Teach Well and Ochre Education Join Forces for Collective Impact
Teach Well and Ochre Education are joining forces to deepen our collective impact – strengthening support for educators and accelerating learning for all students, in every classroom across Australia.
Teach Well has been acquired by Ochre Education, a national not-for-profit, that supports teachers and expands student access to comprehensive high-quality curriculum through a free online library.
This marks the beginning of a collaborative partnership which promises to enhance support for evidence-informed education across the country, leveraging the mission-driven focus that defines both organisations. Bringing together Ochre Education’s comprehensive curriculum offerings with Teach Well’s expertise in professional development, will provide more educators with access to cohesive resources and support to ensure every student can reach their full potential.
Teach Well’s role in providing rich professional learning experiences enabling the implementation of high-impact practices in every classroom remains unchanged. Teach Well will continue to operate independently under its brand – established in 2019 – ensuring continuity for its partners and existing programs. Teach Well will now incorporate programs into its offering run previously through Ochre Learning.
Founder of Teach Well Ingrid Sealey will step down from her leadership position, with Katie Roberts-Hull (formerly CEO of Think Forward Educators) leading the organisation as Managing Director, alongside the talented Teach Well team, including General Manager, Katie Webster. As Co-CEOs, Reid Smith and Caroline Reed will support the development of the Ochre and Teach Well partnership, working alongside the Ochre Education Board. Ms Sealey will remain as a strategic adviser to both Ochre and Teach Well.
Marking this transition, Ms Sealey noted: “In founding Teach Well in 2019, I set out to bridge the gap between research and practice — to give educators the support they need to deliver truly transformative learning experiences for every student. Over the past seven years, we’ve partnered with more than 8,000 teachers and leaders across more than 750 schools nationwide. Together, we’ve accelerated student learning at scale, and sparked new conversations about excellence in teaching and learning. I am thrilled to see this work continue as part of Ochre Education — extending our collective impact and staying true to the mission that has always guided Teach Well.”
The acquisition of Teach Well will support Ochre as a not-for-profit organisation to strengthen its ability to deliver change that has continuity and lasting impact through a sustainable funding model. As a registered social enterprise which will be wholly owned by Ochre Education, revenue from Teach Well will support Ochre Education in its mission to provide free, high-quality curriculum resources to all Australian teachers, alongside support for educators to implement the Ochre curriculum across diverse classrooms and school communities.
“This is an exciting step for Ochre Education,” said Co-founder and Co-CEO Reid Smith. ”The combined operational strength and reach of both organisations will allow Ochre and Teach Well to help more educators to make an even bigger difference to students – particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds – through providing practical tools and training based on the most rigorous evidence of what really works, on what is taught, how it is taught, and how to create the conditions for schools to thrive.” Co-CEO Caroline Reed added, “through bringing together the work of Ochre and Teach Well, we are looking forward to providing even greater support to teachers and delivering even more impact across Australian schools.”
Katie Roberts-Hull, new Managing Director of Teach Well said, “I am excited to lead the Teach Well team in this next phase of its mission-driven work, building on the impact that Ingrid Sealey and the team have driven over the last seven years, in partnership with schooling systems and hundreds of schools. Teach Well has played a vital part in supporting the work of so many school leaders and teachers committed to ensuring high-impact teaching practices in every classroom, and I am delighted to be able to work with the brilliant Teach Well team to continue to deliver this work across the country, advancing our shared goals with Reid, Caroline and the whole Ochre team.”
For more information about this partnership and future initiatives, please visit www.ochre.org.au and www.teach-well.au.
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