What teachers are telling us are their biggest challenges

Teachers face an array of challenges throughout the school year, whether it be overcoming disruptive classroom behaviour, tackling burnout during busy periods or managing expectations when it comes to student outcomes. Naturally, it’s overwhelming!  In this blog post, we’ve put together the top six challenges teachers are facing and we provide some helpful tips and […]

All of your Maths Pathway questions answered

1. What age groups is Maths Pathway suitable for? Maths Pathway is typically used by students from grade 5 to year 10. Grade 5 is generally the youngest age group recommended for Maths Pathway as most students will have the literacy and independent learning skills necessary to make the most of the opportunity. Some schools […]

3 effective strategies for deepening maths understanding

As educational research evolves, teachers are constantly presented with new strategies and tools to enhance student learning. But with so many approaches available, it can be challenging to determine which ones truly make an impact. In this eBook, we cut through the noise to highlight three of the most effective, research-based strategies for deepening maths […]

Should we test students before and after teaching?

When students hear the word “test” they start to wonder if they paid enough attention in class or took down the correct notes. They start planning how much time is needed to study (or how little) and consider how to best juggle all their subject requirements. But should testing really cause this much concern, or […]

Maths Pathway at Bayside Christian College: Analysis with PAT-M Data

A research paper into how Bayside Christian College’s students are achieving an average of 1.4 years of learning every 12 months, according to PAT-M results.  Bayside Christian College was searching for a solution to the challenge all schools face, how to cater to the differing learning needs of every student. Teachers and school leaders at […]

How to stop students from forgetting

It’s not unusual for students to forget what they have learnt – whether it be from a week ago, a term ago, or a year ago – but why do they forget? Learning is all about transferring information from our working memories to our long-term memories; the better we can do that, the less likely […]

Is personalised learning as difficult as we think? 

Textbooks have long been the preferred classroom resource but as more educational research comes to light and national progress in maths remains in decline, it’s becoming more evident that it’s time to reconsider our relationship with textbooks.   The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ranks Australian students 10th out of the 81 participating countries, which […]

The hidden culprit of our declining maths results

Every year, the headlines fill our newspapers and our news feeds alerting us to downwards trends and our falling position amongst the world’s top performers.