From Feedback to Advice
$44.95
You invest hours crafting thoughtful feedback. Students spend seconds looking at it.
They skim comments, correct surface details, or ask “Is this good?”—not because your feedback lacks quality, but because they haven't yet learned how to identify what they need or seek the right help. Guidance that should accelerate learning stalls, through no fault of teacher expertise.
This isn’t a feedback problem. It's a learner capability problem.
From Feedback to Advice shows how to develop students who actively seek the help they need and act on it with purpose. By making your thinking visible—revealing the feedback process you’ve always managed internally—you help students understand how improvement actually works. Through six progressive stages, James Anderson presents a practical pathway for developing students’ capacity to direct their own improvement.
You'll learn how to cultivate students who:
Shift from “Is this good?” to “Here's what I've tried, and here's where I need help”
Understand and navigate the improvement process themselves
Identify their learning gaps and present evidence of their attempts
Request specific, purposeful advice rather than waiting for evaluation
Take increasing ownership of their learning—lesson by lesson, year by year
This isn't a book about writing better comments. It's a book about developing the learner capability that makes feedback matter.
With practical strategies for primary and secondary classrooms, and a clear progression leaders can implement school-wide, this book offers a systematic approach to strengthening learner expertise.
When students develop the capability to seek the help they need—and act on it—feedback finally works as intended. Learning accelerates. And the improvement process you once carried alone becomes a genuine partnership.
Teaching Business
$44.95
Teaching Business: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers is an indispensable resource for educators at every stage of their career. Written by experienced Business Studies teacher, HSC Senior Marker and MBA graduate Ben Andersen, this book cuts through the noise of competing educational theories to deliver clear, classroom-tested strategies that genuinely work. Structured around three core actions – content delivery, application strategies and business communication – it offers practical tools to streamline complex content, reduce cognitive overload and develop the kind of flexible business thinking that prepares students not just for exams, but for life beyond school.
More than a teaching manual, Teaching Business makes a compelling case for why business education matters. Andersen argues that all life is business, and that teachers of this subject occupy a uniquely powerful position to cultivate personal empowerment, ethical leadership and entrepreneurial thinking in the next generation. Whether you are a first-year teacher handed a syllabus and a dusty textbook, or a seasoned educator looking to sharpen your craft, this book offers the practical mentorship, honest reflection and actionable guidance to help you – and your students – thrive.
Grand Designs
$44.95
Every generation of Christian school leader stands in the quarry, chisel in hand, cutting stone toward something far greater than themselves. Grand Designs: Building Faithful Christian Schools That Last the Test of Time is a compelling guide for leaders committed to building Christian schools that endure as living communities of faith, formation and purpose. Dr Darren Iselin and Dr Daniel Pampuch argue that the greatest risk facing Christian schools today is not external pressure but internal drift. When foundational vision fades, a once vibrant community becomes an impressive but empty monument.
Structured around four foundation stones of alignment, belonging, excellence and imagination, and four dimensions of formation for the next generation, Grand Designs offers both a framework and a call to action for Christian school leaders, educators and board members. Rich with research, theological grounding and honest reflection from the field, this is a book for those who understand that Christian schooling is an intergenerational project, one that demands clarity of purpose, courage of conviction, and the wisdom to prepare those who will continue building long after we are gone.
The Livewired Child
$39.95
Every child is born with the most extraordinary organ on earth – a brain that is constantly growing, adapting, and rewiring itself in response to the world around it. In The Livewired Child, renowned educator and neuroscience researcher Dr Michael C. Nagel takes parents and educators on a fascinating journey through the developing brain, from conception to the early school years. Drawing on the latest neuroscientific research, Dr Nagel reveals how the experiences we provide children in their earliest years don't just shape who they are – they quite literally wire the architecture of their brains.
Written in an accessible and engaging style, The Livewired Child bridges the gap between cutting-edge brain science and the everyday realities of raising and educating children. Covering everything from learning and language to emotional intelligence and cognitive development, Dr Nagel offers practical insights to help parents, teachers, and caregivers make the decisions that matter most – because understanding how a child's brain grows is the first step to nurturing it well.
Building Schools for Boys
$44.95
What does it take to build a school that forms good men? Building Schools for Boys offers a compelling and practical framework for educators committed to this question. Drawing on decades of global research and real-world school leadership, Professor Phil Cummins and David Atkinson argue that character is not an add-on to a boys' education – it is the whole work. Grounded in the conviction that boys thrive when they belong, fulfil their potential and learn to do good in the world, this book challenges schools to move beyond narrow academic measures and build cultures of intentional character formation.
Spanning six key dimensions of school life – contribution, hope, intention, expectation, value and experience – the book weaves together research, practical frameworks and rich case studies from outstanding schools across Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. Whether you lead a boys' school, teach in one or are rethinking what education for young men can and should be, Building Schools for Boys offers both the rationale and the roadmap for schools where boys become the good men the world needs.
Stretch
$39.95
Middle leaders are the engine room of school improvement – yet they are too often underprepared, overstretched and under-supported. Stretch: Navigating Pressure and Impact in Middle Leadership is a practical guide for middle leaders navigating the demanding space between classroom and boardroom, between doing and leading. Drawing on decades of real-world leadership experience, Steven Trotter offers honest, research-informed insights into the pressures that define middle leadership, and the strategies that make those pressures manageable, meaningful and ultimately transformative.
Structured across three parts, Stretch moves from the lived realities of middle leadership – cognitive load, time pressure, emotional intelligence and role ambiguity – through to six concrete levers for elevating leadership practice, and finally to a set of reflections for leaders building toward the future. This is not a book of tidy answers or one-size-fits-all solutions. It is a guide for leaders willing to pause, reflect and grow – because when the stretch is understood and embraced, it becomes the very engine of lasting impact.
The Virtuous Leader
$39.95
What kind of leader are you when no one is watching?
The Virtuous Leader makes a compelling case that effective leadership is, first and foremost, a moral activity – and that competence, without character, is never enough. Drawing on decades of experience leading some of Australia's most respected independent schools, Dr Timothy Wright and Clive Logan argue that the leaders who earn lasting trust and create genuinely thriving organisations are those who do not merely hold good values but who live them, consistently and habitually, until virtue becomes reflex.
Grounded in the rich tradition of Aristotle and Aquinas and brought to life through honest reflection and real-world experience, The Virtuous Leader explores the virtues that matter most for leaders navigating the complexity of schools and organisations today: practical wisdom, love, courage, truthfulness, justice, humility and hope. This is not a book of quick fixes or leadership slogans. It is a thoughtful, searching guide for leaders willing to examine their own motivations, confront their blind spots and commit to the slow, worthwhile work of becoming the kind of leader others are proud to follow.
Behaviour Is Not the Whole Story
$39.95
When challenging behaviour appears in a classroom, early years setting or care environment, it draws immediate attention. But what is visible on the surface is rarely the whole story.
Behaviour Is Not the Whole Story is a practical, grounded guide for educators, leaders and teams who want to move beyond reactive responses and build behaviour support that is informed, consistent and sustainable. Drawing on extensive field-based experience across early years, school and OSHC settings, Kelly Oldfield offers a wider lens on behaviour — one that looks beyond the visible act to the regulation, communication, environment, adult responses and systems that shape it.
Structured across four parts and packed with practical tools including reflection prompts, practice scenarios and ready-to-use frameworks, this book helps educators and leaders ask better questions, build stronger systems and create settings where young people can genuinely thrive. This is not a book of quick fixes or one-size-fits-all strategies. It is a thoughtful, realistic guide for people who understand that stronger outcomes for young people come from strengthening the adults, environments and systems around them.
The Livewired Teen
$39.95
Every teenager is navigating one of the most extraordinary periods of brain development in their lifetime – a brain that is constantly growing, adapting, and rewiring itself in response to the world around it. In The Livewired Teen renowned educator and neuroscience researcher Dr Michael C. Nagel takes parents and educators on a fascinating journey through the adolescent brain, from the onset of puberty through to early adulthood. Drawing on the latest neuroscientific research, Dr Nagel reveals how the experiences we provide teenagers in these pivotal years don't just shape who they are – they quite literally wire the architecture of their brains.
Written in an accessible and engaging style, The Livewired Teen bridges the gap between cutting-edge brain science and the everyday realities of raising and educating adolescents. Covering everything from learning and identity to emotional regulation and cognitive development, Dr Nagel offers practical insights to help parents, teachers, and caregivers make the decisions that matter most – because understanding how a teenager's brain evolves is the first step to supporting it well.
The Livewired Series bundle
$74.95
$79.90
Pre-order this new series now.
Get these two new books at this special bundle.
The Livewired Child (publishing August 2026).
The Livewired Teen (publishing August 2026).
Lean Monitoring
$34.95
Leading school improvement means navigating long stretches of uncertainty between launching a strategy and seeing results. Too often, school leaders find themselves in what Dr Simon Breakspear calls the messy middle: too far in to stop, but too far from the end to know if they are on track. Lean Monitoring: How to Know if What You're Doing is Actually Working is a practical guide to closing that gap, helping school leaders build simple, sustainable habits for tracking progress during improvement work rather than waiting for end-of-year data that arrives too late to act on.
The first book in the Agile School Improvement Series, Lean Monitoring introduces one of three core practices at the heart of Simon's approach to leading change in schools: staying oriented during the journey rather than hoping things are heading in the right direction. Drawing on a decade of work alongside more than 5,000 school leaders across multiple countries, Simon offers clear frameworks and ready-to-use tools including the Impact Canvas, Data Capture Card and Insight Protocol, giving leaders the confidence to make better decisions mid-course and keep improvement moving forward.
Practical AI Strategies 2
$39.95
Building on the foundation of the bestselling Practical AI Strategies, Leon Furze returns with an essential guide for educators navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI. This timely sequel moves beyond basic implementation to address the critical questions educators are now facing – from rethinking assessment to confronting issues of bias, environmental impact and the human cost of AI development.
Leon introduces the Practical AI Process, a structured approach that prioritises pedagogical design over prompt engineering, and presents the innovative AI Assessment Scale. With expanded coverage of multimodal AI technologies including advanced image generation, AI video and voice synthesis, the book prepares educators for emerging capabilities like AI agents and the transformation of the internet itself.
Grounded in real classroom applications yet unflinching in its critical analysis, Practical AI Strategies 2 equips educators with both the practical skills and ethical frameworks needed to engage thoughtfully with generative AI – neither dismissing its potential nor accepting it uncritically.
Stop Think Do Social Skills Training
$99.95
Stop Think Do is a social skills programme for use in schools with children who have emotional, social or behavioural difficulties that affect their ability to make friends.
The Stop Think Do Social Skills Training: Primary Years is suitable for primary school ages students, from 8-12 years of age.
Stop Think Do Social Skills Training: Primary Years covers:
Why train social skills and emotional intelligence in children?
How to apply the program in classrooms with special needs children, for peer mediators, as a whole school, and with parental involvement
Social skills lessons for children aged 8-10
Social skills lessons for children aged 10-12
An overview of the traffic light training posters
Pre and post program assessments.
Stop Think Do Social Skills Training
$99.95
Stop Think Do is a social skills programme for use in schools with children who have emotional, social or behavioural difficulties that affect their ability to make friends.
The Stop Think Do Social Skills Training: Early Years is suitable for lower primary school ages students, from 4-8 years of age.
Stop Think Do Social Skills Training: Early Years covers:
Why train social skills and emotional intelligence in children?
How to apply the program in classrooms with special needs children, for peer mediators, as a whole school, and with parental involvement
Social skills lessons for children aged 4-6
Social skills lessons for children aged 6-8
An overview of the traffic light training posters
Pre and post program assessments.
Cued Articulation
$49.95
This publication combines the consonants, vowels, colour coding and demonstrative images of the Cued Articulation system under one cover.
Originally devised to help severely speech and language handicapped children to see a sound and hear a letter by the use of easy and logical hand cues, the Cued Articulation system has, over the last three decades, proved an invaluable teaching tool.
Its potential and practicality is widespread and utilised by speech pathologists, speech and language therapists, remedial and reading recovery teachers who find the approach helpful in showing phoneme–grapheme relationships; and primary teachers who use it in the classroom to teach children the sounds of speech.
Teachers who teach the pronunciation of English as a second language to those learning English also find it extremely useful, as do teachers of the hearing impaired who want their students to see the sounds they cannot hear.
The book combines the previously separate Cued Articulation and Cued Vowels in one. It is a full-colour comprehensive description of Jane Passy's methods for teaching speech and language-challenged children and adults how to make the sounds required for articulate speech.
For educators
By Australian and NZ educatorsFree shipping over $100
For ALL ordersBased in Melbourne
Supporting Australian business