Abstract In the journal article Did DI do it? The impact of a programme designed to improve literacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in remote schools, Guenther and Osborne (2020) compare schoolwide NAPLAN reading scale scores for 25 Very Remote...
The Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA) Gathering 2021 was held in January, bringing together school teams and GGSA over five days to consolidate a common vision for the year. GGSA Training Manager Troy Bullock, and Sheri Wilkins, our Teaching Coach,...
This article by Good to Great Schools Australia founder and co-chair Noel Pearson appeared in The Australian newspaper on 12 March 2021. Rather than letting teachers teach, states and territories are delivering social constructivist pedagogies that leave...
The revitalisation of an Australian Aboriginal language in Cape York is at the heart of a series of videos launched on YouTube in March. The video tutorials are a powerful and timely tool for teachers who have recently had to adapt to catering for online learning...
Members of the Guugu Yimithirr community are revitalising their ancient language by making tutorial videos on YouTube. The videos feature native speakers of Guugu Yimithirr, such as former schoolteachers Nanny Pearl Deemal, Cheryl Cannon and Dora Gibson. There are...
In this interview Arthur Sclippa, Good to Great Schools Australia’s Instructional Leader, explains why working with Good to Great Schools Australia’s network of remote schools is the logical next step in his decorated 40-year career. https://youtu.be/fv0acTVSrBw Tell...
AFL star Anthony ‘Walla’ McDonald-Tipungwuti has kicked off the new year as an ambassador for Good to Great Schools Australia’s education improvement vision. After visiting Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy schools in Coen and Hope Vale last year, assisting in...
https://youtu.be/Yfkxd9B9U28 What’s it like to be a first year teacher implementing Explicit Direct Instruction in a remote school? In this interview, filmed with our Virtual School Support technology, Good to Great Schools Australia Teaching Coach Helen Ferreira asks...
Good to Great Schools Australia Chief Executive Officer Bernardine Denigan, reflects on the past 10 years of education reform in Australia and what needs to be done over the next 10 years to ensure close the equity gap. What has worked and what hasn’t in our education...
The Music for Learning Fund at Coen Campus of Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy enables parents to buy their children’s musical instruments for half price. Owning a musical instrument means children can practice at home, having more time to develop their musical...