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School Shorts

School Shorts

By: Melissa Chan-Green
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School Shorts is the podcast for busy parents who want to help their children succeed in school.

Hosted by Melissa Chan-Green, a journalist and mum of two, this show covers practical tips on reading, writing, spelling, and maths for preschool and early school years.

Learn about structured literacy, phonics, and foundational maths skills like counting, patterns, and sequences, plus how to support your child’s learning at home.

Quick, easy, and packed with helpful advice—School Shorts is here to help your child thrive!

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Episodes
  • AI in School, How it's Being Used in Class with Bex Rose

    AI in School, How it's Being Used in Class with Bex Rose
    Feb 15 2026

    Artificial intelligence is already in classrooms. Bex Rose from AI Surge shares what that actually looks like for teachers, students and learning.

    Bex works directly with schools to help them understand how they can integrate and use AI to assist. She discusses what it means for ethics, safety and age appropriate use and common misconceptions about AI in education.

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    34 mins
  • Top 10 School Safety Tips from a Police Officer

    Top 10 School Safety Tips from a Police Officer
    Feb 7 2026

    Follow these top 10 school safety tips from Police Officer Constable Bryan Ward and empower your kids and students to have the confidence to navigate their day at school to the walk home.

    If you grew up in New Zealand, Constable Bryan and his canine partner Bobby probably taught you everything you know about being a safe "kiwi kid." Today, he’s joining us on School Shorts to bring those timeless lessons into 2026.


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    28 mins
  • More than Phonics: Fluency and Comprehension with Natalie Wexler

    More than Phonics: Fluency and Comprehension with Natalie Wexler
    Feb 1 2026
    Learning to read isn’t just about sounding out words even though the biggest part of reading instruction that gets spoken about publicly is phonics. Education journalist and author Natalie Wexler explains why in this episode. She points out that at a certain point student's reading progress flattens out unless they haven't also had teaching that helps to build fluency, background knowledge, vocabulary and comprehension. Wexler talks about how some children can 'read' words but still not understand what they're reading.

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    31 mins
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