John Paul College’s Alice Pan-Moreau is one of many independent school teachers to be shortlisted as a nominee in the prestigious 2020 TEACHX Awards. Mrs Pan-Moreau, an early years teacher [ … ]
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Post-it notes of encouragement on test papers: one teacher’s winning formula for reducing exam stress
Queensland independent school mathematics teacher Nick Brooking has earned the praise of students and parents for his unique techniques to reduce students’ exam anxiety. Mr Brooking (pictured below) was already [ … ]
‘You are more than your ATAR’: university chief’s message of support to Year 12 students
University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence has written an open letter to Australia’s senior students, urging them to keep the upcoming final exam season in perspective. Queensland’s Year 12 students [ … ]
‘Green shoots’ emerging: educators and families share how COVID-19 has boosted the home-school relationship
The importance of schools engaging parents in their child’s education has been acknowledged in academic circles for more than 50 years. Now, thanks to the COVID-19 ‘home learning period’, parents [ … ]
Year 12 families: useful links and information
COVID-19 has delivered plenty of upheaval for our senior students, who were already adjusting to new subjects and assessments under Queensland’s revamped senior schooling and tertiary entrance system. Governments, schools [ … ]
Links for Year 11 and 12 families looking for the latest information on QCE/ATAR
Last updated: 26 May 2020 Dear 11 and 12 students and their parents: we know this is a worrying time for you and your family due to the learning disruptions [ … ]
In this together: school-family partnerships have never been more important!
The partnerships between independent schools and parents have never been more important as communities work together to transition to new learning routines and approaches in Term 2. Independent Schools Queensland [ … ]
Good news! Be uplifted by these good news stories from Queensland independent schools…
Heart-warming acts of kindness and thoughtful deeds have been occurring across Queensland’s independent schooling sector. We’ve compiled some of these uplifting stories to give us all heart, optimism and hope. [ … ]
Free Education Queensland resources for learning at home
The Queensland Department of Education has released a suite of online learning materials to support parents and children who are experiencing interruption to normal school attendance. The learning@home website is free [ … ]
Hitting the books: some evidence-based advice for doing ‘study’ right
It’s late October which means that exam season is here for our senior students. Cue lots of late-night cramming, sugary snacks and mounting stress… right? That might be the cliché, [ … ]