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Listen to first-hand stories and ignition ideas for small schools, led by our host, public service award winner Michelle Tregoning, Leader K–12 Initiatives, with NSW teaching principals and subject matter experts. The NSW Department of Education, School and System Leadership team, provides a new podcast series for teaching principals in small schools. Each episode focuses on engaging, enacting, and embedding curriculum across all Key Learning Areas, incorporating explicit teaching, tips, and tricks. The short, sharp episodes, 10–15 minutes in length, provide information to strengthen curriculum leadership.

Season 1

  1. Episode 1

    Episode 1 - Embedding Mathematics

    Michelle Tregoning, Leader K–12 Initiatives and Wendy Robb, Teaching Principal (Girilambone Public School), walk us through embedding Mathematics in a small school. Listen to their stories of pedagogy, building teacher capability and engaging students. Catch our ending with the ignition ideas that principals and teachers can reflect on and use tomorrow.

    13 min

  2. Episode 2

    Episode 2 - Embedding English

    Michelle Tregoning, Leader K–12 Initiatives, Hannah Crawford, Teaching Principal (Niangala Public School) and Erin McShane, K–6 English Advisor discuss embedding English in a small school. Listen to them share stories about specific syllabus changes and the importance of vocabulary, especially in written and oral language. Catch the ignition ideas that principals and teachers can reflect on and use tomorrow.

    12 min

  3. Episode 3

    Episode 3: Thunderbolt Alliance - Engaging the Curriculum

    Step into a conversation with the four teaching principals of the Thunderbolt Alliance as they join Michelle Tregoning to unpack what it really means to engage with syllabuses. Jenna, Dani, Sarah and Tim share honest reflections from their leadership journeys, drawing on their experiences as Assistant Principals Curriculum and Instruction. Listen as they explore how these experiences translate into stronger engagement and practical insights with real-world stories that listeners can connect with.

    12 min

  4. Episode 4

    Episode 4: Thunderbolt Alliance- Curriculum Community of schools

    Delve into the realities of implementing curriculum across a community of schools, with a focus on how explicit teaching can drive improved practice. Revisiting the Thunderbolt Alliance, this episode explores how schools collaborated on professional learning, using technology to bridge distance and strengthen collective impact. Hear how a full cycle of learning intentions and success criteria (LISC) was implemented across similar school contexts, and what made it work. Take away practical “Ignition Ideas” you can apply in your own school from tomorrow.

    12 min
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Listen to first-hand stories and ignition ideas for small schools, led by our host, public service award winner Michelle Tregoning, Leader K–12 Initiatives, with NSW teaching principals and subject matter experts. The NSW Department of Education, School and System Leadership team, provides a new podcast series for teaching principals in small schools. Each episode focuses on engaging, enacting, and embedding curriculum across all Key Learning Areas, incorporating explicit teaching, tips, and tricks. The short, sharp episodes, 10–15 minutes in length, provide information to strengthen curriculum leadership.

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