National Human Rights Day Today
Dec 10, 2025
Today is the anniversary of the UN adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This asserts every person is equal and entitled to freedom and the protection of law.
There's no better event on SFS that shows the importance of this in action than Treehouse Theatre's Young Refugee, on in November. Your students will be positively impacted by this life-affirming, exciting, scary insight into the experiences of teenage refugees telling their own stories.
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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