Students with everyday resilience at school – or ‘academic buoyancy’ – are able to overcome setbacks and challenges that are typical of day-to-day school life. CESE's audio paper explains the importance of everyday resilience and shows how it can be supported by implementing What works best classroom practices. Access the practical guide and accompanying resources: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/education-data-and-research/cese/publications/practical-guides-for-educators/everyday-resilience

When students set growth goals, they are more likely to persevere, to be engaged in their learning and to aspire to further their education. CESE's new audio paper provides practical tips to support students in setting and achieving growth goals. Access the full growth goal setting practical guide and related resources: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/cese/publications/practical-guides-for-educators/growth-goal-setting

Welcome to the final episode of the special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, dives into what teacher collaboration looks like in practice and why it is important at Blue Haven Public School. Mark speaks with substantive principal and principal in residence literacy and numeracy, Paul McDermott, relieving principal, Dale Edwards, and staff at Blue Haven Public School. To read the transcripts or access the 'What works best' resources go to: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications/what-works-best To watch the video of this conversation go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/what-works-best-2020-update/teachers/theme-collaboration

Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, discusses what effective classroom management looks like in practice with Strathfield Girls High School principal, Angela Lyris, and students. To read the transcripts or access the 'What works best' resources go to: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications/what-works-best To watch the video of this conversation go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/what-works-best-2020-update/teachers/theme-classroom-management

Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Principal, Bob Willetts, and staff at Berry Public School to explore how they use data to provide students with effective feedback and inform their classroom practice. To read the transcripts or access the 'What works best' resources go to: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications/what-works-best To watch the video of this conversation go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/what-works-best-2020-update/teachers/theme-use-of-data-to-inform-practice

Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Principal, Paul Sheather, Deputy Principal, Ben Seldon, and students of Northern Beaches Secondary College, Balgowlah Boys Campus. Mark hears first-hand how the school’s focus on explicit teaching has helped it become one of the state’s top performing schools in English. To read the transcripts or access the 'What works best' resources go to: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications/what-works-best To watch the video of this conversation go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/what-works-best-2020-update/teachers/theme-explicit-teaching

Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Cecil Hills High School Principal, Mark Sutton, about how every student is known, valued and cared for in a large, comprehensive high school. Students give insights into some of the ways their school supports student wellbeing. To read the transcripts or access the 'What works best' resources go to: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications/what-works-best To watch the video of this conversation go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/what-works-best-2020-update/teachers/theme-wellbeing

In this episode Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Trangie Central School principal, Anne Holden and her students about how their school has embedded a culture of high expectations. Her students give insights into how those high expectations motivate them and provide them with a positive learning environment. To read the transcripts or access the 'What works best' resources go to: www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications/what-works-best To watch the video of this conversation go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/what-works-best-2020-update/teachers/theme-high-expectations

Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this episode, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Rooty Hill High School principal, Christine Cawsey and her students about how Rooty Hill embeds assessment in school practice. From developing assessment-centred classrooms, to empowering students to identify and monitor their progress, hear how Rooty Hill is improving student outcomes. To read the transcripts or access the 'What works best' resources go to: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/assessment-with-rooty-hill-high-school-what-works-best-podcast To watch the video of this conversation go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/what-works-best-2020-update/teachers/assessment-

Welcome to a special CESE eight-part podcast series. In this podcast, Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, speaks with Homebush West Public School principal, Estelle Southall and her students about how their school embeds effective feedback in their practices. She describes how students at Homebush West seek out and value feedback and how teachers support students to work towards staged improvement. To read the transcripts or access the 'What works best' resources go to: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/effective-feedback-with-homebush-west-public-school-what-works-best-podcast To watch the video of this conversation go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/educational-data/what-works-best-2020-update/teachers/theme--effective-feedback-

Join Dr Ben North, Dr Carina Dennis and Cate Stilwell as they discuss gifted education and CESE's research in this area. Dr Ben North is an Evidence Implementation Lead in CESE's Capability Building Team. Dr Carina Dennis is currently the Deputy Principal at James Ruse Agricultural High School. Cate Stilwell held the position of OC Teacher at Greenacre Public School between 2012 and 2020. To read the full transcript of this podcast and to read CESE's Revisiting gifted education literature review, visit the CESE website: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/gifted-education-podcast This conversation was recorded at Greenacre Public School in 2018.