Two Big Weeks for Primaries this week and next
Aug 11, 2025
Science Week started on Saturday and goes for this week.
Book Week starts next Saturday, 16 August. If you haven't already booked a show for book week, you might consider changing the date you celebrate and/or going for a less obvious option.
Here are all our options for Book Week
Image: The Mad Hatter Magic Show, Victorian excursion
Years 7 -9 - how to foster engagement
Research shows students beginning high school suffer, not just for a short time, but they often, lose confidence, are less inclined to be engaged or persevere. Students became more worried and sad, feeling less happiness and optimism and these feelings can last for years.
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Naplan - scores similar but low participation in NT
We're sure teachers will have a better read of the scores, but they seem roughly the same as previously.
What really stands out to us is -
- The low participation of NT students and also that
- Despite Victorian teachers dissatisfaction, scores of Victorian students was either hig
Creativity - the Big C & the Small c.
Many people think of creativity as being brilliant or innovative in the arts or sciences, or even just pursuing these disciplines as hobbies - these are what academics call the Big C Creativity.
They argue that creativity, the small c type, is what helps us solve everyday problems, consider options
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