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7 Things To Love About The New Health and Movement Science Syllabus Aug 04, 2023

 As an experienced teacher and coach in the field of PDHPE and CAFS, I cannot contain my excitement about the new Health and Movement Science (HMS) Syllabus. Having taken a deep dive into its content, I am truly in awe of the thoughtfulness and relevance it brings to Stage 6 PDHPE. Read on...

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Strategic Ways to Connect Year 11 & Year 12 Content (with success) Feb 24, 2023

Are you stuck for ideas to work with your Year 11 Community & Family Studies students?

Want to make every lesson count with your Year 11 CAFS Crew? ‍

In today's Podcast episode, we chat about what you can do to make meaningful connections from the Year 11 Community & Family Studies...

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Episode #45 It is time to Move off the Dance Floor in Education with Meg Durham Dec 21, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast, a podcast for educators, teachers, entrepreneurs and Community and Family Studies students, I am joined by a very special guest, Megan Durham, who shares with us what we can do to protect our time, our energy and our wellbeing.

If you've...

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Episode #44 Five Lessons for 2022 Dec 15, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast, I will be chatting to you about 5 lessons I have learnt throughout 2022! 

This year has been a bit of a different one for me and I just wanted to share some things I have learnt in my personal life and work life as I moved into my 3rd year of...

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Episode #40 Focus On What Really Matters Nov 24, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast, I am chatting to you about focusing on what really matters and this time of year!

As we head into the busy end of Term 4 it's important for us to focus on the things that really matter, both as an educator, as a parent, but also as a...

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Episode #39 Creating Energy & Flow at the End of a Busy Year Nov 17, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast, I am joined by Kell Quarell to talk about creating energy and flow into the end of the year.

This conversation is all about what you can do to move into the busy end of the year with a strong mindset and positive energy!

Kell is a...

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Episode #38 CAFS Teachers Never Stop Learning Nov 04, 2022

This episode of The Learning Network Podcast is going to be all about why we never stopped learning as CAFS teachers.

Even after 18 years of CAFS experience, co-authoring 2 textbooks, marking exams and presenting professional learning for the best part of 12 years, there's always something new to...

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Episode #37 Common Mistakes Made in Research Methodology Nov 04, 2022

In this week's jam packed episode of The Learning Network Podcast we're going to unpack some of the common mistakes that still being made in CAFS, in particular the Research Methodology module.

These common mistakes are part of the reason our kids really struggle in the Research Methodology...

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Episode #35 How you can be a champion Sep 28, 2022

In this week's episode of The Learning Network Podcast, I am joined by courage creator & resilience revolutionary, the appropriately named, Nadine Champion! Nadine is an international speaker, mindset coach, champion kickboxer & martial artist whose mission is to help women...

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Episode #34 The Power of Community Sep 21, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast, I unpack the power of community!

I have connected with so many amazing educators over the last 18 and a half years, both while I taught CAFS & since I began supporting CAFS teachers. I've been around for a while and many...

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Episode #33 Getting the Right Kids into CAFS Sep 12, 2022

In this week's episode, I am joined by a very special guest, Sharna Dawson. Sharna has a very extensive 20-year career in education, working as a PDHPE teacher for 8 years before retraining. Sharna found her passion in working with students to discover their careers, so she completed a graduate...

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Episode #31 Community and Family Studies isn't a GIRLS Subject Jul 13, 2022

In this episode of The Learning Network Podcast I'm absolutely thrilled to be joined by the beautiful CAFS teacher Jess George-Loulach to chat about some of the misconceptions surrounding CAFS, especially the idea that it is a subject just for girls!

CAFS has so many real world lessons embedded...

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