All the latest news, views and ideas about independent education from Victoria, Australia.
Mike Broadstock talks with clinical and forensic psychologist David Cherry about how parents and teachers can help students when healthy high standards turn to perfectionism.
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Natalie talks with psychiatrist, author and comedian Dr. Jo Prendergast about how parents can support their teen's mental health and the importance of getting enough sleep. Mike talks with Dr. Jared …
Mike Broadstock talks with Melbourne University Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis about how we can help vaping teenagers quit (without it turning into a lecture) and Parents Website favourite D…
Mike Broadstock talks with Mark Riddiford from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation about helping young people think critically about gambling, when sports betting is promoted everywhere. Sh…
Shane Green explores Transformative repair – an arts program which takes broken things and remakes them into something beautiful – and discovers how educators are using it to make a difference in the…
Natalie Moutafis speaks with Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, about why it’s important to make sure everyone is included in science, technology, engineering, and mat…
Mike Broadstock talks with education consultant and author, Leon Furze, about the latest tech already disrupting classrooms – AI program ChatGPT – and how educators can make the most of its potential…
Shane Green talks with ISV's career education consultant, Maria Floudiotis, about new careers program for primary school kids and how it is helping them broaden their horizons.
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Emma-Rose Parsons from Spectrum House Psychology shares her tips for how teachers and parents can help children prepare for the new school year.
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Mike, Nat and Shane have all picked stories that they think is worth a revisit for the isPodcast Summer Series. Mike has selected Rod Soper’s talk with Natalie Moutafis about the ways parents can pre…
Mike, Nat and Shane have all picked stories that they think is worth a revisit for the isPodcast Summer Series. Nat has chosen Shane's discussion with Dr. Judith Locke, the author of The Bonsai Child…
Mike, Nat and Shane have all picked stories that they think is worth a revisit for the isPodcast Summer Series. Shane has chosen Mike’s chat with Rion Nakaya for this episode, about her family friend…
Natalie Moutafis talks with Kirra Pendergast from Safe on Social about how we can help our kids to make the right choices as they go online, Mike Broadstock talks with ISV Chief Executive Michelle Gr…
Dr Georgie Buckley talks with Natalie Moutafis about the Body Confident Collective’s new guide for helping young athletes develop a safer and more positive body image. Leading career’s expert Helen G…
VicHealth CEO, Dr. Sandro Demaio talks with Mike Broadstock about the health risks of vaping for young people, well-being expert Meg Durham chats with Shane Green about what students, parents and tea…
Natalie Moutafis talks with The Learning Future founder Louka Parry about the importance of social emotional learning (SEL) in educating our children, Mike Broadstock talks with ResourceSmart Seconda…
In this special episode for the Spring holiday, we revisit the conversation Natalie Moutafis had with author and psychologist Megan de Beyer about the benefits for families in getting back to nature,…
Michelle Green and Shane Green celebrate the young poets who took part in this year's student poetry competition, Mike Broadstock learns more about the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award with Jo…
Shane Green talks with leading clinical psychologist Dr. Andrew Fuller about encouraging young people who have opted out of challenging situations since the pandemic to opt back in. Natalie Moutafis …
Mike Broadstock learns about the work that the Pat Cronin Foundation does in schools to help end the coward punch with Pat's father, Matt Cronin, and Natalie Moutafis speaks with Haileybury master te…