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Heather Gallagher

Heather Gallagher

Heather Gallagher is a freelance journalist, children’s author and parent of two young adults.

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Not their crime

  • 31 Jul 2023

SHINE for Kids is a charity devoted to helping children with an incarcerated parent, and believes teacher training is a central part of breaking the cycle.

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Helping hounds

  • 30 Jul 2023

In these uncertain times, youth mental health challenges have skyrocketed and some schools are using dogs to ease the way.

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Digging the ‘no-dig’ school farm

  • 3 Apr 2023

Students at Bellarine Secondary College spent the last weekend of their spring holiday at school – building a farm. 

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Supporting trans kids

  • 20 Sep 2022

As a child of the seventies, HEATHER GALLAGHER thought she was a ‘woke’ parent. Then her child came out as trans.

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Trigger warning: keeping the curriculum safe

  • 5 Jul 2022

Who is responsible for curriculum content – and what happens when it inadvertently triggers a vulnerable student?

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