At The Knox School, we Position our students for their long-term success as adults in a complex and uncertain world. Part of long-term success for students at TKS is tertiary study, a resilient and entrepreneurial mindset and the development of key skills…
The 2020 VCE results were released this morning and it is with great pleasure that I can bring you good news! Each student, their parents and teachers are to be congratulated for this year’s excellent results. In the 2020 results,…
The Power of Us, to me, feels like the perfect text to, not only wrap up our 2020, but also as a tool to reflect as we set ourselves up for the challenges of our post-covid normal in 2021. In…
At The Knox School, we position your children, our students, for their long-term success as adults in a complex and uncertain world. Part of long-term success for students at TKS is tertiary study, a resilient and entrepreneurial mindset and the…
Prior to my time at The Knox School, I was Chief Executive of a national association for Principals of independent schools. In my seven years in that role I had the privilege of visiting hundreds of independent, government and catholic…
I suspect that 2020 has been a year where many parents have gained an insight and a greater understanding of the work of teachers. There have been more than a few parents who have commented to me on their improved…
During Term 3, our annual parent satisfaction survey data was collected. As is our usual practice, we surveyed the parents of children in the ELC, Year 2, Year 5, Year 8, and Year 12. (In addition, we conduct an annual…
All schools in Melbourne have been working carefully to best balance the various components of a school education whilst children are in isolation at home. As one parent put it: “We are so grateful for the countless hours you spend…
The following report was the basis for a Teacher Magazine Podcast that interviewed Ben Righetti and Allan Shaw. The report was written to share our knowledge developed in building personalised, co-designed, experiential, community-based projects that included explicit teaching and mentoring.…
The return of children to school has been a hotly debated topic across the country, with disagreements between federal and state officials and different approaches between the states. At the same time as parents and teachers grapple with our own…