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Easter Activities for Children
Get their creative juices flowing this Easter with some colouring and crafting on Tradewind! Ignite their imaginations with some vivid picture painting and decorative Easter hat design with the res...
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Tips for Helping Your Students Transition Back ...
Lockdown has lifted across Victoria and with it comes a staggered return to face-to-face learning. It’s a time of high excitement but also high anxiety, as both teachers and students contend with c...
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Strategies to Manage the Emotional Labour of Te...
At its heart, teaching is about relationships, and we all know that relationships take work. Teachers put effort into building relationships every single day as they seek to encourage, understand a...
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Webinar: Moving from New Zealand to Teach in Me...
Melbourne is one of Australia’s largest cultural, business, recreational and sporting cities, and is recognised as one of the most liveable cities in the world. Combine this with the chance to gain...
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Anzac Biscuits: Origins & Our Favourite Recipe
Every Anzac Day, Australians love to get in the kitchen and take part in a beloved tradition – baking Anzac Biscuits. These sweet morsels go back to the roots of when they were invented and carry a...
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Get Your Head in the Game: Managing Stress in t...
Mental health is a hot topic in the 21st century, with increasing evidence of the detrimental effects that the modern lifestyle is having on us. From the hustle and bustle of city life to the phone...
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How to End the School Year on a High Note
The end of the school year can be chaotic – from assessments and report writing to camps, productions and final assemblies, teachers have a lot of their plates during this period. With the disrupti...
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How to Help Your Students Manage Exam Stress
Exams are just around the corner for secondary schools throughout Victoria, and even without the disruptions that have impacted students this year, this is often a daunting experience for them. As ...
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3 Goals to Grow Your Teaching Career in 2021
Career planning for teachers can often be put on the back burner, as you prioritise writing-up lesson plans, engaging with new students and parents and getting back into the swing of teaching life....
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Resources for Educators to support students
Educators have always played a pivotal role in guiding students during these formative years and at Tradewind we are committed to supporting this wherever we can. These resources will help you to u...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on New Graduate Teachers...
We recently launched a brand-new Conference Series – webinars designed to focus on the critical impact of COVID-19 on permanent recruitment in the Education sector in 2021. In the first episode of ...
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The Impact of Technology on Learning and How to...
Technology has been a centrepiece of learning for some time now and its prevalence has surged even further as a result of COVID-19 – something that is likely to last well beyond the return to the c...
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4 Ways to Prevent Stereotyping in Your Classroom
Most people are aware of the negative effects of stereotyping in our society, but in the classroom, the impact can be even more harmful. “Stereotype threat” is a phenomenon in which a student’s aca...
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4 Ways Teachers Can Ease Student Transition Bac...
As of June 9th, after more than two months of quiet, noise and life will return to Victoria’s schools. Some of the youngest year groups, as well as those studying hard for their VCEs, have already ...
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6 Key Learning Resources for CRTs
Casual Relief Teachers (CRTs) in Australia play a vital role in maintaining the continuity of learning for students during the absence of their permanent teacher. From lesson delivery and classroom...
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Tips to Help Struggling Students Succeed Online
Online learning has gradually become more common over the past few years, but with COVID-19 triggering a temporary move away from the physical classroom environment, many teachers and students are ...
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4 Time Management Tips for Teachers
Most teachers will agree that, both in school and outside the classroom, there’s never enough time. From lesson planning to marking assignments, it can be hard to fit it all in, which is why time m...
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7 Mother’s Day Crafts You Can Make at Home
The unusual circumstances surrounding this Mother’s Day, whilst not ideal, have allowed us to show we care a little bit differently, maybe even making this year more memorable for the right reasons...
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COVID-19: Latest Update for the Education Sector
Teacher drought expected as educators join jobless queueVictorian schools may be hit with a teacher shortage within months as hundreds of relief educators flee the state over coronavirus, while tho...
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6 Webinars to Enhance Your Teaching Career
Professional learning is at the heart of teacher practice, however, with large gatherings cancelled and restrictions in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Australian teachers will need to find...
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