Blog Category: Schools: Choosing & Transitioning

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Little boys beginning big school

We have seen some disturbing trends in recent times: Increasing number of 4-6-year-old boys being ...

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Top Tips for Parents of Preschoolers

In August 2015, Maggie put a post on Facebook inviting the educators and other professionals ...

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What’s with all the angry kids?

As an author and parenting educator I chat to lots of parents and teachers, and ...

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Submission to Government to Stop Stealing Childhood in the Name of Education

The attached PDF is adapted from a submission originally made on 11 October 2013 to office ...

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School Readiness – Helping Parents Decide

My oldest son couldn’t write his name when he started school, but heck Michael is ...

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Happy, calm children learn best

All parents want the best for their children – we want them to grow up ...

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Is Your Child Ready for School?

Many families will by now have made the difficult decision about whether or not to ...

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NAPLAN Nightmare — Education Review article

by Darragh O’Keefe Education Review (www.educationreview.com.au) 11 August 2011 Is the high stakes testing regime ...