A Melbourne school is using an Australian-first approach based on neuroscience to revolutionise its learning and boost its students’ grades. Broadmeadows Primary School in Melbourne’s north-west is in the lowest 12th percentile for socio-economic disadvantage. But the school’s NAPLAN results are higher than any other school in the area, and its year three results are above the Victorian state average. This is in a school with children who were methadone babies, whose parents are unemployed,…
Melbourne school uses neuroscience to boost grades and improve wellbeing of students
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