Honeycomb Education Advocacy and Support
SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN EDUCATION
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Empowering Children through Education
Honeycomb Education Advocacy and Support helps families navigate mainstream schooling with clarity, compassion, and strong advocacy. We support parents to understand their child’s needs, attend school meetings, and secure meaningful adjustments- so children can feel safe, supported, and seen at school. Honeycomb is led by Bronnie, who brings lived experience as a former student with undiagnosed ADHD and Autism, a teacher, and a parent advocate, as well as a mumma with children with additional learning needs. This unique perspective ensures families are supported by someone who understands the system from the inside-and the emotional toll it can take on families.
What does Honeycomb symbolize?
Hi, I am Bronnie
When I first began teaching, I was often told I reminded people of Miss Honey from Matilda - gentle, nurturing, and deeply committed to doing what’s right for children. When I began shaping this work, I wanted a name that reflected that care, while also recognising what effective advocacy actually requires.
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That’s where Honeycomb came in.
A honeycomb:
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is made up of many small supports, not one single solution
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holds far more weight than it appears capable of
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works best collectively- bringing together parents, caregivers, support workers, teachers, and the child
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protects what’s precious inside
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That’s exactly how meaningful educational support works.
And while I always aim to bring Miss Honey energy into every interaction, I also know that advocacy isn’t always gentle. When a child’s needs are being overlooked or their rights misunderstood, I’m not afraid to step into Miss Trunchbull mode - clear, firm, and straight to the point (without throwing anyone out the window though sometimes you might want to :P)
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Honeycomb Education Advocacy and Support exists to bring that balance: compassion and collaboration where possible, and strong, confident advocacy where it’s needed most- always in the best interests of the child.
Cultural Safety Statement – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
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Honeycomb Education Advocacy is committed to providing culturally safe, respectful, and inclusive support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families, and communities.
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This commitment is both professional and deeply personal. I am a wife to an Aboriginal man and a mother to three Aboriginal children as well as being a blessed aunt to many nieces and nephews. Our family’s mob are Dunghutti and Gumbaynggirr, and my understanding of cultural safety is grounded not only in advocacy work, but in lived experience-navigating education systems alongside my own children and extended family.
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Cultural safety means recognising the ongoing impacts of colonisation, intergenerational trauma, and systemic inequity within education systems, and actively working to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families feel respected, heard, and empowered-never judged, silenced, or required to justify their identity or needs to access support.
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Within Honeycomb Education Advocacy, cultural safety is represented through:
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Listening first to families and honouring lived experience, cultural knowledge, and community voice
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Advocating alongside families, not over them, with consent, transparency, and shared decision-making at the centre
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Challenging deficit-based narratives and assumptions that often lead to misinterpretation of behaviour, learning needs, or family engagement
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Supporting schools to understand functional impact within cultural context, rather than relying on compliance, labels, or stereotypes
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Recognising connection to Country, culture, family, and community as protective and strengthening factors in a child’s learning and wellbeing
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Honeycomb Education Advocacy recognises that cultural safety is not a statement or a checklist-it is an ongoing practice of reflection, accountability, learning, and relationship-building. I am committed to continually deepening this work and ensuring my advocacy contributes to safer, fairer, and more culturally responsive educational experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.