If your child missed their first university preference, this is reassurance. A pivot can lead to experiences they would never have planned.

What if your best school memories were not about results, but connection, laughter and a community that felt like home? For Jess Orr, it was house singing days and a close-knit year level that defined her final years. After school she pursued an Arts Law degree, but had to pivot and move to a regional city after missing her first options. That pivot led to unexpected experiences, from living on campus to studying overseas. For parents whose child misses a preferred course or pathway, this is a warm reminder that a detour can open doors, and that balance and openness to adventure matter more than a perfect plan.

What you’ll discover:

• When your child misses their first university option

• Why a pivot can open unexpected doors

• Finding balance beyond results

• Staying open to adventure and new experiences

• How connection shapes the school years

Because success is built on balance, connection, and the courage to be yourself - not a final score.

Know someone else with a story that should be shared? Get in contact with us at [email protected]!

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.

If you or your child has been told they are going non-scored, this is for you. For Thomas, it was the start of resilience, not a full stop.

Imagine being told at school that you have to go non-scored. For many that feels like a full stop and time to shut down. For Thomas Pitt, it became the spark for resilience that shaped every step of his journey.

From working as a wool presser and on the floor of a garden nursery to civil construction, he worked his way up from being on the tools to leading. His story is proof that a non-scored pathway can lead to a strong and capable career built on grit and hard work.

For parents whose child is going non-scored or stepping into the trades, this is reassurance that it is a beginning, not an ending.

What you’ll discover:

• What going non-scored really means for your child

• Why a non-scored pathway is a beginning, not an end

• Building a career in the trades and construction

• Working up from the tools to leadership and founding AUE

• How resilience is built through hard work

This episode is testament that life is about far more than a score.

Know someone else with a story that should be shared? Get in contact with us at [email protected]!

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.

If you or your child wants to follow what they love rather than chase a score, this is for you. Leaning into strengths can open unexpected doors.

What happens when you stop chasing results and start following what you truly love? Elleni Pearce shows that when you lean into your strengths and back yourself, the path ahead can unfold in unexpected and exciting ways.

Her story is encouragement for any young person who feels the pressure to choose a conventional route over the thing that genuinely lights them up.

For parents, it is a reminder that strengths and passion are not a distraction from a career, they can be the foundation of one. Creating your own pathway is not only possible, it is often where the most fulfilling work begins.

What you'll discover:

• Following what you love instead of chasing a score

• How leaning into strengths opens doors

• Creating your own career pathway

• Why passion can be the foundation of a career

• Backing yourself when the route is unconventional

Know someone else with a story that should be shared? Get in contact with us at [email protected]!

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.

If you are new to the show, start here. Hosts Laura and Dan explain why a score is not the whole picture and who this podcast is for.

What really defines success?

For too long, school results and test scores have been treated as the ultimate measure, but life after school tells a different story. In this first episode, hosts Laura Pitt and Dan Steele introduce the vision behind More Than a Score: why marks are not the whole picture, and why the real lessons are found in resilience, relationships and the pathways we take beyond school.

It sets the stage for a series of honest stories from people who did not follow a straight line. If you are a parent, a young person or an educator, this is the place to begin.

• Why a score is not the whole picture

• What More Than a Score is really about

• Who the podcast is for: parents, young people, and educators

• Why resilience and relationships matter most

• The kinds of stories the series explores

Do you know someone with a great story or a unique pathway in or beyond school? Reach out to us at [email protected]!

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.