If you want your child to do better academically, emotionally and socially, there is one key relationship worth investing in – and that’s the one you have with your child’s [ … ]
Category: Back to school
New Queensland independent schools opening in 2023
Queensland independent schools are expected to welcome more than 145,000 new and returning domestic students in 2023. Six new independent schools and nine new campuses have also been approved to [ … ]
Transitions: supporting your child with return-to-school
The start of any new school year brings with it a mixture of nerves and excitement for most children. This year, Queensland families are also dealing with an added layer [ … ]
2022’s delayed school start: information and resources for Parents & Carers
To combat the expected surge in COVID cases in late January, the Queensland government has announced a delay to the start of Term 1 – from January 24 to February [ … ]
New ISQ CEO signals focus on expanding school choice to meet interstate migration demand
Creating more school choice for new and existing Queensland families is a key goal for Independent Schools Queensland’s new Chief Executive Officer Christopher Mountford. Mr Mountford said the latest 2021 [ … ]
Schools are ‘places of human connection’: parents urged to become involved in school life in 2021
Queensland independent schools are expected to welcome over 130,000 new and returning domestic students in 2021. Four new independent schools and three new campuses have also been approved to open [ … ]
Lunchbox recipes: some ideas to get you inspired!
Whether you’re a whiz in the kitchen, or prefer to stick to the basics, we hope you’ll find some recipes in the below collection that will appeal to your family. [ … ]
Why building a healthy relationship with your child’s teacher is worth your time (and how to go about it)
At the start of every school year, most parents would admit to feeling nervous about meeting their child’s new teacher and working out the best way to ‘break the ice’. [ … ]
School’s Back: Students return to Queensland schools
After five weeks of home-based learning, Queensland Years 2-10 students joined their younger and older peers in the classroom on Monday 25 May as the state resumed on-campus learning for [ … ]
Suddenly supervising schoolwork (as well as parenting) through COVID-19? Here’s our advice …
If you are like hundreds of thousands of parents around Australia, you are suddenly having to squeeze your children’s ‘remote learning’ into your already busy day (thanks COVID-19). But before [ … ]