School Ready

School Ready

Author: Sonja Walker

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781925648638

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Is your sensitive preschooler starting school soon? Do you want your child to THRIVE, and not just 'cope'? You are not alone. Every child is unique, and therefore every child has unique needs. But what if your school starter's subtle differences set them apart from their peers?


12 Ways Your Child Can Get The Best Out Of School

12 Ways Your Child Can Get The Best Out Of School

Author: Adrian Piccoli

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1460710215

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A jargon-free guide to your child's education and how you can help them thrive at school For Australian children to achieve their full potential in a rapidly changing world, they need a high-quality education. However, experts and teachers can't do it alone. In fact, all the research shows that parents and carers have a big part to play. In 12 Ways Your Child Can Get the Best Out of School, Professor Adrian Piccoli, Director of the Gonski Institute for Education and former NSW education minister, sets out clearly what you need to know to ensure your child receives the quality education they deserve. Jargon-free and easy to understand, this book will empower you with the knowledge and advice you need to make a difference, including: What to look for when choosing a school What questions to ask at parent-teacher interviews What is NAPLAN and does it matter Homework - why, why not, and how much Supporting children with special needs What does the ATAR really mean Setting high expectations and handling stress Managing screen time and the role of technology at school. With clear and concise advice, case studies and more, 12 Ways Your Child Can Get the Best Out of School is for every parent and carer who wants to help their child flourish and do well. And, surely, that's all of us.


School Choice

School Choice

Author: Craig Campbell

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1741765145

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"Parents are willing to move suburbs, compromise their financial security or give up travel to get their children into their preferred school. Most parents themselves were educated in public schools and contend they are satisfied with the experience, yet now many aspire to a private school education for their children. What is motivating parents and driving school choice? What are the implications for Australian society into the future? Drawing on extensive interviews with parents and school principals in independent, religious and public schools, School Choice gets to the heart of this movement for radical social change. The authors examine the aspirations of middle class parents, school marketing campaigns, government policy, and the changing nature of independent, religious and public schools."--Provided by publisher.


How Will Our Children Learn? Choosing Better Schools

How Will Our Children Learn? Choosing Better Schools

Author: Michael Hewitson

Publisher: Connor Court Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781922168788

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This story of a teacher and principal affects us all. It is about choosing a better school for our children in every postcode across Australia. This is a book about Public Education, its importance and how to better provide it. Public education fails in the lower socioeconomic areas of Australia: this story reveals what we need to know in order to provide effective schools, and what parents need to know to choose an effective school.


Choosing a School for Your Child

Choosing a School for Your Child

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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This edition covers every secondary school in greater Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, plus all NSW and ACT boarding schools, as well as some boarding schools in Victoria and Queensland. Articles are also included, offering advice on how to choose the 'right' school for your child, as well as explanations of the School Certificate, Higher School Certificate, and International Baccalaureate and options available, from government schools to home education. Other subjects covered include dealing with learning difficulties, the cost of education, extracurricular development opportunities, preparatory schooling, and school canteens.


Starting School

Starting School

Author: Jane Godwin

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2013-07-24

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1743480970

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Tim, Hannah, Sunita, Joe and Polly are all off to school for the first time. Would you like to meet them and see how they go? There are new friends to make, fun ways to learn, and lots of different things to discover. From Jane Godwin and Anna Walker comes this beautiful book focussing on the experiences and feelings of five very different children as they begin at school for the first time. Jane's simple words and ideas combine with Anna's gentle and detailed illustrations to help children feel comfortable about taking this big step.


Free Schools

Free Schools

Author: David Gillespie

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.

Published: 2014-02-01

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1743518013

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The bestselling author of Sweet Poison shows us how to get the better of an education system that is costing a fortune in fees, yet failing to deliver. David Gillespie has six kids. When it came time to select high schools, he thought it worth doing some investigation to assess the level of advantage his kids would enjoy if he spent the required $1.3 million to send them all to private schools. Shockingly, the answer was: none whatsoever. Intrigued, David continued his research, only to discover he was wrong on most counts - as are most parents - when it comes to working out what factors deliver a great education. He discovered that class size doesn't matter, your kids aren't any better off in co-ed than single-sex schools (and vice versa), composite classes are fine, fancy buildings are a waste of money, the old-tie network won't cut it in the new industries and NAPLAN is misread by everyone so is largely meaningless as a measure of quality. Taking on an ingrained and historical system of vested interests - the unions, the government, our own sense of worth, privilege and entitlement - this book is controversial and absolutely necessary. It is well researched, authoritative and accessible. It is a must-read for parents, as well as teachers and policy-makers.