Climate Strikes – exploring the political agency of students
Student Strikes for Climate are backed by a majority of AustraliansWere your classrooms a little quieter on Friday? Globally, at least 1.5 million students traded the classroom for the streets, the pen for...
Cheat Sheet: Building Resilience in Children. A snapshot of how the ‘invisible superpower’ supports life and learning
Resilience is often described as the ‘invisible superpower’. In essence, resilience is having the capacity to be calm, clear and adaptive when the going gets tough. And let’s face it, the school years...
The 4 Big Challenges for Principals Heading Into 2019 (An update)
Being a school principal is not for the faint-hearted. The role itself is a complex beast and has evolved to a 24/7 concern that is more demanding, unpredictable, complex and dynamic than ever...
Case Study – Mt Roskill smash it out of the park with the School Stream translation feature & A free download
Today we have a fantastic success story from a vibrant primary school in New Zealand. Mt Roskill are using School Stream to engage their school community very effectively through extensive use of the...
An early Christmas Gift! Get the School Communication Report
To coincide with the release of our latest update, this week we are so pleased to be sharing our School Communication Report as an early Christmas gift! If you’ve ever wondered how other...
4 Must-Haves for a super effective school calendar
The school calendar. Get that right and you are well on your way to acing school-parent communication. This week we’re looking at school calendars in detail and we’ve narrowed down the essentials that...
Welcome back to Term 4! Exciting news and some quick tips
If you’re a teacher you already know the importance of parental involvement, and you’ll also know that parents love communication when it is convenient, time-saving and keeps pace with their expectations.
Communicate early, communicate often, and other advice from the front line
Do you have a golden rule when it comes to communicating with the broader school community? Good communication supports relationships that let people in an organisation coordinate their efforts for the common good....
In conversation with Zartaj Waseem, Senior School Administrator at Haque Academy, Pakistan
Zartaj Waseem is a STEM Education Professional and Senior School Administrator at Haque Academy in Pakistan. In addition to her administrative role, Zartaj also teaches robotics and technology, as well as launching a...
Resource round up: 9 books to get kids really excited about STEAM for Book Week
The world of STEAM is packed with loads of hands-on activities. This week we are moving beyond the lab and towards the bookshelf to share some great books to get kids really excited...
Brighton Grammar School ticks over one million notifications
Brighton Grammar School have used School Stream’s customisable categories to streamline their communication and ensure their parent community receives the right information, every time.
Why do we need an app when we already have Facebook?
‘Why do we need an app when we already have a public Facebook page?’ Good question. It’s one we hear from time-to-time and it’s worth investigating the answer.
