In July the Federal Minister for Education talked about the wonderful things happening at Gillen Primary School at the press club.
But at Gillen Public School something is happening.
Eight years ago the reading skills of third graders was way below the rest of the Northern Territory. Now it’s above. What are they doing? Apart from phonics and a consistent, whole school approach? Small group tutoring. Children who need extra help come out of their regular class every day and get the extra help they need in a small group. And it’s not just literacy that’s improved. So has behaviour and attendance. School starts to make more sense.