Welcome back to Season 2 of Magnify Matters, as we explore what’s next for teachers and leaders as Magnify Sandhurst moves from launch to sustained impact.
In this episode, Kate Fogarty (Catholic Education Sandhurst Executive Director)and Tim Edwards (Catholic Education Sandhurst, Assistant Director: Learning and Teaching) look back on a big year and set the course for what’s next in Magnify Sandhurst.
From UK insights to local action, this episode maps how we "go hard, go early" and go together in 2026.
Together, Tim and Kate explore:
- What we learned from visiting high-performing UK trusts
- Why early identification and intervention matter
- Writing, spelling and literacy priorities for 2026
- Expanding Ochre beyond maths into science and strengthening a knowledge-rich pathway into secondary
- What's ahead in 2026 including syste, wide oral language screening, a tiered wellbeing curriculum and explicit culture statement for Catholic Education Sandhurst.
Whether you’re in the classroom or leading a school, season two sets out the next steps for lifting learning across the Sandhurst Diocese.
Now join us as we magnify what truly matters in education.
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ABOUT MAGNIFY SANDHURST
Catholic Education Sandhurst rolled out Magnify Sandhurst, an evidence-informed, science of learning school improvement initiative, to its 51 Catholic schools across the Sandhurst Diocese at the beginning of 2025. Magnify Sandhurst focuses on how the brain learns, how literacy is effectively taught, uses a low variance, knowledge-rich curriculum and the creation of positive classrooms. Our practice is calm, predictable, and repeatable to maximise learning time in all classrooms. Magnify Sandhurst is deliberately bold and wide-ranging, generating whole-of-system improvement.
ABOUT CATHOLIC EDUCATION SANDHURST
Catholic Education Sandhurst is home to 51 Catholic schools across Central and North Eastern Victoria, educating 15,490 students. We partner with schools, students and families to provide innovation and excellence in education, inspired by the Catholic story.
Visit www.ceosand.catholic.edu.au or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
