Teaching Business
$44.95
Ditch the dense theory. It’s time to transform your business classroom.
Teaching Business: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers cuts through the educational noise to deliver clear, classroom-tested strategies that actually work. Built around three core pillars – content delivery, application strategies, and business communication – this guide gives you the practical tools to streamline complex concepts, reduce cognitive overload, and build flexible business thinkers.
Business education isn't just about passing exams; it’s about building the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, and critical thinkers. Whether you’re a first-year teacher handed a syllabus and dated faculty resources, or an experienced business educator looking to refine and diversify your game, this book delivers the insights and actionable guidance you need to thrive.
Stop managing your classroom. Start inspiring it.
The Secret Series: Shelley Davidow chapter book bundle
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$50.85
The Secret Series brings together all 3 phonetic chapter books written and illustrated by Shelley Davidow, perfect for young readers ready to take their next big step.
Follow Tim and his magical snake Jake as they navigate the delights and dilemmas of an unlikely friendship. Join Mina as a mysterious sound in the night leads her through a secret door and into a world beyond her imagining. And meet Josh, whose favourite book comes startlingly to life right in his own bedroom. Together, these three adventures offer young readers a rich and engaging world full of warmth, humour and just the right amount of mischief.
Designed to build reading confidence through carefully sequenced phonetic principles, each book in this collection introduces new vowel patterns, digraphs and consonant blends in the context of stories children will genuinely want to read.
A perfect gift for newly independent readers, and an invaluable classroom and home library resource.
Empowering Schools
$39.95
Australian education is caught in a storm. NAPLAN dominates the headlines, 'best practice' has become a byword for compliance, and the data tells a sobering story – falling attendance, disengaged students, and nearly four in ten teachers planning to leave the profession. Yet the system's response has been more of the same: narrower accountability, thinner pedagogy, louder metrics. Empowering Schools asks a different question: what if the problem isn't that we need better practices, but a better way of being in education altogether?
Drawing on thinkers including Biesta, Freire, Ahmed and Spinoza, Dr Benjamin C. Zonca makes the case for empowerment as a relational, collective and continuous process – one that cannot be reduced to a checklist but can be cultivated and sustained. Through a clear Framework for Empowerment and eight interconnected Empowerment Practices spanning time, assessment, curriculum design, collaboration, critical literacy and policy, this book invites teachers and leaders to slow down, challenge their assumptions, and build schools where students, teachers and communities can genuinely thrive. Empowerment cannot be given – but the conditions for it can be created.
Teach, Parent, Repeat
$39.95
Teaching has always been demanding. But somewhere between the staffroom and the school run, the lesson plans and the bedtime routine, it became something else entirely: relentless.
Teach, Parent, Repeat says what teachers are thinking but are rarely allowed to say out loud: that the emotional labour is enormous, the expectations are contradictory and the line between who you are at work and who you are at home stopped existing a long time ago.
Written by teacher, researcher and mother Emma Derainne, this is an honest, warm and wickedly funny survival guide for educators who still care deeply – and are quietly wondering how long they can keep going at this pace. Through sharp personal storytelling and grounded research, Teach, Parent, Repeat names the invisible load, challenges the myth of endless holidays and offers something genuinely rare: permission to set boundaries, lead with humanity and fall in love with teaching again – on your own terms.
Early Phonetic Readers by Shelley Davidow bundle
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$59.70
Get all six books in this special bundle.
These warm and wonderful readers will delight both students and teachers as they guide young children along the path of written language one step at a time. Written in order and phonetically, each story focuses on specific word groups, sounds and sentence structures. Each story has a beginning, middle and an ending. Succeeding stories build on these skills and then move on to the next level of skill. The books are conceived in much the same way as the "Dick and Jane" readers of an earlier era, but with a very important difference: these stories have a touching "heart content" to them.
The stories are gently humorous while honoring nature, animals and the environment. The illustrations in their warm simplicity are wonderful compliments to the stories! Whether you are rewarding an eager reader with a first experience of reading something someone else wrote, or helping a struggling reader get the hang of all those letters, these readers are sheer joy for everyone.
The six books use simple words that the early reader will easily grasp. They have been carefully chosen by a reading specialist to help students advance from the short vowels to the silent "e" to the vowel combinations. At the back of each book is a list of sight words that should be reviewed with the child before reading the book.
Appropriate for Grades 1-3.
The Secret Door: Book 2
$16.95
The Secret Door follows the beloved phonetic chapter book series written and illustrated by Shelley Davidow.
In this second chapter book, we return to the world of nine-year-old Mina, her sister Jo, and their neighbour Tim, whose extraordinary pet snake, Jake, is never far from the action. When a mysterious sound in the night leads Mina on an unexpected adventure, she discovers a secret that takes her far beyond her backyard and into a world she never imagined. Along the way, she and her friends must face danger, make difficult choices, and learn that courage often means stepping through a door, even when you don't know what's on the other side.
A perfect next chapter book for young readers building confidence with vowel patterns, digraphs and multisyllabic words. It focuses on long vowels, diphthongs and the combinations ar, or, er, ir, oo, ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw and ea.
The Secret Wish: Book 3
$16.95
The Secret Wish concludes the beloved phonetic chapter book series written and illustrated by Shelley Davidow.
In this third and final chapter book, we meet Josh, whose favourite book holds more magic than he ever suspected. When the two tiny characters from its pages escape into his room, very much alive and full of mischief, Josh finds himself pulled into an adventure he could never have imagined. Sliding slugs, crazy crickets and darting fish are just the beginning, as the two tiny kids make Josh an unlikely part of their world. Through the mayhem and mishaps, Josh discovers that sometimes the best stories are the ones you end up living yourself.
A perfect final chapter book for young readers building confidence with consonant blends and digraphs, including qu, sh, th, wh, gl, sl, bl, gr, tr and more.
The Secret Pet: Book 1
$16.95
The Secret Pet follows the delightful Early Reader Series of books also written by Shelley Davidow.
In this first chapter book, we meet again several of the characters from the introductory series, most notably the boy Tim and Jake the magical snake. Tim and Jake become fast friends, both of them deciding that they simply must be together. This entails Tim sneaking Jake into his home, since Tim's mother is not very fond of snakes, and into school, where pets really aren't welcome. Through their adventures, they both discover some truths about the differences between life in the wild and life in a home, and how it is that we change our habits and inclinations out of love for one another.
A perfect chapter book for young readers who are learning to decode consonant and vowel blends, punctuation meaning and sentence structure. The book focuses on vowel teams such as ea, ie, oe, ue, digraphs, open and closed syllables and more.
Kay and Jay: Book 6
$9.95
Kay and Jay bring the series to a satisfying conclusion as readers encounter the ai and ay vowel combinations. Book 6 consolidates all previous learning – short vowels, silent 'e', and earlier digraphs – while introducing these final vowel patterns through words like air, tail, mail, pail, hail, rail, frail, trails, snails, rain, wait (ai digraph) and Kay, Jay, stay, play, and gray (ay digraph). These patterns prepare young readers for independent reading beyond the series.
With their engaging personalities and playful outdoor adventures, Kay and Jay show children that reading opens doors to endless possibilities. A wonderful celebration of how far emerging readers have come, this final book in the series leaves children confident, capable, and eager to keep reading.
Tim's Boat: Book 5
$9.95
Set sail with Tim in this engaging fifth book, which introduces vowel digraphs (ee, oa) alongside silent 'e' reinforcement. Book 5 represents an important shift in phonetic complexity as readers encounter new sound patterns like bee, see, tree, three, feet, green, deep, sleep (ee digraph) and toad, boat, moat, soak, and floats (oa digraph). These vowel combinations mark a significant step toward reading fluency.
The water-themed adventures and vivid nature imagery make learning these new sound patterns a joy. Children who master the ee and oa digraphs in this book, while reinforcing their silent 'e' knowledge, are well on their way to reading with true confidence and independence.
Jake the Snake: Book 4
$9.95
Jake the Snake slithers into readers' hearts as Book 4 introduces the silent 'e' pattern. This pivotal book transitions young readers from short vowels to the silent 'e' sound changes, showing how words like take, made, came, name, and Jake (a–e pattern), like, Mike's, wide, wife, fine, inside, and time (i–e pattern), nose, woke, holes, homes, and moles (o–e pattern), and rude (u–e pattern) transform when a final 'e' is added. This crucial milestone unlocks a whole new level of phonetic understanding.
Through familiar characters and engaging stories, children discover how the final 'e' changes word sounds, building reading independence. The touching narratives continue to celebrate nature and animal life while mastering this essential decoding strategy.
Len Bug and Jen Slug: Book 3
$9.95
Len Bug and Jen Slug invite children to explore the natural world in this third adventure. Building on short vowel mastery, Book 3 continues to reinforce all five short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) through charming insect protagonists and thematic stories. Words like at, hats, met, Jen's, Len's, in, hid, slid, hot, nut, huts, fun, bug, and slug provide ample practice with these foundational sounds.
The nature themes create a warm learning environment where children feel supported in their growing reading skills. By the end of Book 3, readers have developed strong competence with short vowel sounds, preparing them for the exciting transition to more advanced phonetic patterns.
Ned and Fred: Book 2
$9.95
Follow the adventures of Ned and Fred as young readers continue their phonics journey. Book 2 reinforces all five vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) through relatable characters and nature-inspired scenarios, gradually building reading fluency. Each story features consistent sentence structures and thematic vocabulary that help children consolidate their understanding of short vowel patterns.
The gentle humour and engaging sight words make this book an ideal step forward for readers ready to move beyond absolute beginners. With words like swam, back, big, pig, dog, tub, and mud, children grow increasingly confident in recognising and sounding out short vowel words across all five vowels.
Sam Cat and Nat Rat: Book 1
$9.95
Meet Sam the cat and Nat the rat in this delightful introduction to early reading. Book 1 focuses on the five short vowel sounds – a, e, i, o, and u – with warmly illustrated stories that gently guide children through their first reading adventure. Perfect for emerging readers, these carefully crafted tales introduce essential sight words while honouring the natural world and animal friendships.
With a touching heart to match its simple phonics approach, Sam Cat and Nat Rat builds confidence and a genuine love of reading. The consistent use of short vowel words (cat, mat, sat, get, sit, not, and up) allows children to practise and master these foundational sounds with every page.
The Livewired Series bundle
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$79.90
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The Livewired Child (publishing August 2026).
The Livewired Teen (publishing August 2026).
Boy Girl bundle
$74.95
$79.90
Get the two books in this series in this special bundle.
It's a Girl Thing (published September 2021).
Oh Boy! (published September 2021).
Connecting with Your ... bundle
$89.95
$102.85
Get the three books in this series in this special bundle.
Connecting with Your Kids (published February 2019).
Connecting with Your Teens (published October 2023).
Connecting with Your Students (publishing March 2026).
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.
The Flourishing Factor
$39.95
Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions on earth – and one of the most demanding. So why do we so rarely extend to ourselves the care and kindness we pour into others every day?
In this warm, evidence-based guide, positive psychology coach and educator Chris Egan makes a compelling case for self-compassion as the missing ingredient in educator wellbeing. Drawing on 20+ years of robust research, 35 years in education, and the real stories of teachers and school leaders who have transformed their inner lives, this book offers a practical roadmap for moving from burnout and self-criticism towards genuine flourishing.
With reflective prompts, innovative practices, and honest stories from the classroom and beyond, this book meets educators exactly where they are – and gently, powerfully, invites them somewhere better.
Because the same compassion you give your students? You deserve it too.
Shared Responsibility
$39.95
Shared Responsibility is a proven, positive approach to beating bullying in Australian schools. At its core is the Shared Responsibility Meeting—a powerful and effective interviewing process that puts an immediate stop to bullying. The process appeals to empathy by putting a real person with real feelings in the place of the object victim.Shared Responsibility looks after the needs of victims, enabling students to cope and survive in a competitive school environment, teaching them how to be and feel safe. The whole school community is invited to share the responsibility for creating and maintaining an educational environment that is happy and safe for all students.The Shared Responsibility process has been trialled at a number of schools with highly positive results. It is simple, straight forward and can be managed by anyone who has basic people skills.
Beyond Survival Mode
$39.95
We've become skilled at applying trauma-informed practices to our work with young people. But what about the adults doing this work? Teachers, youth workers, social workers, carers and support staff are wading through water daily, pretending we can do so without getting wet.
This book challenges that assumption. Drawing on trauma theory and research, wellbeing science and two decades of frontline experience, Megan Corcoran makes the case that trauma-informed practice cannot be something we apply to others – it must be something we embody ourselves.
Beyond Survival Mode offers a compassionate and practical roadmap for professionals working in trauma-affected environments. Through the NEST framework – Notice, Embed, Strengthen, Thrive – Corcoran guides readers beyond baseline coping towards genuine flourishing, even amid challenging work. This book illuminates how trauma exposure, unsafe team culture and systemic pressures compromise practitioner wellbeing, and what we can do about it. It’s not another call for individual self-care; it's an invitation to reimagine what becomes possible when organisations create the conditions for adults to feel safe, valued and supported to do meaningful work together.
Leading for Tomorrow, Today
$39.95
You’ve worked hard to get where you are – but what got you here won’t get you there. This book is for educational leaders who sense they’re stuck in the weeds, overwhelmed by daily tasks, firefighting, and keeping their heads down while others seem to move ahead. Drawing on decades of experience as a teacher, school leader, and leadership coach, Janine Stratford reveals the game-changer that separates leaders who survive from those who thrive: strategic thinking. This isn’t corporate jargon or abstract theory – it’s a practical blueprint for leading with purpose, direction, and clarity that will transform both your team’s success and your future career.
Through the Leadership Blueprint Model – Brand, Recognise, Align, Nurture, and Demonstrate – this book shows you how to step back from the busyness, build the culture your team needs to succeed, and position yourself for the impact and recognition you deserve. Packed with real stories, actionable strategies, and honest insights about what actually works, this is the book that helps you work smarter, lead differently, and create change that lasts. Whether you’re an aspiring leader or an experienced one ready for your next step, this is your roadmap from overwhelm to strategic leadership – and from hard work to lasting legacy.
Teach, Lead or Leave
$39.95
After twelve years as a principal, Jenny Cole walked out mid-meeting and never returned. That spectacular moment of burnout taught her everything she needed to know about the impossible choices facing educators today. Teach, Lead or Leave is the honest, practical guide for every big-hearted teacher and leader who's ever whispered, 'How much longer can I keep doing this?' This isn't a book about convincing you to stay or go – it's about helping you make a conscious, informed decision that aligns with who you are and what you need to live a deeply satisfying life.
Through personal stories, research-backed frameworks, and real experiences from educators across Australia, Jenny offers six distinct pathways forward. Whether you choose to stay and reshape your role, step into leadership, pause to rest and reset, pivot sideways within education, ease out with grace, or leave entirely, this book provides the clarity and courage to move from restlessness to intentional action. Complete with reflective prompts, practical tools, and frameworks for understanding your values, strengths, and purpose, Teach, Lead or Leave is the coaching conversation every educator deserves when facing one of the most important career decisions they'll ever make.
Connecting with Your Students
$34.95
Connecting with Your Students is a simple, practical resource for all educators who want to build meaningful relationships with their students while developing essential life skills that drive academic success.
This engaging and effective book contains 40 chapters organised across four school terms, each focusing on a different life skill. Teachers can follow the chapters chronologically throughout the year or select specific skills that align with their students’ needs. Each chapter features inspiring quotes, student-friendly definitions, ten practical classroom activities requiring minimal preparation, and real-life stories illustrating each skill in action. The activities foster positive classroom relationships while equipping students with the tools they need to overcome challenges and flourish.
Learning these skills will help your students not only navigate the demands of school life but also thrive throughout their lives.
Preparing developing brains for life. Andrew Fuller
Andy shows teachers exactly how to build genuine relationships. Professor Pasi Sahlberg
The secret sauce for teachers: relationships before curriculum. Andrew Dalgleish
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