Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) founder Noel Pearson has delivered a powerful address to the National Boys Education Conference 2023 held on 9 October 2023 at The Kings School in Sydney. See the full transcript below. A. Introduction Greetings to the...
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School Resource Partnership: free evidence-based resources for the whole school team
Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) is a non-profit organisation with the mission of developing and supporting the delivery of effective teaching in Australian schools. As a non-profit, we offer all schools and teaching professionals free use of our range of...
Oz-e-science mapped to the Australian Curriculum
Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) has launched mapping to assist schools using Oz-e-science to understand how it meets the Australian Curriculum V8.4. Oz-e-science Mapped to the Australian Curriculum sets out the science standards and learning area...
Teach your students to write about the Australian System of Government including the Constitution and 2023 Referendum
Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) has launched a writing unit for Year 5 students exploring themes related to the 2023 Referendum while building persuasive writing skills. Oz-e-writing Year 5 Persuasive (Civics) includes everything teachers need to...
English and Maths Mapping to the Australian Curriculum online now
Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) has launched mapping to assist schools using McGraw Hill Direct Instruction and GGSA Oz-e-learn programs to understand how the programs meet the Australian Curriculum V9. Our mapping documents set out the English and...
Cape York students kick-off week-long music masterclass
Indigenous students from Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA) communities of Coen and Hope Vale are set for a music-packed week, with a music camp, Cairns Festival performance and workshop with didgeridoo virtuoso and classical music superstar William...
The Constitution: the voice of you and me – Hope Vale
https://youtu.be/nzd-bChdJn0 View the professional recording of Hope Vale community members’ rendition of The Constitution. Performed by Hope Vale elders ‘Auntie’ Dora Gibson, Trevor Gibson, Rob Deemal and aspiring Hope Vale musician and Cape York Aboriginal...
Teach spelling effectively with Spelling Mastery
Teaching students how to spell can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be! Teachers can effectively help students become confident and successful spellers with explicit teaching of spelling skills. Effective teaching of spelling Spelling Mastery explicitly teaches...
Outback school combines science and visual arts in end-of-unit assessment
A school in Mount Isa has creatively integrated its end-of-unit science assessment with other key learning areas to reinforce learning across subjects. The early years class at St. Kieran’s Catholic Primary School combined its Oz-e-science end-of-unit...
How to teach Noel Pearson’s ‘three stories of Australia’
In this post we explain why Noel Pearson’s ‘three strands of Australian society’ are important for educators and how to incorporate them into your classroom. Noel Pearson first introduced the concept that Australia’s national heritage comprises three parts, “our...