The Developing Excellence Series

Improving whole-school outcomes starts with elevating teacher practice – not through one-off workshops, but through a dynamic, evolving professional learning program.

Built around a suite of professional learning days, the Developing Excellence Series allows schools to partner with EEA to craft a responsive program like a tapestry – weaving together threads of identity, context, and pedagogy.

Let us talk to you about how the Developing Excellence Series will work for and with your school. Choose one session and build from there. Or, let us work together to craft a one or two year responsive program that provides the ongoing analysis, feedback and co-design that your school deserves.

The Developing Excellence Series is evidence-informed, bespoke, and dynamic – breathing life into learning, embracing the rich complexity of education, and unlocking the excellence within.

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Who we are is how we teach:

Exploring identity and signature pedagogies 

Great teaching starts with knowing your impact - and that begins with knowing yourself and your team. In this interactive and thought-provoking professional learning workshop, participants will explore what it means to foster a culture of continuous improvement grounded in teacher identity and dispositions.

The workshop unpacks how teachers' beliefs, strengths, and signature pedagogies shape their impact on school culture and student learning experience.

Through a variety of activities, including tanglegramming and guided reflection, teachers in your school will share their strengths and their why, leading to deeper connections with colleagues and exploration of how this connects to classroom practice.  

  • Delivered on-site at your school.

  • We partner with you to secure a suitable date. Bookings now open for 2026.

  • Full day (6 hours)

  • Teachers, leaders and education support staff.

The expert in the room:

Maximising impact through learning models

Great teaching is built on professional judgment - on a teacher’s ability to respond, adapt, and lead learning in the moment. In this interactive and practice-rich workshop, teachers are placed at the centre as the key drivers of agency and responsiveness in the classroom.

Through the lens of school and sector-based instructional frameworks, teachers will explore how to make strategic decisions about when and how to support, when to step back, and how to shape learning that reflects the needs of their students.

Real examples of teaching pedagogies will ground the session, with space for teachers to reflect on their own practice, challenge assumptions, and refine how they apply learning models with flexibility and impact. This is not about following a structure - it’s about owning it.

  • Delivered on-site at your school.

  • We partner with you to secure a suitable date. Bookings now open for 2026.

  • Full day (6 hours) or Two-Full days (12 hours)

  • Teachers, leaders and education support staff.

Teachers as researchers:

Developing a culture of pedagogical improvement

Improving practice starts with curiosity - the ability to question, investigate, and improve practice from the inside out. In this interactive workshop, teachers are positioned as researchers in their own classrooms, beginning with the identification of a problem of practice.

Using tools such as context mapping and collaborative dialogue, participants will explore their questions with precision and purpose. The session supports teachers to engage with relevant literature, plan for inquiry, and examine evidence of student learning through a critical, research-informed lens.

With a focus on articulating professional impact, this workshop invites teachers to take ownership of their growth - not just as practitioners, but as contributors to the profession.

  • Delivered on-site at your school.

  • We partner with you to secure a suitable date. Bookings now open for 2026.

  • Full day (6 hours) or Two-Full days (12 hours)

  • Teachers, leaders and education support staff.

Conversations that shape culture:

From staffroom to classroom

Professional culture is built on conversation - how we talk about practice, how we share what we’re learning, and how we challenge our own thinking. In this reflective and relational session, teachers will explore the power of dialogue to shift both individual practice and collective culture.

Using the concepts of single-loop and double-loop learning, participants will unpack how surface-level adjustments can evolve into deeper pedagogical change. Structured protocols create space for the sharing of inquiries, underpinned by trust, vulnerability, and a shared commitment to growth.

The session culminates in the setting of future directions - grounded in evidence, dialogue, and a belief in the teacher as a key agent of cultural change.

  • Delivered on-site at your school.

  • We partner with you to secure a suitable date. Bookings now open for 2026.

  • Full day (6 hours)

  • Teachers, leaders and education support staff.

Learning that connects:

Interdisciplinary approaches for a changing world 

Today’s learners need more than subject knowledge - they need the capacity to think critically, act ethically, and apply their learning across contexts. In this future-focused professional learning day, teachers will explore interdisciplinary approaches that make learning more connected, purposeful, and relevant.

Framed by the challenges and opportunities of a changing world, the day invites schools to tailor their learning journey by selecting from a range of workshops, including: critical and creative thinking, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and First Nations perspectives.

Each session is designed to provoke thinking, build capacity, and support teachers to embed big ideas into everyday practice, bridging the gap between global competencies and classroom realities.

  • Delivered on-site at your school.

  • We partner with you to secure a suitable date. Bookings now open for 2026.

  • Full day (6 hours)

  • Teachers, leaders and education support staff.