Educational attainment is recognised as the most influential social determinant of lifelong physical and mental health, and school engagement predicts later social, emotional and economic wellbeing. However, research has shown significant socio-economic status (SES)-based disparities across all key areas of early childhood development. The use of…

Naomi Stockley, Rianna Tatana, Roshni Kaur, and Alice Reynolds offer some early insights into the implementation of Sounds-Write at The Pavilion School, a specialist provision in the northern suburbs of Melbourne for vulnerable students who have been excluded from mainstream education and face significant personal challenges. [For the complete…