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More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School

More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School

By: Laura Pitt & Dan Steele
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More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is an Australian podcast hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader from the Mornington Peninsula, in Victoria. Each fortnight, we share honest stories about school, ATAR pressure, career pathways, learning differences, parenting teens, and what success really means after school. Every guest shares their own path through school and, more importantly, beyond it: leaders, parents, athletes, entrepreneurs, and creatives who did not follow a straight line and still achieved success. If you are a parent watching your child leave school without a clear plan, worried they are "not academic", or navigating subject selection, a course change, or facing learning differences, this show is made for you. The message is simple: no score can sum you up, there is no one right path, and no one wants to peak in high school. New episodes fortnightly. Hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele. Career Success Economics
Episodes
  • Introducing More Than a Score - Laura Pitt & Dan Steele

    Introducing More Than a Score - Laura Pitt & Dan Steele
    Sep 1 2025
    If you are new to the show, start here. Hosts Laura and Dan explain why a score is not the whole picture and who this podcast is for. What really defines success? For too long, school results and test scores have been treated as the ultimate measure, but life after school tells a different story. In this first episode, hosts Laura Pitt and Dan Steele introduce the vision behind More Than a Score: why marks are not the whole picture, and why the real lessons are found in resilience, relationships and the pathways we take beyond school. It sets the stage for a series of honest stories from people who did not follow a straight line. If you are a parent, a young person or an educator, this is the place to begin. • Why a score is not the whole picture • What More Than a Score is really about • Who the podcast is for: parents, young people, and educators • Why resilience and relationships matter most • The kinds of stories the series explores Do you know someone with a great story or a unique pathway in or beyond school? Reach out to us at morethanascorepod@gmail.com! More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.
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    13 mins
  • Following What You Love Instead of Chasing Results: Elleni Pearce on Creating Your Own Career

    Following What You Love Instead of Chasing Results: Elleni Pearce on Creating Your Own Career
    Sep 7 2025
    If you or your child wants to follow what they love rather than chase a score, this is for you. Leaning into strengths can open unexpected doors. What happens when you stop chasing results and start following what you truly love? Elleni Pearce shows that when you lean into your strengths and back yourself, the path ahead can unfold in unexpected and exciting ways. Her story is encouragement for any young person who feels the pressure to choose a conventional route over the thing that genuinely lights them up. For parents, it is a reminder that strengths and passion are not a distraction from a career, they can be the foundation of one. Creating your own pathway is not only possible, it is often where the most fulfilling work begins. What you'll discover: • Following what you love instead of chasing a score • How leaning into strengths opens doors • Creating your own career pathway • Why passion can be the foundation of a career • Backing yourself when the route is unconventional Know someone else with a story that should be shared? Get in contact with us at morethanascorepod@gmail.com! More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.
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    48 mins
  • Told Your Child Is Going Unscored? Thomas Pitt on Why It Isn't the End

    Told Your Child Is Going Unscored? Thomas Pitt on Why It Isn't the End
    Sep 14 2025
    If you or your child has been told they are going non-scored, this is for you. For Thomas, it was the start of resilience, not a full stop. Imagine being told at school that you have to go non-scored. For many that feels like a full stop and time to shut down. For Thomas Pitt, it became the spark for resilience that shaped every step of his journey. From working as a wool presser and on the floor of a garden nursery to civil construction, he worked his way up from being on the tools to leading. His story is proof that a non-scored pathway can lead to a strong and capable career built on grit and hard work. For parents whose child is going non-scored or stepping into the trades, this is reassurance that it is a beginning, not an ending. What you’ll discover: • What going non-scored really means for your child • Why a non-scored pathway is a beginning, not an end • Building a career in the trades and construction • Working up from the tools to leadership and founding AUE • How resilience is built through hard work This episode is testament that life is about far more than a score. Know someone else with a story that should be shared? Get in contact with us at morethanascorepod@gmail.com! More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.
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    35 mins
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