Melissa Chan-Green

that relationship between the school, the community, parents, teachers is so key.

And you talk about it being kind of led by the heart or really kind of people focused.

What do you mean by that?

So do you try and create numerous opportunities where you're just going to be kind of happening upon a parent so that you've got those little moments for interacting along the way?

So do you mean that these are kind of individualised emails?

How do you carve out the time for teachers to be able to do that?

This is all the more impressive, I think, especially because you are dealing with a school that has grown rapidly.

I know many schools around the country are, but can you just explain a little about what you've experienced at Lemonwood Grove?

That's huge growth.

What has happened in the neighbourhood for people who aren't aware of that area?

Why has there been such big growth just in that area?

Yeah, what an incredible school.

And I actually want to ask you some advice for families and other educators around ESOL students soon.

But I'll just stick with...

I guess the pace of change that you've seen in your school, but not only in your school, but in education as a whole more widely.

Because I think when we're talking about communication with the community and with teachers and parents, then we can't not also talk about the changes that have been happening.

How does that change?

impact on what is happening in the school and the communication that you need to be delivering to make sure that everybody knows what's happening.

So that's just for people, if you're a parent and listening and not in the education system, PLD is like additional training, professional development basically that teachers are doing and school leaders are as well.

I mean, a lot of parents probably actually have heard that term now because it is a very highly significant and relevant term in education at the moment.