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All Episodes

School Shorts — 71 episodes

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1

Resilience, Manners and Emotional Regulation with Cara Zelas

2

Barefoot and Teaching Bravery with Harry Scott

3

What Happened When This Principal Prioritised School-Parent Communication, with Blair Dravitski

4

Early Learning Skills for Maximum Success: Ande Ford and Carolynne Masson

5

Understanding Neurodiversity and When to Seek Support with Tami Harris

6

Harnessing AI: The Brain Hacks to Teach Kids with Author Mohan Nair

7

The Ladder of Reading and Writing with Nancy Young

8

Large School Resource v Small School Connection: Principal Steve McCracken

9

The birth date disadvantage; new survey with Jo Knox

10

Reading Progress: Too Fast or Too Slow? with Louise Payne

11

When the Support You Need Doesn't Exist: Karina McHardy on Autism, ASD

12

Kids Need to Do THIS Before They Start School: with Kelly Seaburg and Lucy Naylor

13

Online Schools? How Crimson Global Education is Disrupting the Traditional Model

14

How to Help Struggling Writers with 'The Writing Teacher' Helen Walls

15

Cambridge Exams: An Explainer for Parents

16

The Tattooed Skateboarding Principal; Hamish Brewer

17

AI in School, How it's Being Used in Class with Bex Rose

18

Top 10 School Safety Tips from a Police Officer

19

More than Phonics: Fluency and Comprehension with Natalie Wexler

20

Was it a Miracle? The Reading Revolution in Mississippi with Kymyona Burk

21

Risky Play and Why it Matters with Gill Connell

22

Family Adventures Unplugged with Roam's Renata Wiles

23

Holiday Play Ideas for Reading Practice with the 'Sound Slam Mums'

24

Mental and Physical Health for Children: The HIGHLIGHTS from 2025

25

Best Reading and Writing Advice from 2025; The Highlights!

26

AI in Education ft Michael Johnston

27

Get Wise! Teaching Kids About Money

28

Numicon: Simple Steps to Loving MATHS ft Catherine Huxford

29

Managing Tech: Tips from Psychologist Dr Emma Woodward

30

"Our kids and teens are not really OK": Outward Bound CEO Malindi Maclean

31

Girl Boss: What inspiring young women want YOU to know

32

Support for ADHD in school and the workplace: ADHD Coach Jenny Turner

33

Sex and Relationships Education with Jo Robertson

34

Dyslexia: A Father and Son's story of the power of dyslexic thinking ft Arvid and Mattias Eriksen

35

Raising Confident Speakers with Ashleigh Gulliver

36

Dyslexia: How to Identify Challenges and Support Your Child ft Carla McNeil and Casey Simson

37

Is Your Child Twice Exceptional? Rhonda Filmer on 2E

38

BONUS: Daylight Savings Sleep Tips with Victoria Newport

39

Independent Schools: What does that really mean? with Guy Pascoe

40

Critical Skills for Spelling: Literacy Expert Lorraine Hammond

41

The Pre-School Secret to Success: Oral Language with Elaine Reese

42

World-Leading Neuroscientist: How 'Executive Function' Helps Us Plan and Achieve Goals

43

Best Birth Month for Academic Success, Dr Jo Knox

44

Gill Connell: Midlines (PMP part 2)

45

Managing Device Time: A live recording with Spark NZ and Parenting Place

46

Cecilia Robinson: Setting Healthy Standards for our Girls

47

Dyscalculia: The Misunderstood Struggle With Maths - Esther White

48

Jase Williams: Helping Kids Navigate Big Emotions

49

The ESSENTIAL guide to teach READING with teachers Sam Allis & Jude Tabuteau

50

Jackie Riach: Top Parenting Challenges with a Psychologist

51

Gina Urlich: Food Labels and Early Years Nutrition

52

Motat's Julie Baker: School Holiday Fun with STEM

53

Simon Brown: Setting Your Kids Up to be Good with Money

54

Helen Walls: Handwriting - the Old School Learning Hack!

55

Felicity Powell: Education saved my life! Tips from a Survivor

56

Sir John Kirwan: Talking to your kids about Mental Health

57

Pam Snow: "Stop Blaming Parents" for Reading Challenges

58

Barbara Oakley: ADHD, Focus and How to Beat Procrastination

59

Two Attempted Abductions at Schools: Senior Constable Bryan Ward Responds

60

Erica Stanford: New Parent Information Tool

61

Toni Street SURPRISES NZ’s ‘Coolest Principal’ After Retirement Announcement - Bruce Cunningham

62

Grant Schofeld: The Processed Food & Mental Health Crisis Facing Children

63

Gill Connell: The Power of PMP in Early Education (part one)

64

Nathaniel Swain: Study tips to combat the 'forgetting curve'

65

Prof James Chapman on Feedback: False Praise Doesn't Work

66

Daniel Ansari: The Danger of ‘Maths Anxiety’ for Kids - Neuroscience Expert

67

Gemma McCaw: On Reading, The Danger of Online Bullying & Social Media for Kids

68

Dan Ford: Surprising Advice about Sleep-Ins from a Sleep Psychologist

69

Dr Carolyn Strom: How to build a 'reading brain'

70

Carla McNeil and Liz Kane: What Parents Need to Know About Changes to Reading and Writing in Schools

71

School Shorts with Melissa Chan-Green.