Guides & resources

This guide aims to help secondary school leaders and teachers assist students in Years 7 to 9 who have significant gaps in foundational literacy and numeracy skills.

This practice guide helps teachers unpack the features of compound sentences, which allow students to add interest to their writing. It's the second in a series of guides designed to help teachers explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of writing to their students.

This is the first in a series of practice guides designed to help teachers explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of writing to their students.

This practice guide helps teachers explain complex sentences, enabling students to produce more sophisticated writing. It's the third and final in a series of guides designed to help teachers explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of writing to their students.

A positive sense of belonging at school has fundamental benefits for children and young people, aiding learning and engagement. This practice guide makes recommendations based on the best available evidence.

This practice guide makes recommendations based on the best available research evidence on fostering a sense of belonging in school environments.

This unit plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 unit of English on biographical writing, focusing on the inspirational figure of Faith Bandler.

This unit plan was developed by Ochre Education and science teacher Darcie Clarke. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 8 unit of science on cells, organs and tissues.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and maths teacher Sue Davis. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 3 maths lesson on reading and writing 4-digit numbers.

This lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and maths teacher Sue Davis. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 3 maths lesson on reading and writing 4-digit numbers.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and maths teacher Sue Davis. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 3 maths lesson on reading and writing 4-digit numbers.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 English lesson on planning a biography.