Welcome back to a new school year. We know that for many of you, 2020 brought a whole host of unique challenges to the way you teach, collaborate with others, and undertake professional learning, amongst many other things. We hope you all enjoyed a well-deserved break and are ready to face whatever 2021 will bring. Over the past few weeks, here at Teacher we’ve been busy putting together content to help support you for the year ahead, and in today’s episode we're going to take you through some of the highlights. We’ll be discussing school leadership, gifted education, setting up your classroom and resources for planning. 
Host: Rebecca Vukovic

Teacher Staffroom Episode 22: Lead the way into 2021

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If you listened to last month’s episode of Teacher Staffroom, you’ll remember we spoke about new research that found the attendance of a year 9 student experiencing disadvantage can be a key indicator of whether or not they complete year 12. The report said that closely monitoring student attendance is important, but what strategies can schools implement to ensure they’re supporting students to have high attendance? We’ve explored some recent international research on this topic, and also looked at how one school in Australia is focusing on attendance. So, in this episode of Teacher Staffroom I’ll be bringing you up to speed on this content and, of course, I’ll also bring you a couple of my other personal highlights. 
Host: Dominique Russell
Sponsor: Grok Academy (grokacademy.org)

Staffroom: Working with families and students on attendance

In this podcast episode, Glenn Kayes, Deputy Principal at Kellyville High School in New South Wales, shares how the school’s average student attendance rate has increased, thanks to an evaluation and review of existing policies and procedures, and a raft of new measures.
Host: Jo Earp
Guest: Glenn Kayes

A focus on student attendance

New research has emphasised the importance of adolescent school belonging as a long-term protective factor that can mitigate against later depression, anxiety, and stress. In this episode of The Research Files we speak to the lead author about the findings and the implications for schools. 
Host: Dominique Russell
Guest: Associate Professor Kelly-Ann Allen

The long-term impacts of a sense of school belonging on mental health

Secondary schools occupy a special place in the learning journey for students, sandwiched between primary and post-school options. In episode 9 of School Assembly, we chat to Jo Camozzato about what that means, in terms of linking it all together.
Host: Jo Earp
Guest: Jo Camozzato
Sponsor: Monash University

Linking the student learning journey

You may have experienced it as a teacher, or a school leader – out-of-field teaching remains a big issue. Professor Merrilyn Goos and Professor Linda Hobbs join Teacher editor Jo Earp for a special podcast episode to talk about the current situation in Australia, challenges and possible solutions.
Host: Jo Earp
Guests: Professor Merrilyn Goos and Professor Linda Hobbs

Teacher Staffroom Episode 22: Lead the way into 2021

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