Professor Geoff Masters, CEO of the Board of the Australian Council for Education Research, says all schools are facing two key challenges: how to better prepare young people to survive and thrive in the future and ensuring every student learns successfully. 

He believes that current curricula aren’t going to provide the preparation required and that deep reform is needed.  

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Today’s students have grown up surrounded with digital technology. They know how to use it, but how can educators and parents help them to use it well and safely?

Google for Education Government and Academic Engagement Lead, Chris Harte speaks to us about the positive potential of technology in education and the importance of learning good digital citizenship skills.

Chris Harte is a former languages teacher and worked closely with the founding staff of XP school, an innovative school in Doncaster in the UK.

Show notes:

• Be Internet Awesome – A Program to Teach Kids Online Safety
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Sir Kevan Collins is a member of the department’s Education Innovation Council and founding CEO of the UK’s Education Endowment Foundation. In 2021 he was put in charge of England’s post-COVID education recovery.

Join us as we chat to the former East London teacher about the purpose of public education, why equity matters and the biggest challenges educators must face from COVID.

Show notes:

Purpose statement for public education

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Join us as Emeritus Professor Peter Sullivan discusses strategies educators can use to improve students’ numeracy learning experience including the four types of maths lessons that should be delivered.

Peter Sullivan is the Emeritus Professor of Education at Monash University and wrote the Australian Education Review publication ‘Teaching mathematics: using research-informed strategies’.

Show notes:

• 2023 Numeracy Summit presentations
• Peter Sullivan – improving numeracy through active leadership
• Teaching mathematics: using research-informed strategies (PDF 1.10MB)

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Join us as Dr Florence Gabriel explains how developing students’ self-regulation skills can help tackle maths anxiety in the classroom and why it can be beneficial to let students know that it’s ok to fail. 

Dr Florence Gabriel is an Enterprise Fellow in Education Futures and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning at the University of South Australia.

You can strengthen your mathematics knowledge by watching presentations from this year's Numeracy Summit. 

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Discover the tools and resources available to help support teachers to prevent and respond to bullying.

Plus, Woodville Primary School’s student wellbeing leader and school captain share how their site’s student-led restorative bench project encourages students to mend and build relationships through conversation.

Thanks to Lydia, Lisa, Wendy and Emily for participating in this episode.

You can find bullying prevention resources below: 

• Bullying prevention – educator tools and resources
• School support tools and resources
• Parent engagement tools
• Bullying. No Way! 

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What is the Autism Inclusion Teacher (AIT) role? How will AITs support South Australian primary school teachers?

Discover more about this nation-leading initiative and hear from Keith Area School about the difference this role will make at their site.

You might notice us use the terms autistic person or person with autism and this is because we recognise that there are people in the autistic community who prefer identity-first language.

Thanks to Anna, Erin and Ceri for participating in this episode. 

Show notes:

• Practice guidance for learners with additional needs

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Join us as the Department for Education’s Chief Executive Martin Westwell shares his vision for 2023, why student voice is so important and why he’s a fan of northern soul music.

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Join us as the principals of Murray Bridge and Salisbury high schools share how their teams achieved growth in their senior secondary learner outcomes.

Both have complex schools and a high proportion of students with issues that can impact their readiness to learn - so how have they gone about creating a positive culture?

Show notes:

• School improvement resources 

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Learn how you can use the practice guidance resources to support the education of all learners, including those with additional needs.

The hands-on practical guides provide information on specific additional needs, such as learners who have autism or are vision impaired or who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Plus, we head to Ceduna Area School in the state’s far-west to find out how the guides will make a difference at their school.

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