Positive High Expectations Articles

School leaders and teaching staff are facing increasing challenges in classrooms across Australia. Is building a positive high-expectation classroom culture the answer?   Over a quarter of students report their teachers wait a long time for students to settle before...

Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) is joining Abt Associates, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to deliver training and support to senior officers and staff from various provinces within Papua New Guinea’s education school system improvement.

Noel Pearson presents a compelling webinar on Direct Instruction. Hosted by McGraw Hill Australia in collaboration with Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA), the event was titled The Power of Direct Instruction and featured insights from GGSA’s founder and director, Noel Pearson

In this article, we will discuss why school attendance matters, the benefits of aiming for 100 per cent attendance, the consequences of missing school, strategies to achieve 100 per cent attendance, understanding and addressing attendance barriers, the role of parents in supporting regular attendance, and seeking support when attendance issues arise.