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ABC of INQUIRY – INDEPENDENCE
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ABC of INQUIRY – FRAMEWORKS
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Unleashing Learning- Welcome to 2016 and the Year of the Monkey
Unleashing learning Who’d have thought the time between September and now would have slipped by so quickly. Christmas for the team was very busy with family comings together and catchings up. Lots of movement across the globe, lots of celebrations and lots of tear filled goodbyes. January/February 2016 however has seen a rapid return to work. Carla has been doing … Read More