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Term 3 here we come!

Term 2 was a long 11 week endurance effort for many teachers so hopefully you have enjoyed a well earned rest during the holidays. One of our three big 2026 projects came to fruition during Gifted Awareness Week in May with the launch of our revamped Gifted and Talented Online Professional Learning modules in partnership with our new training platform provider Shard Learning. We are so proud of the updated online modules and a huge thankyou to Shard Learning for working with us to create the perfect interactive online platform!

Kylie visited a range of schools as usual, including in the Busselton area, completed a two day Gifted & Talented course, and the Maths, HASS and English Differentiation courses got underway. Kylie and Emma were also busy working on the second big Growing Up Greatness project for 2026, and we are so excited to announce the launch of The Growing Up Greatness Podcast! It has been a long held dream to create a podcast for busy teachers of diverse classrooms, and it is finally here! We would love you to check it out and let us know what you think.

The Growing Up Greatness team has also expanded again and during Term 3 we welcomed Rebecca Rourke. Rebecca has long been a supporter of Growing Up Greatness and brings a wealth of expertise from her work in diverse learning at St Mark’s Anglican Community School, Methodist Ladies College and as Chairperson of the AISWA Special Needs Advisory Committee. Rebecca will be running our newest professional learning event in Term 4, NCCD Planning & Documentation in Independent Schools.

Rebecca helped us achieve a new record for Growing Up Greatness with three of our Education Consultants all working with schools on the last day of term (pictured below). Rebecca was delivering professional learning to secondary teachers on Differentiation and UDL, Michelle Bishop was training Education Assistants in Behaviour and Regulation Strategies and Kylie was running professional learning on Gifted Education.

Click HERE to read more about Rebecca and the rest of the Growing Up Greatness team.

Term 3 of course brings more school visits including visits to schools in Kalgoorlie, Geraldton and Melbourne, and there is still time to register for the Differentiation in the Primary Classroom two day course starting in August. And in case you’re wondering about the third project we are working on… we hope to announce this later this year so watch this space! Have a great term everyone :)

These courses can travel!

If you would like to host any of our courses at your school in a regional area, please contact us. We would love to bring a course to you, either as is, or courses and professional learning can be adapted for your specific context.

Podcast Episode: When Students Say, “That’s Not Fair!”

Our first episode to kick off The Growing Up Greatness Podcast discusses strategies for when students say, "That's not fair!" This episode is about identifying where we need to begin with implementing good differentiated practice in classrooms, and getting to the crux of the important questions teachers ask, such as:

"What about the students who want to do the same as everyone else?" and "How do I make students feel safe to be different?"

We explore building confidence and difference, key advice on approaches, and creating safety in the classroom, along with key takeaways for you to try in your classroom.

Stay in touch!

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Kylie Bice Director and Education Consultant Growing Up Greatness