Building Team. Dr Carina Dennis is currently the Deputy Principal...

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best update 2020 - full publication

  This audio paper is the full publication version of the 'What works best: 2020 update'. To listen to bite size chapters of this publication go to the What works best playlist: https://soundcloud.com/nsw-cese/sets/what-works-best-2020-update-chapters This publication is read by Rachel Smith, Samuel Cox...

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best introduction and chapter 1: High expectations

  This is part one of an eight part 'What works best 2020: update' audio paper. The 'What works best: 2020 update' outlines eight quality teaching practices that are known to support school improvement and enhance the learning outcomes of our students....

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best chapter 2: Explicit teaching

  The 'What works best: 2020 update' outlines eight quality teaching practices that are known to support school improvement and enhance the learning outcomes of our students. The themes are not an exhaustive list of effective practices, but are a useful...

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best chapter 3: Effective feedback

  The 'What works best: 2020 update' outlines eight quality teaching practices that are known to support school improvement and enhance the learning outcomes of our students. The themes are not an exhaustive list of effective practices, but are a useful...

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best chapter 4: Use of data to inform practice

  The 'What works best: 2020 update' outlines eight quality teaching practices that are known to support school improvement and enhance the learning outcomes of our students. The themes are not an exhaustive list of effective practices, but are a useful...

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best chapter 5: Assessment

  The 'What works best: 2020 update' outlines eight quality teaching practices that are known to support school improvement and enhance the learning outcomes of our students. The themes are not an exhaustive list of effective practices, but are a useful...

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best chapter 6: Classroom management

  The 'What works best: 2020 update' outlines eight quality teaching practices that are known to support school improvement and enhance the learning outcomes of our students. The themes are not an exhaustive list of effective practices, but are a useful...

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best chapter 7: Wellbeing

  The 'What works best: 2020 update' outlines eight quality teaching practices that are known to support school improvement and enhance the learning outcomes of our students. The themes are not an exhaustive list of effective practices, but are a useful...

  
• 07.30.2020

  What works best chapter 8: Collaboration

  The 'What works best: 2020 update' outlines eight quality teaching practices that are known to support school improvement and enhance the learning outcomes of our students. The themes are not an exhaustive list of effective practices, but are a useful...

  
• 06.30.2020

  CESE Conversation: What works best 2020

  Coonabarabran High School Principal, Mary Doolan and CESE’s Rydr Tracy, discuss how Coonabarabran has applied the evidence base from ‘What works best’ in their school. CESE’s 'What works best' resources support schools and teachers to use evidence-based teaching practices that...

  
• 05.25.2020

  Blue Haven Public School case study

  This audio paper explores how Blue Haven Public School has achieved rapid and substantial improvements in student academic performance through evidence-based practices. Read by Sally Kohlmayer, CESE. Read the full case study: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/blue-haven-public-school-case-study

  
• 11.25.2019

  Revisiting gifted education: Part 1

  This three-part audio paper summarises the gifted education research base. It synthesises the best-quality available research into the learning characteristics of gifted students. It also provides summaries of the research on effective practices in gifted education for schools and teachers. Read...

  
• 11.25.2019

  Revisiting gifted education: Part 2

  This three-part audio paper summarises the gifted education research base. It synthesises the best-quality available research into the learning characteristics of gifted students. It also provides summaries of the research on effective practices in gifted education for schools and teachers. Read...

  
• 11.25.2019

  Revisiting gifted education: Part 3

  This three-part audio paper summarises the gifted education research base. It synthesises the best-quality available research into the learning characteristics of gifted students. It also provides summaries of the research on effective practices in gifted education for schools and teachers. Read...

  
• 07.24.2019

  Penrith Valley School: Every student is known, valued and cared for

  This is part of a series of case studies, highlighting how effective wellbeing practice supports learning in local contexts.

  
• 07.24.2019

  Trangie Central School: Every student is known, valued and cared for

  This is part of a series of case studies, highlighting how effective wellbeing practice supports learning in local contexts.

  
• 07.24.2019

  South Wagga Public School: Every student is known, valued and cared for

  This is part of a series of case studies, highlighting how effective wellbeing practice supports learning in local contexts.

  
• 07.24.2019

  Rosehill Public School: Every student is known, valued and cared for

  This is part of a series of case studies, highlighting how effective wellbeing practice supports learning in local contexts.

  
• 07.24.2019

  Cecil Hills High School: Every student is known, valued and cared for

  This is part of a series of case studies, highlighting how effective wellbeing practice supports learning in local contexts.

  
• 07.19.2019

  General capabilities: A perspective from cognitive science

  This audio paper explores the most effective ways of supporting students to develop key capabilities such as critical and creative thinking. Read by Kate Griffiths, CESE. Read full report: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/general-capabilities

  
• 01.24.2019

  Chapter 7. Collaboration

  This is chapter 7 of 'What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance'. For the full publication: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/what-works-best-evidence-based-practices-to-help-improve-nsw-student-performance

  
• 01.24.2019

  Chapter 6. Wellbeing

  This is chapter 6 of 'What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance'. For the full publication: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-fi…ent-performance

  
• 01.24.2019

  Chapter 5. Classroom management

  This is chapter 5 of 'What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance'. For the full publication: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-fi…ent-performance

  
• 01.24.2019

  Chapter 4. Using data to inform practice

  This is chapter 4 of 'What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance'. For the full publication: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-fi…ent-performance

  
• 01.24.2019

  Chapter 3. Effective feedback

  This is chapter 3 of 'What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance'. For the full publication: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-fi…ent-performance

  
• 01.24.2019

  Chapter 2. Explicit teaching

  This is chapter 2 of 'What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance'. For the full publication: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-fi…ent-performance

  
• 01.24.2019

  Chapter 1. High expectations

  This is chapter 1 of 'What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance'. For the full publication: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-fi…ent-performance

  
• 01.24.2019

  Introduction

  This is the introduction for 'What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance'. For the full publication: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/what-works-best-evidence-based-practices-to-help-improve-nsw-student-performance

  
• 11.16.2018

  What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance - Full report

  What works best in schools to improve student outcomes? This paper will look at the following seven themes from the growing bank of evidence. 1. Setting high expectations (9:58) 2. Using explicit teaching practices (8:02) 3....

  
• 11.13.2018

  How schools can improve literacy and numeracy performance and why it (still) matters - audio paper

  This audio paper summarises four evidence-based practices to improve student literacy and numeracy outcomes at school. 1. Intervene early and maintain the focus 2. Know what students can do and target teaching accordingly 3. Have clear and transparent learning goals, and 4. Focus on teacher professional learning...

  
• 08.20.2018

  Supporting students' learning - podcast

  CESE talks to school leaders from two NSW schools about how they provide a supportive learning environment for their students. Featuring: Samuel Cox, CESE. Murray Kitteringham and Melanie Check, Sir Joseph Banks High School. Helen Polios, Whalan Public School. Read full report: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/supporting-students-learning

  
• 05.09.2018

  Student wellbeing - audio paper

  This audio paper explores how student wellbeing is defined, the relationship between wellbeing, schools and outcomes, and school elements in improving student wellbeing. Read by Kate Griffiths, CESE. www.cese.nsw.gov.au/ / Read full report: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/student-wellbeing-literature-review

  
• 04.16.2018

  Principal workload and time use study - audio paper

  Emerging evidence suggests that the NSW government-school community is increasingly concerned about the workload of its principals. CESE commissioned Deloitte to conduct an independent research study into principal workload and time use. This audio paper looks at some of the...

  
• 03.15.2018

  Anti-bullying interventions in schools - what works?

  This audio paper summarises the evidence on the effectiveness of school-based anti-bullying interventions, and describes the characteristics common to effective interventions. A significant body of research indicates that school-based anti-bullying interventions can be successful in reducing bullying behaviours. Effective anti-bullying...

  
• 12.22.2017

  A case study of effective practices in Fairfield high value-add schools - audio paper

  Have you ever wondered why some high performing schools are able to achieve great educational outcomes? This audio paper looks at a group of high performing schools in the NSW Fairfield network and the effective practices they use. Read by Natalie...

  
• 12.17.2017

  Cognitive load theory: Research that teachers really need to understand - audio paper

  Cognitive load theory is a theory of how the human brain learns and stores knowledge. It was recently described by British educationalist Dylan Wiliam as 'the single most important thing for teachers to know'. Grounded in a robust evidence base,...

  
• 11.22.2017

  Five essentials for effective evaluation - audio paper

  Thinking evaluatively is important for identifying what works and encouraging continuous improvement. This audio paper sets out five conditions for effective evaluation in education, giving practical advice for both educators and policy makers. Read by Rydr Tracy, CESE. www.cese.nsw.gov.au/ / Read full...

  
• 10.26.2017

  Using data to inform teaching practice - podcast

  In this podcast, Head Teacher, Ben North, and Deputy Principals, Karyn O’Brien and Daniel French, give an insight into how data can make a difference in schools. They discuss why knowing how to use data is important for teachers, the...

  
• 10.23.2017

  Six effective practices in high growth schools - audio paper

  This audio paper describes six effective practices common to NSW government schools that achieved high growth in NAPLAN between 2010 and 2014. These High Value-Add (HVA) schools showed a strong positive institutional culture that emphasised academic, professional and personal development...