Haberfield Public School has delivered six dazzling performances of Good to Great Schools Australia’s original theatre show E = mc² – The Musical. The musical is a homage to the legendary scientists who contributed to some of the greatest scientific discoveries...
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Pride in our education work defies barbed reporting NOEL PEARSON
Every three to six years my work suffers a torpedo hit from the media that hurts. Not in a personal sense, because I have been through enough episodes in my public life to have a perspective that it comes with the territory. The hurt I worry about is to my work on...
New science curriculum hits the sweet spot between explicit teaching and inquiry learning
In this interview School Partnerships Manager Megan Moore discusses Good to Great Schools Australia’s Oz-e-science curriculum which is now available for primary schools looking to implement an evidence-based approach to science education. What is Oz-e-science?...
Southern Kaantju community partners with Good to Great Schools Australia to create online language tutorials
Good to Great Schools Australia has partnered with Southern Kaantju Indigenous peoples of Cape York Peninsula to launch online language tutorials. The first video tutorial launched this week featuring Elder Jennifer Creek, one of four Traditional Owners of Coen, and...
Remote Indigenous school combines science and theatre in livestreamed performance
On Friday 10 September fans around Australia tuned into the Cape York Aboriginal Australia Academy’s original theatre show calledE = mc² – The Musical. The musical is a homage to the legendary scientists who contributed to some of the greatest scientific...
Band Camp boosts music education for Cape York students
More than thirty Indigenous students from remote Cape York primary schools will participate in an intensive week-long music camp in Cooktown next week. The annual Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA) Band Camp is a unique opportunity for students from Hope...
Malpa Performing Arts Program at Good to Great Schools Australia
The Malpa Performing Arts program resonates with Indigenous students because it represents their personal expression in performance as they engage in the arts in their schools. Students draw upon their ancient cultural traditions and their contemporary learning and...
New Guugu Yimithirr language tutorial online now!
Good to Great Schools Australia has partnered with the Guugu Yimithirr Indigenous peoples to launch the first language tutorial of 2021. In the video, community members Shane Gibson and Sha-lane Gibson use effective teaching strategies to help the audience learn the...
Noel Pearson: The importance of spreading opportunity
This Annual Australian Leadership Lecture was delivered by Noel Pearson, Good to Great Schools Australia Founder and Co-Chair, on 20 April 2021. ‘Australia in 2041’ https://youtu.be/x3fMyuJSssI I acknowledge the First Nations of this city and bring greetings from Cape...
Noel Pearson event: Scaling up success in majority Indigenous schools
The current education system is struggling to support majority Indigenous schools. Policy and ideology has to change if we want improvement. One of Australia’s most pressing public-policy challenges is to overcome poor education outcomes suffered by Indigenous...