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John Hattie’s research states clearly that giving students feedback is one of the most effective ways to help students progress. Typically in a government school, students receive no feedback about their learning, nor any advice about how to improve. So following our 1st term exams, we did a short training session on what makes good … Continue reading Feedback – why it’s important and how to give it

Three photos from yesterday at school! The kings and queens of Class 1 – 4 with their beautiful crowns! Students in Extra Maths class practicing their additions using dice. Class 3 students testing our their fans when learning about the movement of air.

This morning we had a record turnout for our guardian’s / parent’s meeting, according to teachers who have been at the school for decades. 64 guardians wrote their names in the attendance register, but the numbers were probably higher as some arrived late. Many of our guardians have two or three children at the school, … Continue reading Guardian’s meeting – a record turnout

The percentage of students in Class 1 – 5 passing subjects in the 1st term exams has increased by 40.8%, compared to last year. And the percentage of students in Class 6 – 10 passing subjects in the 1st term exams has increased by 33.3%, compared to last year. 15 students in Class 10 have passed 6 or … Continue reading Exam results – a great leap forward!

How do you improve exams results without really trying? You can’t. But there are some simple things that any school can do, which make a big difference: Organise exam prep classes: exams in government schools take place over at least 9 days, but if you add in Saturday holidays, public holidays and an occasional banda … Continue reading How do you improve exam results without really trying?