When Success Stops Feeling Like Success: Melissa Lozanovski, Founding Principal, on Ambition and Wellbeing

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
When Success Stops Feeling Like Success: Melissa Lozanovski, Founding Principal, on Ambition and Wellbeing
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If your child quietly compares themselves to high-achieving siblings or peers, this honest conversation will help. Note: It briefly discusses suicide, so please choose what feels right for you. What happens when the thing you worked so hard to achieve makes you question what success even means? Melissa Lozanovski is an educator, leader, former founding […]

You Don’t Need a Perfect Plan After School: Ben Amos, Teacher Turned Entrepreneur

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
You Don’t Need a Perfect Plan After School: Ben Amos, Teacher Turned Entrepreneur
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If you are watching your teenager leave school without a clear direction, this episode is a reassurance that they are not behind. It is for any parent worried about the missing plan. What if success was never about the perfect plan, but learning to adapt when the plan changes? Ben Amos is a teacher turned […]

When School Labels Your Child “Lazy”: Myfanwy Fitzpatrick on Undiagnosed Dyslexia and Dyspraxia

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
When School Labels Your Child “Lazy”: Myfanwy Fitzpatrick on Undiagnosed Dyslexia and Dyspraxia
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If your child has ever been labelled at school, this episode is for you. Being called lazy was never the real story. It is a reassurance for any parent advocating for a child who learns differently. Called lazy, placed on the lowest table, and told she would not succeed. The truth was very different. Myfanwy […]

What If You Leave School With No Plan? Jasper Nettlefold on Building Success Over Time

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
What If You Leave School With No Plan? Jasper Nettlefold on Building Success Over Time
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If your teenager left school without a clear sense of what success looks like, they are more normal than they feel. This is for parents who want to support without forcing a path. What does it look like to navigate school, life, and identity when the path is not clear? If your teenager left school […]

When School Doesn’t Fit Your Child: Lael Stone on Courage, Connection and a Different Education (Re-Release)

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
When School Doesn’t Fit Your Child: Lael Stone on Courage, Connection and a Different Education (Re-Release)
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If you have ever worried that your child does not fit the traditional mould, this is a hopeful, practical listen for parents and educators alike. What happens when school does not quite fit, but life beyond it opens something bigger? Lael Stone is a speaker, educator, author, and school founder who reflects on leaving school […]

Leaving School Early Worked Out Fine: Sam Gawenda on Trades, Business and Doing Hard Things

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
Leaving School Early Worked Out Fine: Sam Gawenda on Trades, Business and Doing Hard Things
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If you are watching your child step off the traditional track, this is reassurance. For Sam, leaving school in Year 11 was the start, not the setback. What happens if you leave school early and do not follow the expected path? Sam Gawenda left in Year 11, became a bricklayer, moved into mortgage broking, built […]

A Good ATAR Wasn’t What Made Her Successful: Blaise Witnish, CEO, on Strengths and Resilience

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
A Good ATAR Wasn’t What Made Her Successful: Blaise Witnish, CEO, on Strengths and Resilience
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If your child is measuring their worth by a number, this episode offers a better measure. It is for parents who want to understand what actually shapes a meaningful life. Blaise Witnish got an ATAR she was proud of, but that is not what made her successful. A CEO and global team leader, she boarded […]

How a Creative Career Actually Unfolds: Hayden Bevis, Founder of Poster Boy

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
How a Creative Career Actually Unfolds: Hayden Bevis, Founder of Poster Boy
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If your young person does not yet have a direction, this shows how a real creative career is built. It is for parents and students unsure about the next step. Not everyone leaves school with a clear plan, and not everyone needs to. Hayden Bevis is the founder of Poster Boy, but his path there […]

What If Your Child Isn’t “Academic”? Ellie Pascazio on Building a Business Around People Skills

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
What If Your Child Isn’t “Academic”? Ellie Pascazio on Building a Business Around People Skills
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If your child finds the academic side of school hard, this lands. Not academic was never the problem, just a sign their strengths are elsewhere. What if being not academic was never the problem, just a sign that your strengths are somewhere else? Ellie Pascazio is a makeup artist and small business owner who found […]

When Family Expectation Says Education Is Everything: Val Gnanakone on Pressure and Becoming Yourself

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School
When Family Expectation Says Education Is Everything: Val Gnanakone on Pressure and Becoming Yourself
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If you are trying to help your child work hard without overwhelming them, this conversation will help you breathe. It is for parents navigating pressure and expectation. What if success was never just about getting through school, getting the degree and starting work? Val Gnanakone moved from Singapore to Australia as a young person and […]