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 classrooms and holding footy training sessions,...
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 graduate teachers Taylah and Ebony about their experiences...
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...
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 talents. It also means that...
Good to Great Schools Australia has added former Education Minister Christopher Pyne to our ambassadors program. In his time as Education Minister, he reformed the national curriculum, introduced compulsory literacy and numeracy testing for Australian teaching graduates, expanded explicit instruction teaching in remote schools in northern...
Good to Great Schools Australia is kicking off our ambassadors program with Reverend Bill Crews, an eminent Australian who has made a significant contribution to Australian life throughout his long career. Reverend Bill Crews is a Uniting Church minister who has worked for many years in...
Our teaching coach Helen recently travelled to Tiwi College where she works with the primary school to embed effective teaching practices. Check out some of her photos. Teacher Jayde and Talei practising vocabulary. Teacher assistant Jacob working with Maikeli on his reading fluency. Good to Great Schools...
Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let's work together. This NAIDOC Week's important theme highlights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must have a voice and enhanced role in decision-making in order to move forward together. This is particularly true when we talk about education: Aboriginal families...
Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy music students recently attended the 7th annual Academy Band Camp. Part of the Good to Great Schools Australia Music for Learning Partnership, the week-long Band Camp provides mentoring from music industry experts and intensive training for a public performance. Giving...
Our teacher coach Helen recently returned from a trip to Mapoon where she supports the school to implement Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI). With an experienced principal championing EDI and many graduate teachers who have never been exposed to the pedagogy before, Helen admires how the...
