If your child is struggling to learn to read and write in their first few years of school, there are 5 key steps that you need to take.

But first, some reassurance. Learning to read and write is a hard skill to master and all children learn at different paces. Many kids need a bit of extra help...

One of the easiest, yet often missed, ways of helping our child have a really successful experience at school is through open and honest communication with their teacher.

Have a think about it….

How well do you communicate with your child’s teacher?

How often do you check in with...

Do know what the most important factor is in a child’s success at school?

Is it the school they go to?

Their teacher?

The curriculum?

How much homework they do?

Well… yes, all of these things do play a part.

But, actually, the most important factor in a child’s success of...

Term 4, the last term of the Australian school year. It can often feel like we are just getting through that final term – everyone is tired, the lead up to the end of year can be exhausting with end of year concerts, events, Christmas parties etc etc etc. And school somehow continues along....

A couple of times per year, we parents (carers, guardians) are invited to a meeting with our child’s school teacher (or various subject teachers if they are in high school) to talk through our child’s progress in their learning. These are called parent-teacher interviews,...

As much of Australia is once again in lock down, I have been reflecting on what our kids will be drawing from this whole pandemic experience, what they might be learning from it.

Certainly, awareness of hygiene such as handwashing, sanitisation and mask wearing to stop the spread of germs will...

As we inch closer to the mid-year school holidays, we also get closer to half yearly school reports!

For some kids, reports are a big deal and can cause anxiety and for other kids, reports just roll off their backs. Similarly, while some parents wait with bated breath to see how their children...

When we were deciding on a school for our oldest, I found it a very difficult process and felt a lot of anxiety about it. 

We knew what we were looking for in a school, but we just couldn't seem to quite find it.

The local public school that we were zoned for was known for being the one...

We waited an extra year before our son started school and it was the best decision we’ve ever made.

School starting age is a question that is coming up more and more frequently these days. In some Australian states, over 25% of parents are waiting an extra year, meaning their kids start...