Blog

a selection of blog posts from our consultants

The Challenge of Traditional School Calendars

1 Aug at 5:27 pm

Historically, school calendars were predominantly PDF documents, created in Microsoft Word or Excel, then printed and uploaded to school websites.…

Australian schools are tech-savvy, but are their teachers?

10 October, 2022

Students and schools in Australia have access to high quality digital technology. Still, teachers do not use it, and in certain situations, schools do not encourage teachers to learn how to use it.

With 2020 hindsight, here’s some perspective

11 December, 2020

As the 2020 school year barrels toward its last days, all of us at Next Learning want to thank our clients and wish one and all a well-earned summer break.

Newsletters are a vital link between schools and parents

29 October, 2020

Schools often wish parents would give them the attention they deserve – yet sometimes schools need to share the blame. Many can do more to communicate effectively.

A culture of permission: the next level of learning

11 September, 2020

Author, teacher, academic, government adviser and popular TED talker, Sir Ken Robinson is recognised as one of the leading thinkers in modern education – yet surprisingly, few people know much about the man himself.

What Covid-19 has taught us about teachers

24 August, 2020

We’ve all seen the love being extended to health care workers recently. It’s well deserved and overdue. But what about our educators?

Can’t Hack it? Sadly, those days are gone

1 July, 2020

The private education sector is currently the fourth-largest victim of data breaches in Australia. What can schools do to prevent or mitigate damages?

Your school online: is it a site for sore eyes?

4 June, 2020

The recent COVID-19 outbreak taught schools just how crucial online communication has become. Online learning was only part of it, but it was also about communicating with parents and other stakeholders.