The Thief of Time

We all know that procrastination is the thief of time, but do our high school students in years 11 and 12 realize that it can also rob them of their best potential? Year 12 in particular is an extremely stressful time with studying, career decisions, the stress of...

How to Prepare for NAPLAN

Students from Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit for NAPLAN tests (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy).  These are standard tests for the particular year level administered by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA].  The...

21st Century Learning and Good Literacy

Once upon a time it used to be called English. However today, the subject of English has been broadened to literacy to cover the gamut of components that have come to make up this subject area. In years gone by,  English as a subject was taught so that students would...