The Early Warning Signs of Student Disengagement Most Schools Miss
By the time attendance becomes a problem, it usually isn’t a new one. A student who has stopped coming to school regularly didn’t wake up one day and disengage. Something was usually shifting for weeks, sometimes months, before it showed up on a roll. That’s the challenge with attendance data. It’s accurate, but it’s late. […]
It’s Term 3. Stop Waiting for Your Life to Begin.
A reflection on educator wellbeing, presence, and the quiet cost of postponing our own lives. “Just make it to the holidays.” If you’re an educator, chances are you’ve had that conversation with yourself. I’ve certainly had it. After more than 25 years working alongside teachers, school leaders and education systems, I’ve come to realise that […]