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For Education Leaders

New Zealand’s Springbank School Profile - Freedom and Rigour

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Springbank is located in the north of New Zealand’s north island with the Bay of Islands at its doorstep, magnificent. Regularly, the Outdoor Adventure course takes the kids out of the classroom, they surf, dive and kayak and learn about the bush.
   “Call us biased, but we believe that the Bay of Islands is one of the most incredible places in the world to live," says Director Mike Warren. Read more

Wellbeing Across the Educational Landscape - Article 3: Wellbeing Considerations to Support Young Students' Learning

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In Article #3 of the "Wellbeing Across the Educational Landscape" series, we look at developmental and wellbeing factors affecting young students.
   This includes an application of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the impact of developmental trauma, the Department of Education and Training's 'High Impact Wellbeing Strategies Resource', and positive education principles.
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Link Between being Sociable and Success at School

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Students with social-emotional confidence are more engaged when it comes to schoolwork, suggesting students should be supported in growing their social competence to form better homework habits and experience lower levels of behavioural disengagement at school.
  Experts recommend enhancing students' social-emotional confidence by cultivating strong teacher-student relationships. Read more

Inclusivity in Education: a Diverse Range of Spaces for a Diverse Range of Students

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Increasingly, research shows that traditional school environments are not meeting the needs of every student. Whether neuro or gender diverse, differently abled, hailing from a different cultural identity or family backgrounds, or healing from past trauma, many students are struggling with mainstream schooling. It’s clear that many of our physical school environments need to be adapted to better meet student needs. Read more

Suspensions Doing Harm

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Students in the UK who have been suspended in high school are twice as likely to not be involved in employment, higher education or training once they reach the age of 24.
   Similar outcomes have been observed in Australia, with young people who are suspended at least once from high school being twice as likely to be outside of education, employment and training by the age of 24.
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Music Mentoring Program for Western Australian Teachers

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Introducing music to kids has been made easier in WA with the Australian Youth Orchestra’s Music In Me program where experienced K-6 music teachers (mentors) collaborate with participating teachers (mentees) in their classrooms, building confidence, skills, and practices in delivering music lessons to students.
   Now, an introductory, eight-session “taster” model is available.
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