Our Cue Values

Cue Learning is a preferred supplier of literacy and numeracy services to the Department for Education in South Australia.
​Our work is guided and informed by the following values that we apply to our work everyday.

  • Great potential - All students and teachers/leaders can learn, are encouraged and supported in their learning. and should have high expectations for themselves as learners
  • Quality teaching and learning - All students deserve the highest quality teaching and learning practices and a dynamic learning environment. It's about teachers improving themselves as professionals rather than following programs. (See our 7 Timeless T's)
  • Safe and enjoyable - All children and staff to have the right to be happy and safe in their learning environment
  • Recognition of individual need - A personalised, differentiated approach to professional learning for teachers and leaders, combined with high expectations, is fundamental to success. 

The 7 Timeless T's of Literacy

Our 7 Timeless T's of Literacy give ways to approach learning and literacy that have worked superbly for us in our own (and others) classrooms over the years. All of the Timeless T's are inextricably linked to each other and connect to the evidence based research.

The Cue Work

Schools we have worked in on a long-term basis using our ‘onsite consultancy’ model have achieved outstanding results including Salisbury High School (exemplary ATAR achievement), Nairne Primary School (exemplary NAPLAN achievement) and Kaurna Plains School (all regular attending students achieving SIP reading goals or above, and strong advances in writing). A full report from all schools we have worked at is available.

Ongoing, onsite visits in your school
  • Our principal work with the greatest effect on teaching and learning practice is a series of whole day personalised visits by expert consultants in your school. This will also link with a series of staff meetings during the year.​
Master sessions
  • We provide PD Days or Watch and Learn sessions where teachers and leaders from any school can see expert teaching in action in a particular school, in a particular classroom or in a workshop situation.
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Connection to key resources
  • We show you how to connect to key SA Department for Education resources - e.g. the Guidebooks. We also show you how to successfully use the Australian Curriculum and other key state and national documents.

Growing as a teacher of reading and Writing

Cue Achievements 2019-2021

  • 'Teacher's Toolkit for Literacy' Facebook group formed in 2021
  • Collaborated with groups of DfE schools on the 'Be Brave and Lead'  and 'Be Brave and Teach' literacy leaders/teachers projects in 2020-2021
  • Free weekly podcasts provided from 2020 on 'The Teacher's Toolkit for Literacy' with over 2500 downloads already. Subscribe here.
  • Nairne Primary School - 2019 - National recognition by ACARA for exceptional growth in Reading from Year 3 to Year 5, from below the national average to above the national average. Sharon has worked there in an ongoing, consultancy role (10 days per year) since 2012.
  • Cue Learning became a Preferred Provider with the Department for Education in 2019
  • Cue  Learning provided in-depth literacy and numeracy consultancy work to Kaurna Plains School (and other schools) with outstanding improvement in teacher practices and student results: see video here.
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Free Weekly Literacy Podcasts!

Numeracy Live Events in 2021

February 27,  9am-12.30pm - Glenelg Golf Club

Sharon working in a year 2/3 classroom at Nairne Primary School

Innovative Online Resources


  • Allow curious learners to imagine, see patterns and leap to new understandings.
  • 'Teachific' membership provides ready access to innovative resources that have been developed during actual work in real classrooms in South Australia. The resources adapt to the needs of teachers and schools we work in.

Go to Teachific Literacy here