Dec. 3, 2021

The year that's gone and the year ahead, and how to prepare kids for starting school

In our last episode for 2021, Michelle Green chats with Mike Broadstock about the year that’s gone and the year ahead, Natalie Moutafis talks with education expert Rod Soper about the ways parents can help prepare their kids…
Nov. 9, 2021

Leading Learning that Matters

Shane Green talks with ISV partners Flossie Chua, Dave Perkins, and Daniel Wilson from Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education about a signature program that helps principals prepare learners for living, wor…
Oct. 15, 2021

The importance of handwriting, the teacher who made a difference in Michelle Green's life, and the best ways to motivate students,

Dr. Noella Mackenzie underlines the importance of handwriting and keyboarding skills with Mike Broadstock. Université Laval Associate Professor Julien Bureau talks with Shane Green about the best ways to motivate students. I…
Sept. 17, 2021

Shelftalkers, supporting kids through a lockdown school holiday, and ISV's student poetry competiton

School Library Association of Victoria Chief Executive Susan La Marca tells Mike Broadstock about a new program that helps school librarians build the reading culture at schools. Natalie Moutafis speaks with Enlighten Educat…
Sept. 3, 2021

VCAA CEO Stephen Gniel on NAPLAN, the GAT and the VCE

Shane Green interviews Stephen Gniel, Chief Executive Officer at Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Aug. 20, 2021

Project Rockit and Project Wayfinder

Mike Broadstock speaks with Lucy Thomas about Project Rockit, the youth-driven movement against cyber bullying she created with her sister. Natalie Moutafis speaks with ISV's Will Hanley about a program that helps secondary …
July 30, 2021

The impact of family birth order, how Cognizance helps students learn, and how we can all learn from Bilbo Baggins

Shane Green speaks with parenting expert Michael Grose about how our position in the family birth order shapes our lives, Mike Broadstock talks with educational neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath and ISV's Winnie Wong about…
June 25, 2021

Bonsai Child author Dr Judith Locke, and what it's like being a new principal in a pandemic

Shane Green talks with the author of The Bonsai Child and The Bonsai Student, Dr. Judith Locke, Mike Broadstock talks to Casey Grammar Principal Fiona Williams and ISV's Aynur Simsirel about being a principal in a pandemic, …
May 6, 2021

Launching isPodcast, consent education, and ISV's Arts Learning Festival

isPodcast is a new show for schools and the wider community. Each episode, we will be talking with teachers, students, education and parenting experts, and school leaders with all the news, views and ideas from Independent e…