Proud Principal of Budgewoi PS. Public School advocate. All views expressed here are my own.
Newcastle, New South Wales
Joined August 2012
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Equity: "This is great recognition and acknowledgement that the Budgewoi kids can do just as well as every other child in the state." abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/m…
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In the lead up to World Teachers' Day, give a shout out to our teaching gems – teachers you care about, past or present, who motivates & inspires you & others. Leave a message for your teacher on the NESA NSW Teaching Map by 10am on 28 October! educationstandards.nsw.edu.a… #WTD2024
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'Every student can learn. Every teacher can refine their practice. Every school can improve.'
Elena Douglas, writing for @EducationHQ_AU, examines how evidence-based, sequential changes are amplifying success in Australian classrooms.
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Thank you @yatesavenuePS for welcoming me into your school this morning. It was fantastic to observe a maths lesson taught using explicit teaching strategies. Well done @dmacsporran & team for embracing an explicit teaching approach for all students with great results.
Fantastic day with fantastic people!
Many thanks to @buckingham_j @NathanielRSwain and @Meg_Avery1 for contributing their expertise to an outstanding EAST Conference today at @BlueHaven_PS Inspired by a room full of educators committed to Explicit and Systematic Teaching.
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A great piece by @buckingham_j. Thanks for sharing @MmeLockhartLDSB.
On this debate, I find solace in the old Chinese proverb - “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
From 2025, we’re mandating 25 minutes daily explicit phonics teaching.
“Early reading success is implicated in every other educational issue. If children can’t read, education is elusive.”
One of my favourite articles by @buckingham_j , citing the work of @PamelaSnow2, @KevinWheldall, @RWheldall and others on the mission to improve student reading achievement and teacher education programs.
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With an emphasis in NSW on Explicit Instruction it is important to have a clear understanding of exactly what it is. The Australian Education Research Organisation or AERO, has very clear explainers on the what & how of explicit instruction @EdResearchAU
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Edgeworth PS preschoolers have participated in their first Book Week! Students paraded around the school grounds bringing their favourite book characters to life. A great way to foster a love of books & reading in our littlest learners from an early age.
Thanks for hosting Budgewoi PS teachers today Yates Ave. We learnt a lot as always.
Teacher open days @yatesavenuePS, focused on Explicit and Systematic Teaching (EaST) maths units and daily review. Thanks to everyone who travelled near and far to attend.
So proud of our talented teachers, led by the amazing Jacinta Richards.
@JacintaRichar20
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It’s been a journey of shifting our practices @LansvalePS from balanced literacy to systematic and explicit phonics but our dedicated teachers are always ready to tackle new learning.
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Congratulations to all the amazing staff working hard to provide a quality education for all the students in their care. We in P&Cs are proud to work closely with you to support all you do !
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Our executive staff completing Explicit Teaching demonstration lessons for each other, followed by shared coaching sessions. We worked on consistency and processes. What a great day of open and purposeful dialogue. #bluehavenpublicschool #BHPSleadership #coachingconsistency
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Getting the band together for explicit teaching at Kurri Kurri Public School.
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CESE has launched new resources to help schools foster a strong sense of belonging for all students. Learn from inspiring examples like The Meadows PS, where students feel truly valued & supported. See new case studies & strategies on the CESE website. education.nsw.gov.au/about-u…
Thanks to the Principals of the Kurri Kurri Community of Schools for organising such a focussed SDD. The session on explicit teaching was informative and inspiring.
A great day of learning and collaboration for the Kurri Kurri community of schools. Kirsty Brown and Ann-Maree Campbell unpacking the @NSWEducation plan for explicit teaching.
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Students from Toukley PS & Kooloora Preschool celebrated NAIDOC Week with a school fair. Preschoolers joined their older peers & hosted other learners from the Central Coast area as part of their celebrations that included eating bush tucker & art-making. education.nsw.gov.au/news/la…
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Learning from the effective practice of others at the EAST network day, with tremendous gains in student learning at The Entrance Public School. Congratulations to principal Dave Stitt and the team for their work in explicit teaching. @NSWEducation
Such important and impactful work. A great group of schools to be working with!
Well done Glendore PS, Budgewoi PS, Belmont North PS & Kurri Kurri PS for implementing explicit teaching across your classrooms so students succeed. Congratulations on being featured in the @newcastleherald for the work you’re doing on explicit teaching!
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Charlestown PS completed a space-themed challenge to be crowned the 2024 winner of the NSW final of the Kids in Space challenge! Charlestown PS will now participate in the national finals in November at the Australian Space Discovery Centre in Adelaide. education.nsw.gov.au/news/la…
