Being a student can sometimes feel like a balancing act between boredom and stress. They’d like the classwork they do to be just challenging enough to be interesting, but not so difficult that they get the urge to mercilessly attack …
Winning an ICAS medal is an incredible achievement, and the recognition that goes along with it can really spur children onto greater things. In this article, we’ve curated the greatest tips from past medal winners so that your child can …
Every year, thousands of students sit the ICAS competition from countries across the world. If your child is one of them, and you’re wondering whether they have achieved a good ICAS score or grade, we’ll explain how they work in …
Reach assessments allow schools to accurately measure student progress year on year, and compare their performance to nationwide benchmarks. If your school is using Reach for this purpose, or you’re considering using the assessments in future, you may be wondering …
Words and numbers – they permeate our lives from our very first breath to our last. They allow us to express ourselves, communicate, make sense of the world; to measure things, build things and do our taxes. There isn’t a …
As a parent, you may have already witnessed your kids’ astonishing natural ability at picking up words. It’s one of the many joys of parenting. But despite having the foundations of language entrenched in their brains from birth, they still …
K-12 education is a construction process where students’ skills and knowledge are gradually built up, with every preceding “block” essential to keep on building. As a teacher, it’s your job to ensure that your students have the core knowledge they …
Ryan is a 9-year-old Australian boy living in the quiet town of Leith, located on Tasmania’s north coast. He has a younger brother, Eamon, a moggy called Mia, and goes to Devonport Christian School about five minutes down the road …
For hundreds of years, countless students have sat at wooden desks and toiled their way through standardised assessments. As standard tests sat under standard conditions, they’re the only type of assessment that allows educators to measure and compare student performance …
Reach is a series of progress monitoring assessments that allow you to track your school’s performance year-on-year and figure out where you need to make improvements. The assessments can help you and your teachers do the following (and more): Track …