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Recent Press Releases

40% of top-performing NAPLAN schools share a common approach to writing

The Educator | Mar 2024
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PD in crisis: Teachers crying out for overhaul

Education HQ | Feb 2024
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How to win at writing: real schools getting real results

Education HQ | Dec 2023
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Seven Steps named Primary Publisher of the Year second year running

Australian Publishers Association | Sept 2023
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Seven Steps creator awarded OAM

Jen McVeity awarded Medal of the Order of Australia

Tackling the writing slump in Australia’s schools
The Educator | Oct 2022
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Outstanding writing success for Bunbury Primary School
The Educator | Sep 2022
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2022 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA) winners announced
Books + Publishing | Sep 2022
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Teacher Hub: Wins Highly Commended at EPPA Awards
Educational Publishing Australia | Sep 2022
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Drawing on students’ experiences to improve writing outcomes
Teacher Magazine | Mar 2022
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Jen McVeity: Most Influential Educators 2022

The Educator

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Press in 2020

What has COVID-19 meant for literacy outcomes?
The Educator | Oct 2020

COVID-19 seeing students ‘step up and take control’
The Educator | Jul 2020

Press in 2019

Improving student writing skills
Teacher Magazine | Oct 2019

Creativity can be taught
The Educator | Jul 2019

How to succeed at NAPLAN
Education HQ | May 2019

'Creativity can – and should – be taught and practised'

Special feature – The Educator, 2019

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Press in 2018

The Educator | How one school built long-lasting change school-wide | Nov 2018
Education Today | 1740 students average 10% writing improvement with Seven Steps | Oct 2018
Townsville Bulletin | Rasmussen State School one of the fastest-improving for writing results in the state | June 2018
The Educator | School sees big turnaround in literacy results | May 2018
The Educator | Teaching to write the right way | May 2018

Sydney Therapy & Co. | Some secrets to our writing workshop | April 2018
Education HQ Australia | Award-winning author sits NAPLAN writing test. How does she go? | April 2018
The Educator | The outlook for student literacy outcomes in 2018 | February 2018
Copyright Agency | Copyright Agency member shares Seven Steps | January 2018

Article – Teacher Magazine

Improving student writing skills

South Australian primary school teacher Bec Drozdoff faced a challenge in her writing lessons. She had students with great vocabulary and capacity to speak, but when it came to writing, they could stare at their blank page for 20 minutes without writing anything at all. Learn how the Seven Steps helped her inspire great results.

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Article – Townsville Bulletin

One of the most improved writing results in the state!

A Townsville school with a high percentage of at-risk students has transformed from one of the worst-performing schools to one of Queensland’s most improved. After implementing the Seven Steps, teachers transformed their school to significantly outperform the state in writing improvement between 2015 and 2017.

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Article – The Educator

Teaching to write the right way

Jen McVeity, Founder and CEO of Seven Steps, talks about her passion for writing and her literacy program aimed at instilling the same passion in students: 'People often regard writing as a quiet, solo activity, intense and full of concentration. It doesn’t have to be this way. Collaborative classrooms are vibrant, interactive and include all four aspects of literacy.'

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Press in 2017 and before

The Educator | Is ‘the same old formula’ harming student literacy? | October 2017
The Educator | Hot List 2017, Jen McVeity | November 2017
The Educator | PD event offers new innovations and teaching ideas | November 2017
Schools Catalogue Information Service | The great escape | September 2017
Teacher Magazine | A structured coaching model to support staff | August 2017
The Educator | Free seminars offer teachers a PD boost | August 2017
The Educator | Can writing classes prevent student disengagement? | August 2017
The Educator | School s see huge boost through writing program | May 2017
Gladstone Observer | Agnes Water School celebrates amazing writing improvements | May 2017

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Award-winning author sits NAPLAN writing test

How does she go? | Article on Education HQ

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