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We're Transitioning to Instant Downloads for all Digital Products

All our eBooks and software are moving to instant download upon payment, via hot links or My Account>Downloadable Products, after processing. We hope to have the transition completed by 22nd April. Sorry for any inconvenience but rest assured, this new automated approach comes with free and/or greatly reduced prices, furthering our drive to provide proven, effective and easy to use classroom teacher resources.

First Aid has moved to Trusted First Aid (Incorporating School First Aid).
Please go to: https://www.trustedfirstaid.com.au/ 

We've minimised disruption for all first aid customers because you can log into your account there with your same username and password. Products and codes are the same. Existing Reward Points preserved here (for our educational supplies) and also transferred to Trusted First Aid. Only main change will be the new Trusted First Aid (Incorporating School First Aid) contacts and different payment details on their website and invoices.

Waddington Diagnostic Standard and Advanced Reading and Spelling Tests 1 & 2

Make 2024 and 2025 Count! The most important testing a teacher can do to efficiently define student abilities and quickly establish structured programs.

Australia's most reliable reading and spelling tests for quickly and efficiently pin-pointing a student's critical reading and spelling age as well as diagnosing foundation skills and highlighting phases to be targeted for teaching and learning programs. Proven across three decades, this Third Edition holds data well established before the pandemic disrupted student learning. There's no other classroom teacher-based testing device more efficient, or more detailed in diagnosis of reading and spelling, so easily administered in under one hour. These tests put teachers back in control of student testing and diagnosis where individual student ability is assessed by the professional classroom practitioner and not left to computers with unknown/detached construction or methodologies devoid of valid standardized processes.

Includes advanced reading tests and advanced spelling test sections with references to explicit teaching strategies and follow-up student learning resource materials.

- 11th February 2024 A Grattan Institute report says one third of Australia's 4 million school children are being failed by an education system that persists with discredited theories to teach reading. Governments and school systems are being urged to commit to what's known as "structured literacy", a mix of direct instruction and phonics. Report from an example school.

- 26th January 2024 Newsweek Report - "Students Who Still Take Notes by Hand Better Off, Say Neurologists." Further evidence in support of my belief that student handwriting is extraordinarily important, especially in the learning to read and write stages, and must never be replaced only by electronic devices.

Given the massive disruption to student learning across Australia due to the pandemic, as evidenced by;
- Late 2023 NAPLAN results highlighted one in three school children are not meeting literacy and numeracy expectations
- Early 2023 reports showing schools going backwards nationally and that the 2018 national education strategy doing little to improve student learning outcomes in literacy and mathematics
- Students flat-lining and going backwards since 2011 
- Other recent NAPLAN reports showing the gap in results had widened over time between metropolitan, regional and remote students including high and low socio-educational groups. 

Waddington reliable classroom-based, teacher-driven testing is more important than ever before. Experienced teachers know how well they quickly and efficiently identify and diagnose student skill foundations, without solely labelling children, ranking schools or leaving teachers in the lurch when difficult student cases emerge.

FREE  Base Words Level A 
A straight-forward, easy to implement spelling program containing 34 units of spelling work covering the first 400 commonly used words, in order of frequency. Uses an easy instruction format and incorporates low-level essential grammar tasks for key words and concepts covered. Not only is this resource currently free, the information page contains key planning tips for remote learning. There has never been a better time to make sure all students in need of spelling practise, know the first 400 commonly used words in the English language.

FREE  c21 Communication eBooks For all Australian states - fully editable with MS Word. 2024 UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE! This resource teaches students how to plan and use a diary, which they control and share with parents, whilst also documenting their own reading, tests, work examples and progress evidence through-out any given school year. FREE to all buyers of the Waddington Diagnostic Standard and Adsvanced Reading & Spelling Tests Third Edition (ONE teacher or SITE registration) - Download link is on page 128/130. Our Communication eBook updates have currently assisted over 2,200 schools/teachers alone!

FREE   Basic First Aid Notes - 4th August 2023 UPDATE
4th August 2023 update is essentially the same as 1st June 2023 update and includes recent ARC updates for Burns, Fainting (referred to as Presyncope) and Hyperventilation (Rapid Breathing). Also includes January 2023 first aid inclusions for earache, ear injury (such as bug in ear) and wax removal. Strategies covered are safe and very effective, without poking anything into the ear canal.
- First Aid references and further information:  ARC - Australian Resuscitation Council website. The ARC has tagged July 2024 for review of all ANZCOR Guidelines.

eBooks / Software / Unlock Code Delivery

After we receive your order, most ebooks, software and/or unlock codes are processed manually and are provided via a single file download link (codes in plain text) in a follow-up email processed within 24 hours (with your tax invoice attached). Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Physical Goods Postage & Handling

Our flat rate delivery charges help to make delivery costs reasonable without loading all prices with hidden freight costs, and equitable to all, no matter where you are across Australia.

Postage and Handling*
Under AU$20 - $15.41 ex GST / $16.95 inc GST
AU$20-$100.00 - $19.95 ex GST / $21.95 inc GST
Over AU$100 - $24.50 ex GST / $26.95 inc GST
*Within Australia only for a single parcel up to 20kg or multiple base charges may apply for every additional parcel or parcels sent to remote destinations.

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Our loyalty rewards $$ program will directly reward you with points for all elligible on-line orders, which can be spent on anything you like when re-ordering.

Products are organised in categories and they can be searched, displayed, compared and sorted in useful ways. They'll first sort alphabetically, mirroring our easy product organisation, codes and brochures.

To round-off your better shopping experience, we have one-page checkout, automated payment gateways (e.g. credit card and Paypal), fee-free PayID and direct bank transfer options with all deliveries tracked live via Australia Post.

1920s Victor Harbor Beach House

An historically traditional group stay holiday home with absolute beach front access, facilities for the disabled and within easy walking distance to all major attractions at beautiful Victor Harbor, South Australia. Click here for more information A great place to stay for student and adult groups. Book your next staff conference, student whole class camp or family get-together via Ray White Victor Harbor (08) 85521944 escape.gvh@raywhite.com or Unwind Holidays (08) 70994974 unwind@unwindholidays.com.au 

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