Blogs
How Global Education Academy unlocked the potential in the Powell brothers
Two years ago, two brothers, Dylan and Angus, were on very different paths academically. Yet, they had a mutual dilemma – their school wasn’t meeting their specific learning needs…
Writing – The Underrated Skill Crucial for Future Success
It’s another day of work and school. As you’ve done every other weekday morning for the last 9 years, you knock on your child’s bedroom door as a wake-up call. You open the door to discover he’s not in his room, but his Economics assignment is sitting on his study...
2021 Selective Placement Test – Most Recent Changes Every Parent Needs to Know
The NSW Selective School Placement Test will change next year. If the changes made earlier this year were not enough to keep you on your toes, the more recent changes made by the NSW Department of Education should do just that. This is the biggest reform we have seen...
Trick or Treat? How to pick the treat every time when preparing for the Selective Placement Test
Halloween is only a few days away. Where has the year gone?! After enduring so much change this year, I am sure your child is looking forward to the familiarity of Halloween which comes around every year. Why wouldn’t they? It’s the perfect excuse to ingest large...
COVID’s learning gaps and the potential impact on students’ future
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major disruption to life as we know it. Not only has it prompted us to make necessary shifts in our daily routines, it has also changed the way we move, interact, work, and learn. As a parent, you have probably had to make the...
Everything you need to know about the Selective Placement Test process
It’s that time of year again. The time that every parent well invested in their Year 5 child’s learning waits for in anticipation – the opening for selective high school placement applications. This year, for entry into Year 7 in 2022, the application period will...
The Brain-Based Learning Theory Behind How We Teach – Cognitive Load Theory
Cognitive Load Theory. What is it? “The single most important thing for teachers to know” – Dylan William (renowned educationalist) That’s a big statement coming from Dylan Williams. Yet, as a seasoned teacher and researcher, I cannot agree more with...
How to bring out the genius within your child
“Your child is getting average grades; she’ll never make it into a selective high school.” Have you heard that statement before? I certainly have. It echoes a similar comment I received from my daughter’s teacher when she was in Year 4. It was a comment I was...
The Stigma Around Tutoring – Is it a Broader Issue?
“Don’t tell your friends you’re going to tutoring after school, okay?” Has this phrase come out of your mouth before? If so, I don’t blame you. The mentality of concealing your child’s tutoring is merely the fruit of the negative stigma that surrounds tutoring. There...
My child is bored at school. Are they gifted? Or is the bar too low?
Happy students are one thing, but how engaged are they in learning? It’s a Wednesday afternoon and you’re waiting in the car after navigating the school pick up queue. Your child opens the door, throws their backpack on to the seat next to them and lets out a heavy...
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