Our Podcasts

It's that time of the year where students are beginning to contemplate the end of the year and leaving school...... and everything that it brings with it. With that in mind, I decided to ask a few close friends, tutors and others a simple question --- "If you could...

Did you know that we unconsciously create energy? That our thoughts and even our comments can create negative or positive energy? What about the fact that we can also transfer this to others?! This episode is all about energy and the way that our comments and our...

Oh my! I am so excited to bring you this episode today! Reports! Reports are something that I know parents struggle to interpret and understand! This episode is all about giving you an overview about reports and what you are really looking at in them!

Wow! I can’t believe that we are at mid-year break already! That is crazy! This episode is all about why our kids seem to go a little crazy mid-year …. and what you can be doing over the holiday break to help set them on track for Term 3!

Have you ever wondered what prep goes into tutoring sessions? Tutoring sessions not only incorporate what happens during the duration of your child’s session, but it also involves prep that tutors undergo weekly for your child’s session. For HSC tutors, this may...

Learning really is a series of getting ourselves and our students super comfortable, with being uncomfortable in the beginning stages of learning new things. This episode is all about that! How can we get our students comfortable with learning and lessons we can also...

We are back at holidays! Term 1 has gone so quickly, I simply can’t believe it! Holidays are always up for debate as to whether we keep our kids learning, or give them a break! Have a listen and hear my thoughts and what things you can do with your kiddos during the...

Is anyone as excited as I am about World Sleep Day? Tomorrow the 19th of March is the day! Sleep in….. sleep well! This episode is packed full of sleep information for you. And best of all, how to get that little bit more quality sleep too!

THIS, I believe is so super important to build for our kids. The majority of struggling readers that come into our tutoring centre pretty much HATE reading…. with a passion. Yes, decidable texts are great to help our children develop their oral reading skills, but...

Reading is a skill that is deceptively difficult to pick up successfully. It also feeds into so many other elements of our literacy. This episode is an overview of reading and some of the research based evidence of what works best.

Stuck for lunch box ideas? Healthy lunch box week is designed to help parents think about what they are putting in their child’s lunch box…… and I give you some hints and tips at the same time!

This episode is alllllllll about the transition back to school — for Year 7 students! Much of the information around is about helping our littlest kiddos transition to school, but there is a gap regarding students in Year 7. And let’s face it, the change to Year 7 is...

This episode is very special. One of our tutors, Elise joins Alysha and Ted in this episode where we talk all things art. Elise creates and sells her own line artwork, and in this episode we delve into what she creates, why and how! https://www.eliseabotomey.com/...

This episode goes through COVID realities in the classrooms, motivating our kids and even provides a great little list of local activities for you to do with the kids these holidays!

Join us as we discuss the importance of encouraging our children to be themselves and embrace their individuality! We talk strategies for behaviour issues in the classroom and at home and why we need to encourage our children for who they are.

Join us as we discuss vital tips to keep your young one motivated until the end of the school term, strategies to keep things fair amongst the family and loads more.

Come inside! We have a whole new format for the podcast, with one of my tutors, Ted joining me for our new episodes! Today we catch up on all the business things and delve into the challenges and experiences we had with COVID earlier on in the year!

Have you seen The Social Dilemma? If you haven’t, I definitely recommend you giving it a watch! This episode touches on some worrying aspects that the social dilemma raises, and what we, as a community can do to try and provide some relief!

So what is Irlen Syndrome? It is one of the pieces of the puzzle you should DEFINITELY consider when you are trying to figure out what is going on for your child (and yourself)! It can be a huge piece of an often complicated puzzle!

Maths is hard. You either get it….. or you struggle with it! I know first hand what it is like to struggle with maths, as I’ve been there myself… .but there is a way forward. There are lots of things you can do to help you move from struggling with Maths to confidence...

This episode runs through everything you need to know about the process we go through when it comes to initial tutoring sessions. We go through: matching processes between students and tutors, what to expect in initial sessions, assessments, communication between...

It’s been a while between episodes! What a crazy year we have had so far. Join Alysha as she fills you in on tutoring in the online world!

Does your child struggle with speeches? Do they really hate standing in front of their peers to speak? Speeches are a skill that children will need to use continually throughout their lives. Anxiety surrounding speeches is something that can be overcome in small steps...

Reading, comprehension and writing for kiddies between the ages of three and six. We believe that reading is a super important skill that we all use every day. Often, our love for reading, our love for books and all things learning comes from when we are really little...

We’ve done Kindergarten and Year 7, now we are looking at organisation for Year 11 and 12. This is a super episode on all the little bits and pieces for senior students to think about and consider when it comes to assessment, organising study notes and achieving gold...

We had lots of questions come through about starting Kindergarten! Join Katie in Episode 3 as she answers some of the most burning questions about the start of Kindy! Have a listen for advice on: finding the perfect fit for your child’s shoes, what is the best size of...

The start of Year 7 is an exciting time! It is a different ball game to Primary School though. This episode goes through the major differences your child may experience during this often challenging time while giving you, the parent, tips with how to help your child...