Welcome back to Term 4!

We hope you had a restful break and are ready for an exciting final term filled with learning and celebration of the year’s achievements. Talking of achievements, as our 2025 Masterclasses start to wrap up, we are seeing some fantastic results and feedback from the participants and students this year. We can’t wait to share them with you in our 2025 Impact Report.

We have some incredible new courses in WA commencing in Term 1, 2026 and of course, we are offering the Masterclass Series in person and online again. Please see below for more details.

Teach Well Online Modules – new in 2026!

Teach Well is launching a new series of professional learning programs designed to support schools and teachers in curriculum design, resource implementation, and effective classroom instruction. Click here to find out more.

Teaching for Impact in Mathematics

The Teaching for Impact in Mathematics (TIM) Series provides professional learning support and resources to teachers and leaders to get the most from the Ochre Education materials. Working from a robust research and evidence base, the TIM Series supports teachers and leaders to build more high-impact instruction into their classrooms and schools, to accelerate learning for all students. Learn more here.

Instructional Lead Fellowship

The Instructional Lead Fellowship is a 3-day program for Teach Well alumni and school leaders to build their capacity to embed and sustain high-impact instruction in their school. The sessions will enhance skills in designing impactful professional learning for staff, building an effective coaching framework and strengthening guaranteed and viable curriculum to enhance student learning. In 2026 we are offering the program online and also in-person in WA. Find out when the Fellowship is running here.

Masterclass Series in High-Impact Instruction

A 9-month course supporting teachers and school leaders to build more high-impact instruction into their classrooms. Please see dates for all WA cohorts available in 2026.  Find out more here.

Getting to know Curriculum Development in Practice

This spotlight session offers a glimpse into the strategies explored in the Curriculum Development in Practice program. Hosted by Janine and Sasha, the creators of this highly successful project that has already made a significant impact on the East Coast, the spotlight session offers practical insights that will guide you in building a guaranteed and viable curriculum aligned with high-impact instructional practices.
Tuesday, 20 November 2025 – 3.30pm – 4.30pm AWST
Online – register now.

 

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Have you ordered your copy yet?

Teach Well’s Instruction and Coaching Companion is now available!
Designed with your teams in mind, the Companion offers practical, bite-sized guidance to support high-impact teaching. It’s the perfect tool for coaching sessions, PLCs, and refining your craft using the strategies from the Masterclass Series.
If you haven’t grabbed your copies yet, now’s the time. Click here to order.

Have you ever wanted a glossy poster for your classroom wall?

You asked, and we’ve finally got it happening. Our Teach Well posters are now available, at cost, in hardcopy printed format for any teachers or leaders wanting a more durable copy for the classroom or staff room wall. Order HERE and send us a picture of your poster on the wall!

Teach Well’s Essential Induction Resources for Great Teaching

Following on from the success of our Instruction and Coaching Companion, the Teach Well team have created another fantastic resource for your school.
Teach Well’s Essential Induction Resources has been developed to support schools in building and strengthening their own induction handbooks for teachers. It brings together a curated collection of posters and guides that capture the key principles and practical implementation ideas behind the high-impact instructional strategies explored in greater depth through our courses. Designed to be flexible and adaptable, this collection allows schools to select and integrate the resources most relevant to their context—whether for induction materials, professional learning documentation, or team-based planning. Download your copy now.

We hope your term 3 is off to a good start!

Just a quick reminder from us: Teach Well and Ochre Education have officially joined forces! While many of you already know, it’s worth celebrating again — this partnership brings together Teach Well’s strength in professional development with Ochre’s high-quality, freely available curriculum. Now part of the Ochre Education family, Teach Well will continue to support educators across Australia with even greater reach and impact. Together, we’re working towards a shared mission: to strengthen teaching and accelerate learning in every classroom, nationwide.

 

Congratulations to our Instructional Lead Fellowship Graduates!

A huge shoutout to the incredible educators who’ve just completed the Teach Well Instructional Lead Fellowship in Perth.
Over the past several months, these leaders have deepened their expertise in high-impact teaching and coaching practices, supported their teams, and built in more fine-grained curriculum into their subjects.
Your commitment to scaling and embedding high-impact instruction — and to the students you serve — has been inspiring. We can’t wait to see the continued impact you’ll have in your schools and communities.

 

Join our Year 3-10 East Coast Cohorts 
We are so excited for these first east coast cohorts that we are offering one free place per school when you sign up another teacher (maximum: one free place per school). Applications close on 29 August – get in quick to secure our Early Bird offer.
Download the brochure here.

 

Have you ordered your copy yet?

Teach Well’s Instruction and Coaching Companion is now available!
Designed with your teams in mind, the Companion offers practical, bite-sized guidance to support high-impact teaching. It’s the perfect tool for coaching sessions, PLCs, and refining your craft using the strategies from the Masterclass Series.
If you haven’t grabbed your copies yet, now’s the time. Click here to order.

 

Have you ever wanted a glossy poster for your classroom wall?

You asked, and we’ve finally got it happening. Our Teach Well posters are now available, at cost, in hardcopy printed format for any teachers or leaders wanting a more durable copy for the classroom or staff room wall. Order HERE and send us a picture of your poster on the wall!

 

 

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Should All Maths Teachers Use the Same Methods?
In a recent post, Craig Barton makes the case for greater method alignment within Maths departments. While teacher preference is often a sticking point, he argues that consistent methods—especially when introducing new concepts—can reduce student confusion, support long-term understanding, and make departmental planning more effective.

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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Ochre Education

We hope your term 2 is off to a good start!

PRE-ORDER NOW – TEACH WELL’S INSTRUCTION AND COACHING COMPANION
Our first book is finally here! Teach Well’s Instruction and Coaching Companion is now ready for pre-order. The Companion is designed to support high-performing teams and teachers in refining their teaching craft. 120 pages of specific guidance on how to get the most from the high-impact instructional strategies in the Masterclass Series – all in bite-sized chunks ready for coaching conversations or PLC meetings. Pre-order your copies here to receive your edition hot-off-the-press in July!

 

Instructional Lead Fellowship – Online – LAST CALL!

Working from a robust research base, the program enhances skills in designing impactful professional learning for staff, building an effective coaching framework and strengthening guaranteed and viable curriculum to enhance student learning.

For the first time, we’re offering our Instructional Lead Fellowship (ILF) in an online version for our amazing alumni across the country. The ILF is a 3-day professional learning program (spaced over 4 months) for Masterclass alumni and school leaders at all levels to build their capacity to embed and sustain high-impact instruction in their school.

Apply now to spend dedicated time to:
build more guaranteed and viable curriculum into your school,
create a network of experienced alumni across high-performing schools,
identify elements of best practice from high-performing schools,
enhance your instructional coaching capacity; and
learn from the collective experience of your colleagues from other schools.

The Fellowship will commence on Thursday, 29 May. Alumni school teams are encouraged to apply to get the most out of this opportunity.

 

Solving Australia’s Maths Problem

The Grattan Institute’s Maths Guarantee report outlines a bold plan to lift maths achievement nationwide by strengthening primary teaching. With a focus on explicit instruction, targeted support, and high-impact professional learning, the strategy aims for 90% proficiency. As a member of the Advisory Group for the project, Ingrid’s had a sneak peak of the Principal’s Guide that will be released in early June – she confirms it’s a must read for school leaders.

Want to know more? We’ve invited the Grattan Institute team to join us on our Teach Well Alumni webinar (Tuesday 24th June) as we dive into the report.

Registration is free and open to all interested teachers and leaders (not just alumni). Find out more on our website.

 

Have you ever wanted a glossy poster for your classroom wall?

You asked, and we’ve finally got it happening. Our Teach Well posters are now available, at cost, in hardcopy printed format for any teachers or leaders wanting a more durable copy for the classroom or staff room wall. Order HERE and send us a picture of your poster on the wall!

 

 

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The Secret to Student Engagement

Want your students to be more engaged? Try embracing repetition! When students revisit ideas, they gain fluency, confidence, and joy. This simple shift makes learning stick and keeps students coming back for more.
Read the full article here.

7 resons the Do Now takes too long…and what you can do about it

Quick wins = smoother starts and more learning.
Is your Do Now dragging on? You’re not alone. When it’s too tricky, unclear, or open-ended, the whole thing can lose momentum. Keep it snappy with simple, time-bound tasks that link straight to the lesson.
Read the full article here

Kindness Counts: Boosting Teacher Wellbeing

Did you know a little compassion can go a long way in boosting teacher wellbeing? A new study from the University of Queensland shows that kindness and empathy aren’t just good for students — they’re a game changer for reducing burnout and building a supportive school culture.
Read the full article here

 

 

The Masterclass Series teachers across the country have achieved exceptional improvements in student outcomes by refining their teaching practice. Hear more from teachers across early childhood, primary and secondary classrooms and across subjects and learning areas.

Year 2, Literacy

A Year 2 teacher compared student results on two DIBELS Reading Fluency (Words Correct) assessments from Term 1 and Term 4, after starting the Masterclass in Term 2. The teacher set a goal of students achieving between 90 – 100 words correct. Implementation of instructional changes saw student achievement above 100-words-correct increase by 57%. Both low-achieving and high-achieving students benefited, with the average words correct increasing from 67 to 112.

Year 4, Reading

A Year 4 class completed Acadience ORF assessments, examining Words Correct and Accuracy. The implementation of extended text tactics, vocabulary instruction and sentence-level writing techniques saw the proportion of students at or above the benchmark increase by 16% for Words Correct, and 14% for Accuracy.

Year 7/8, Music

A teacher compared the results of their Year 7/8 mixed-age Music class on the Music Reading Beep Test. The students sat two tests a minimum of 6 months apart. This test provides an independent measure of notational literacy with guidance on typical improvement. Following the implementation of strategies shared in the Masterclass Series, both Year 7 and Year 8 student groups outperformed the typical improvement guide by at least a factor of 2.

Year 8, Science

The teacher conducted PAT Science assessments 6 months apart in both 2023 and 2024. The improvement scores for each year were filtered into the percentiles and compared across 2023 and 2024. Prior to the teacher participating in the Masterclass Series, 0% of the students had improvement scores above the 70th percentile. By the end of 2024, after the teacher started implementing high-impact instructional strategies in their classroom, this number increased to 31%.

 

 

Click on the button below to view and download Teach Well’s full 2024 Impact Report.

Teach Well’s 2024 Impact Report

Since 2021, Teach Well has partnered with WA’s Midwest Region as part of their Targeted Teaching strategy to improve student academic outcomes. The Midwest education region has 46 public schools, serving over 7,700 students. With some of the state’s most disadvantaged children and around 30% Indigenous students, the region had historically seen stagnated student results. Through the Targeted Teaching strategy, enabled through a relentless focus on high-impact instruction using Teach Well’s Masterclass Series and the Instructional Lead Fellowship, schools have achieved outstanding year-on-year growth in student results. The Teach Well experience has been highly effective in uniting networks of schools across the Midwest by providing a common language for high-impact instruction. School leaders across the region have worked to build educators’ skills to drive sustainable change at all levels in the Midwest through a focus on:

• Consistency Across Schools: In line with the Department of Education’s Quality Teaching Strategy, Teach Well has been instrumental in helping the region develop a shared pedagogy of quality teaching across Midwest schools. By applying the findings of key research and translating these into classroom practice, schools across the Midwest now have a common understanding, enabling teachers to share experiences, strategies, and resources.
• Evidence-Informed Practice: Teach Well’s commitment to evidence-informed practice resonates with the Midwest schools’ aim to raise instructional standards and accelerate learning for all students by bringing educators together to focus on high-impact teaching strategies.
• Collaborative Professional Development: Schools collaborate in training their staff in a cost-effective way. Together, the Midwest has created a thriving regional community where teachers and leaders are driving student improvement through an investment in providing nationally-recognised support for their educators.
• Shared Accountability and Targets: Midwest schools have been able to unite under a Regional Strategy where schools set improvement goals in their own school business plans, with clear comparable outcomes to reach the region’s goals overall. This shared accountability promotes collective problem-solving, where schools work together to refine their approaches and set further targets for success at a classroom, school, and regional level.
• Increased Peer Support and Mentorship: Teachers across the region share resources and observe each other’s classrooms.

Alumni of Teach Well’s programs often attend refresher workshops with their teams to deepen their knowledge. This empowers them to lead more work back at school. This kind of peer support helps to reinforce best practices across schools. A focus on supporting coaches through professional learning and mentoring has enabled schools to develop strong coaching conversations. The results of this partnership are inspiring. The Midwest schools have shown strong improvement from 2021 to 2024, with 89% of all NAPLAN areas now within expected performance, or well above expected performance (Figure 1).

There were also significant increases in the average performance across all learning areas across Years 3, 5 and 9 (Figures 2-4). The secondary and district high schools are also achieving impressive growth for their students, with the key NAPLAN areas of numeracy, reading and writing all more than half a standard deviation above expected by the time their students reach Year 9. This marks a trend of continued improvement, with the Region going from strength to strength and an excellent foundation to continue to build upon in 2025.

 

Click on the button below to view and download Teach Well’s full 2024 Impact Report.

Teach Well’s 2024 Impact Report

Oakwood Primary School is a government school located one hour south of Perth. With an ICSEA value of 1005, the school serves over 900 students. As part of its school improvement journey, the school committed to the Masterclass Series in 2022 to upskill its teachers in high-impact instruction. Since then, 29 staff have participated in the Masterclass Series. In 2021, at the start of Oakwood’s improvement journey, for Years 3 and 5, the percentage of NAPLAN areas within expected performance was 60%, with 40% of areas well below expected performance. In 2024, 100% of NAPLAN areas are now within or well above expected performance. Oakwood’s target of being at or exceeding the performance of ‘Like Schools’ (i.e. with students from similar backgrounds based on parental occupation and education) was resoundingly achieved in 2024. Students significantly outperformed their peers from Like Schools in the key areas of Reading, Writing, and Numeracy across both Years 3 and 5 (Figures 1-3), bucking the trend of stagnating performance in peer schools.

 

Click on the button below to view and download Teach Well’s full 2024 Impact Report.

Teach Well’s 2024 Impact Report

The professional learning course, anchored to Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction has been delivered to over 500 teachers and leaders across 4 years, reaching more than 10,000 students. There has also been a significant investment in school leadership, with the Instructional Lead Fellowship delivered under the HITP in Action Lead Group Series banner, to support more than 100 school leaders to scale and embed high-impact teaching practices across 13 core schools. The Catalyst project has certainly paid off, with an independent review that uses NAPLAN data finding that the quantity of students performing below expected standards in reading dramatically reduced between 2019 and 2022, from 42 percent to only 4 percent. The partnership will continue to grow in 2025 with a new Curriculum Development Project.

In 2024, ACARA highlighted 20 ACT schools it believes are performing above expectations. Thirteen of those are Catholic schools, a result the Archdiocese’s Director of Catholic Education said showed “great progress”. The Catalyst secondary schools also lead the way with two of the 5 ACT Catholic schools receiving special mentions from ACARA as achieving well above expected performance – St Mary Mackillop College and St Clare’s College.

Click on the button below to view and download Teach Well’s full 2024 Impact Report.

Teach Well’s 2024 Impact Report

Welcome back to school for Term 4. It will be a busy term for everyone as we move into warmer weather and the summer break.

 

We had a busy Term 3 here at Teach Well!

 

Participants in our High-Impact Teaching Practices Toolkit Series graduated in Canberra, including a group of school leaders who completed a dedicated Lead Group.

Our dedicated cohort of Literacy Leaders from Melbourne Archdiosese of Catholic Schools Continued their enthusiastic participation.

In Geraldton, our team delivered Masterclass Series workshops to two groups of dedicated teachers across K-2 and Years 3-10. We also continued our work with incredible teachers, leaders and classroom assistants in Geraldton, Mount Magnet and Kalgoorlie as part of the Scaling Up Success project, in collaboration with the WA Department of Education to support student literacy in regional WA.

 

We are looking forward to a busy Term 4!

Our next Alumni Webinar Using Elastik to Create Longer Cadence Reviews will be held with Elastik on October 22 at 3:30pm AWST. Registrations for this event are open to all Teach Well alumni, as well as to your colleagues and broader networks. Registrations are limited, so register now to hold your place.

We are also delighted to announce that registrations for our 2025 courses are now open! Teach Well will be continuing our work here in WA, with the Masterclass Series in High-Impact Instruction for educators from Kindy – Year 2, and dedicated Year 3-10 Cohorts, starting in Term 1 and Term 2, 2025.

Next year, for the first time, you can join the Masterclass from anywhere in Australia. Teachers and leaders will be able to access an entirely online version of the Masterclass Series.

Our leaders’ program, the Instructional Lead Fellowship, will also start in Term 1. This course is crafted for leaders, and is a great next-step for graduates of the Masterclass Series.

Please keep in touch and keep us updated on your brilliant work.

 

Best wishes,
The Teach Well Team

 

Masterclass Series in High-Impact Instruction: Kindy-Year 2

The Kindergarten-Year 2 Masterclass Series works from a robust research and evidence base with concrete techniques educators can use immediately.

Apply now.

Masterclass Series in High-Impact Instruction: Year 3-10

A 9-month course supporting teachers and school leaders to build more high-impact instruction into their classrooms.

Apply now.

Instructional Lead Fellowship

A 4-month course supporting school leaders and Masterclass alumni to build more high-impact instruction into their classrooms.

Workshop dates:
Monday, 24 March
Thursday, 22 May
Wednesday, 30 July

Register now.

 

Interesting News for the Teach Well Network!

James Pengelley on the impact two different mediums, used by students, may have on results

Masterclass Series graduate, teacher and adjunct lecturer at Murdoch University, James Pengelley, recently spoke to ABC National Radio on the impact two different mediums, used by students, may have on their results when completing assessments.

You can listen to the ABC interview here. 

 

Finalists announced for the WA Education Awards 2024

Congratulations to all schools named as finalists for the WA Education Awards. See below finalists which are Teach Well partner schools, or read the full list here.

Excellence in school leadership
Morawa District High School

Excellence in teaching and learning (primary)
Morawa District High School

Excellence in teaching and learning (secondary)
West Australian College of Agriculture – Cunderdin

Excellence in cultural responsiveness
Bannister Creek Primary School
Rangeway Primary School

Excellence in disability and inclusion
Atwell College
Beachlands Primary School
Dowerin District High School

Excellence in wellbeing and learning
Makybe Rise Primary School

Winning schools will be announced at a presentation breakfast on Monday, 11 November.