From Pivot’s Pencil
Reflective Leadership is Effective Leadership
“Feedback is a function of respect; when you don’t have honest conversations with us about our strengths and our opportunities for growth, we question our contributions and your commitment.” Brene Brown 2018 In our seven years of working with leaders, we’ve learned...
Planning your 2021 School Strategy
Planning your 2021 School Strategy As we approach the final term for the year, many schools have begun their planning process for 2021. We know how important it is to create evidence-based targets and processes for the new year. To support your school’s planning...
The VicSRC – Amplifying student voice, agency and participation in education
In the words of one of the VicSRC Student Executive Advisory Committee members, we’re all a bit down in the gutters at the moment. And when you’re down in the gutter it can be hard to think about anything other than getting through it and getting out. Especially if...
The only student feedback tool tailored to young students (Foundation to Grade 3)
Student voice is important and relevant across all year levels and age groups in learning communities. Young people who find their own voice in supportive school environments are more likely to develop a confident voice, a capacity to act in the world, and a...
The Keys to Effective Feedback
We can all agree feedback is great? Right? In reality, for many teachers, students and school leaders feedback isn’t all that helpful and can sometimes be damaging. Research shows that effective feedback requires trust between parties and a form of radical...
Remote learning leaves lower income students behind
Children from low-income families will be disproportionately impacted if schools across Melbourne are forced back into remote learning this month, according to new research. The research shows that remote learning in response to the COVID-19crisis has compounded the...
Calls for equity in education – A student’s perspective
COVID-19 has presented us with new challenges, whilst also exacerbating existing ones. Around the world schools have faced sudden closures, meaning over the last few months, many students have had to learn remotely for the very first time. Several people have...
Socioeconomic disparities in Australian schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS COVID-19 WIDENS EDUCATION GAP IN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS Major Australian Educator Survey: Socioeconomic disparities in Australian schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic Governments and policy makers are being urged to find solutions to technology and...
Transforming schools equitably: it’s now or never
No-one could have foreseen the significant impact that the global pandemic COVID-19 would have on the world. We went from having 20,000 home learners to having more than four million, with an immediate need to adapt an education system that relies heavily on...
Navigating Isolation with your Students
My name is Wren Gillett. I am a first-year university student and student voice advocate. I myself, am experiencing first hand the foreign world of remote learning. I haven’t even had a class on Campus yet, so everything about this transition has been a major learning...
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Classroom behaviour management
Dec 1, 2017
Classroom behaviour management What is classroom behaviour? The are various types of challenging behaviour in the classroom, from low-level disruptions such as talking out of turn and not following directions, to more anti-social behaviours such as…
The role of evaluation and reflection in teaching and school improvement
Oct 1, 2017
Expectations of teachers and schools are changing rapidly. This is being driven by a range of factors including our growing understanding of the future of society and workplace that today’s children will face when they finish formal schooling. As the OECD…
Professional Learning Communities
Jul 1, 2017
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have become a hot topic lately as building in-school capacity is increasingly viewed as a major lever for improving student outcomes. PLCs have been found to contribute to instructional improvement of teachers,1…
Making the case for reform of Australia’s education system – and Pivot!
Apr 25, 2016
A new report by PwC argues for ‘constructive, concrete reform’ of Australia’s education system to prepare students for changing workforce demands – particularly in STEM subject areas.1 The PwC report recognises that good ideas and innovation for driving…