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Staff at Paramatta Marist High School (NSW), Parafield Gardens High School (SA), East Loddon P–12 College (Vic), Craigmore High School (SA), Como Secondary College (WA) and Mount Rowan Secondary College (Vic) discuss how they identify students in need of literacy and numeracy intervention within an MTSS framework aligned with AERO’s guidance.

This explainer outlines the evidence about why some secondary students struggle with reading. It’s the first part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

This explainer provides an introduction to the multi-tiered system of supports framework (MTSS) for secondary school leaders and teachers looking to support students in improving their literacy and numeracy skills.

This explainer focuses on establishing and maintaining classroom rules, describing how rules allow teachers to clearly state the behaviour expectations for all students in the learning environment.

This explainer focuses on teaching routines, describing how explicit teaching of routines provides structure, predictability and consistency to support student learning.

This explainer describes how maintaining high expectations for all students can positively impact their behaviour and readiness to learn.

This explainer describes how creating connections with students over time can help develop trust and positive relationships to support learning.

This explainer provides an introduction to explicit instruction, with a focus on explaining how it contributes to positive outcomes for students’ learning achievement and dispositions.

This explainer provides an introduction to the role of knowledge in learning, implications for effective teaching, and describes how building background knowledge facilitates higher-order thinking and learning outcomes.

This explainer gives a brief introduction to cognitive load, focusing on ways to manage it for effective and efficient learning.

Evidence shows that a child-centred approach helps with successful transitions. We spoke to the principal and OSHC coordinator at Kuluin State School about how they approach transitions.