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Responding to disengaged and disruptive behaviours

This practice guide will support you to respond to behaviours associated with disengagement and disruption to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment.

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Planning for classroom management

This practice guide provides practical guidance on planning for classroom management and the creation of safe and supportive learning environments.

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Gaining all students’ attention

This practice guide will help you to refine methods for gaining all students’ attention to create a learning environment that supports student engagement and minimises disruptive behaviours.

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Exit routine

This practice guide will support you to refine an effective exit routine, which is important for maintaining a safe and orderly classroom environment.

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Entrance routine

An effective entrance routine promotes safety, builds positive connections with students and maximises instructional time.

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Building positive connections with all students

This practice guide provides practical suggestions to build positive connections with your students leading to positive teacher–student relationships.

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Writing in subject English: Simple, compound and complex sentences in student writing

This practice guide was developed for secondary English teachers, and is one in a series of 3 focusing on types of sentences in English, Science, and Health and Physical Education writing.

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Writing in Science: Simple, compound and complex sentences in student writing

This practice guide was developed for secondary Science teachers, and is one in a series of 3 focusing on types of sentences in English, Science, and Health and Physical Education writing.

three boys in class

Writing in Health and Physical Education: Simple, compound and complex sentences in student writing

This practice guide was developed for secondary Health and Physical Education teachers, and is one in a series of 3 focusing on types of sentences in English, Science, and Health and Physical Education writing.

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Encouraging a sense of belonging and connectedness in ECEC

This practice guide outlines best-practice approaches for improving a sense of belonging and connectedness in children aged birth to 5 years.

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Transitions between outside school hours care and school

The evidence-based practices presented in this guide can be used to support children’s transitions from before-school care to school and from school to after-school care.

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Effective strategic plans: Setting goals and targets for student learning

This practice guide is the first in a series of 4 on developing and applying effective strategic plans and provides practical steps for setting goals and targets for student learning.