Teacher professional development designed by teachers, for teachers.

We are dedicated to supporting teachers and the education sector, as our teachers and students need it now more than they ever have. All of our PD workshops are available for delivery both in-person and online.

As planning for 2025 takes shape, our professional learning workshops have been updated to reflect the latest in education research.

We look forward to supporting your school community.

Teacher Professional Development

  • An interactive teacher professional development workshop built on new research with relevant and practical teaching strategies.

    Student Engagement

    A workshop designed as an interactive and hands-on experience to elevate teacher capacity to engage students with evidence-based strategies confidently.

    This workshop acknowledges the current pressures in education and aims to celebrate, uplift, and support educators in their professional practice by providing relevant and realistic tools to increase student engagement.

    The workshop covers:

    • Engagement Continuum

    • New and relevant research on best practices and evidence-based student engagement techniques

    • Practical and easy-to-implement strategies for every classroom

  • Communication tools to resolve  and prevent workplace conflict, focusing on a proactive approach

    Communication and Conflict Resolution

    This workshop provides robust and evidence-informed frameworks to build on education staff’s existing knowledge and confidence in communication and conflict resolution. Drawing on evidence supported by non-violent communication, this workshop will prepare teachers to handle conflict, find resolutions and increase their communication capacity.

    This workshop offers support in:

    • Communication between colleagues

    • Communication tools to resolve and prevent workplace conflict, focusing on a proactive approach

    • Deepening trust, understanding and connection between staff to improve school culture

    • Best practice in student, parent and community communication

  • Promoting Academic Ownership

    Teachers will be equipped with strategies to effectively deliver curriculum while inspiring students to take ownership of their academic and personal growth.

    This workshop focuses on developing a versatile toolkit for nurturing students' ambitions, goals and desires, focusing on practical tools to encourage goal setting, promote academic rigour and instil principles of character education.

    This workshop offers:

    • Tools and tips to foster ownership of learning

    • Unpack and explore the snakes and ladders of learning

    • Overview of the Autonomous Learning Framework

  • The Teen Landscape: Building Trust and Connection

    Dive into the world of today’s adolescents and understand the latest research to unpack the modern teen experience.

    This workshop will go beyond theory and provide tools to forge genuine rapport and connections with students through finding common ground.

    What to expect:

    • Evidence-based strategies to cultivate empathy, foster trust and nurture positive relationships

    • Understand the most recent mental health data and the impact of social media and technology

    • Gain confidence in building a classroom of mutual respect, safety and belonging

  • Teacher Wellbeing

    We can’t give from an empty cup. We’ve all heard this before, but how can we ensure our staff have a full cup to pour from?

    This workshop provides a dedicated space to prioritise teachers' mental, emotional and physical health, empowering them to thrive professionally and personally.

    This workshop offers:

    • Evidence-based strategies for mindfulness and self-care to manage stress and foster resilience

    • Insight into recent data and wellbeing statistics and trends

    • Bucket-filing exercises to promote a healthy work-life balance

    • Tools to identify when support is needed and how to ask for and receive this support

  • Youth Engagement Project will liaise with your school’s leadership team to develop a one-hour bespoke workshop to suit your school’s current strategic plan and professional development needs.   Possible areas of support:   Engagement  Student Voice a

    Public Speaking and Meeting Management

    Effective communication and the ability to speak publically are more crucial than ever in today’s fast-paced educational landscape. This interactive and hands-on workshop acknowledges the challenges faced by educators and supports them in increasing their confidence and competence in managing staff, presenting at meetings, and running workshops and sessions for professional learning days… all while maintaining engagement and holding attention.

    This workshop covers:

    • Public speaking essentials

    • Tips and tricks to increase and hold audience engagement

    • Word economy practice and effective tools for presentations and meetings

Get our 5 Engagement Hot Tips here:

We all know that classroom engagement isn't just a pedagogical tool but the heartbeat of transformative education.

Engagement is the symphony of curiosity, collaboration, and connection we experience when lessons cease to be mere instructions but become adventures for our students.

This is the dream, and we have 5 Hot Tips to support it!

  • I loved the practical application of the strategies for engagement enhancement. Amanda and Skye's easygoing demeanor and presentation style made the session even more engaging—thank you!

  • I thought the way Youth Engagement Project presented was very funny and engaging, and it made their points even more relevant - thank you!

  • Everything was actionable, I really liked the snakes and ladders framework and the above and below the line behaviours.

  • It was all great! I liked all of it, and could see myself using so many of these tools with my students moving forward.

  • Amanda and Skye are very engaging presenters, and knowing they are teachers helped us to feel really listened to and understood throughout the whole workshop.

  • I hope that our leadership team will book YEP every year, very beneficial for our school community.

Can’t see what you’re looking for? Let us know and we will work with your team to develop a bespoke workshop to suit your school’s strategic plan and professional development needs.

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We can’t wait to support your staff and broader school community.