Pademelon Press

08/09/2025

Fabulous to be with our friend and author, Dr Claire Warden, and the beautiful team at for today’s Unlocking the Power of Floorbooks professional learning event.

04/09/2025

Hello Sydney Educators. Our friends at Awe & Wonder are having a warehouse Sydney sale 26-27 September. Get amongst it for beautiful and ethically made resources.

29/08/2025

27/08/2025

High praise for our latest book.

What does it mean to see children not just as learners, but as active citizens in shaping their learning journeys? How can we, as educators and teachers, embed curiosity, reflection, and collaboration into the very fabric of our teaching practice? This book is a celebration of pedagogical documentat...

26/08/2025

We’re so excited to see our book included in the incredible resource library currated by Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange! Thank you for sharing it with your community of educators — we’re honoured to be part of such a thoughtful collection of professional learning materials.

17/08/2025

I’m thrilled to see these beautiful Aboriginal Meditation opportunities by Milan Dhiiyaan back at the Museum.
Learning about aspects of Aboriginal culture from this family-owned business is one of the best ways you can understand the importance of embedding Aboriginal culture in your early childhood centre.
Dhiiyaan also go into centres and schools, so you can ask them to come and work with your educators as a powerful PD experience.

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Immerse yourself in the healing space of Aboriginal spirituality, in this authentic and heartfelt meditation workshop, facilitated by Milan Dhiiyaan.

13/08/2025

Such a great and inspiring conference. We loved being alongside you all.

Well that's a wrap.

Our National Educational Leaders Conference has come to an end after a seven State and Territory tour. Our deepest thanks to all of those who attended and shared thinking along side our presenters. And our sincere thanks to our presenters for holding space for such thoughtful thinking and bringing pedagogical stories to life in a way that no doubt will inspire change.

07/08/2025

Every word is a gem at the Semann & Slattery Educational Leaders conference. Excellent educators sharing so much goodness. We had a great day and loved seeing you all so much

Today at the National Educational Leadership Conference, Canberra, Kirsty Liljegren Consulting invites us to linger in the knots.

She reminds us that not all knots are problems to solve. Some are invitations … to stay a little longer, think a little deeper, and be open to what might unfold. What if we approached knots with curiosity? What if we pulled gently at the strands, not to untangle quickly, but to reimagine what’s possible?

In a system that often seeks straight lines and neat solutions, Kirsty reminds us that revitalisation comes through creativity. That to lead is sometimes to sit inside the tension and ask: Why this system? Why does it matter? And: What might be possible if we stay with the tangle just a little longer?

From what is… to what might be, even in the tightest of tangles.

Semann & Slattery

06/08/2025

Love a roomy porters trolley when setting up for the Semann & Slattery Educational Leaders conference in Canberra. See you tomorrow. I’ve got literally trolley loads of beautiful books for you.

04/08/2025

So wonderful to see you’ve started the journey. Lucky Perth. See you all soon ###x

What a wonderful start to our Educational Leadership tour here in Perth. Packed house full of fabulous educational leaders from as far away as Christmas Island! Adelaide here we come 💖

01/08/2025

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2025 THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL LEADER CONFERENCE – REIMAGINING & REVITALISING: PLANNING & DOCUMENTATION IN ACTION

4 August - 13 August

Register today at https://www.semannslattery.com/arlo/events/2127-2025-the-national-educational-leader-conference-reimagining-revitalising-planning-documentation-in-action/

01/08/2025

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Upcoming webinar at the end of this month for Semann & Slattery:

"Children's theories: Fact and fantasy, information and imagination, data and dreams"

As adults, we can often be too quick to separate things such as facts and fantasy, and information and imagination, as we tend to see them as conflicting ideas, almost opposite in their definitions. Young children, however, rather than polarise or disconnect, seek out and delight in the places where these things can naturally dance together in joyful, surprising and curious ways – This webinar, a repeat of David's 2023 Inspire Conference presentation, will share uplifting stories from practice and help us to think more deeply about what our role can be if we let go of our ‘knowns’ and sink into the places children so generously invite us into. Worlds where data and dreams, truths and untruths, can co-exist harmoniously.