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This episode offers insights into the teacher to leader transition and the vital role of high-quality professional development.

Join us as Kurt Ferguson from Taparra Primary School (previously South Downs Primary School) shares how Orbis professional learning programs, including Middle Leadership, supported his leadership growth.

Meanwhile, Sarah Edwards from Loxton High School discusses how transitioning from a teaching role to leadership expanded her skills and network, and why she’s loving working at regional schools. 

Show notes:

• Orbis Exemplary Learning
• Middle Leadership program
• Leading Future Learning program
• Mathematics 6 to 9 program
• Mathematics 3-5 program
• Mathematics R-2 program

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In this episode, UK cognitive scientist Professor Guy Claxton explores the crucial connection between learner agency and effective learners and how educators can support this in their classroom.

We sat down with Professor Claxton fresh from a live online workshop he facilitated with almost 600 students across South Australia.

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In 2009 Mr Rod Bunten, the husband of the Governor of South Australia, left the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and completed a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education. He then started a second career as a secondary school teacher of physics and mathematics.

In this episode Mr Bunten shares his thoughts on making science and maths more relevant for students, preparing teachers for management roles, and why teaching is among the most honest and self-reflective of professions.

Show notes: 

• School visits - Governor in Schools program 
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Join us as Dr Jennifer Buckingham discusses the how and why of teaching synthetic phonics.

Dr Jennifer Buckingham OAM is Director of Strategy and Senior Research Fellow at MultiLit, and Director of the Five from Five Project.

She explains some of the strategies educators can take to develop efficient reading for all students.

Show notes: 

• 2023 Literacy Summit presentations
• Literacy teaching and learning resources
• Understanding the Big 6 components of reading
• Dr Jennifer Buckingham – MultiLit

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From barista training to industry immersion weeks, the Workabout Centre supports Aboriginal students to make a successful transition from school to work, higher education or further training.

In this episode, hear from the Workabout Centre’s Senior Project Officer Natasha Chisholm and former Workabout Centre and Mark Oliphant College student Jacob who is now working at the Australian Taxation Office.

They share how the Workabout Centre helps Aboriginal young people learn important skills and discover career options.

Show notes

• Workabout Centre
• Workabout Centre (Facebook)
• Aboriginal Education Strategy  

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Metacognition is the process of thinking about one’s own thinking and learning.

In this episode, clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller explains how metacognition applies to wellbeing and learning and the role it can play in improving student outcomes.

Andrew has worked with more than 4,000 schools and identified the concept of The Resilient Mindset.

Plus, did you know the department has a Self-Regulation Service (SRS) which helps schools and preschools meet student needs with a focus on regulation?

Occupational therapist Kathryn Mahadeva discusses why co-regulation and building good relationships with students is so important.

Show notes:

• Self-regulation support service 
• Andrew Fuller 

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Discover the advantages of taking your students outside the classroom and how it can help connect their learning to the real world.

Joss Rankin is a Senior Lecturer at Flinders University, in Health and Physical Education and Outdoor Education Lead.

He shares some of the barriers to outdoor learning and how they can be overcome.

Show notes:

Outdoor learning – Australian Curriculum

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From implementing green initiatives to having a say in history lessons students at Craigmore High School in Adelaide's northern suburbs are empowered and supported to play a role in their learning experience. 

In this episode Student Agency Leader Georgina talks to us about fostering student agency in the classroom and students Ellie and Elliot tell us why it's made them excited to come to school. 

Show notes:

Areas of impact: Learner agency

If you want to find out more about student agency and Craigmore's approach you can contact Student Agency Leader Georgina via [email protected] 

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How good is the communication at your school or preschool?

Following the department's Perspective survey last year, communication, change and voice were identified as three focus areas for sites.

In this episode, hear from educators at Parafield Gardens High School and Port Lincoln Junior Primary School who have seen a considerable improvement in their site’s communication results and how they went about it.

Show notes

• Perspective survey – how leaders can interpret and share results (staff login required)
• Actioning Perspective (plink login required)

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Continuing our conversation about the purpose of public education we discuss creating a public education system suited to 21st century life and beyond. 

Valerie Hannon is an independent writer, researcher and consultant in education and works with innovative educators around the world to devise and design new models for learning. 

She argues the new promise of education needs to be more about the collective common good. 

Show notes:

• Purpose statement for public education

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