About Ochre Education
We are a national not-for-profit committed to advancing student outcomes and closing the disadvantage gap by supporting teachers to teach and enabling all Australian students to access a high-quality curriculum, through our online library.
We achieve this by working with a community of teachers to develop and support the use of an expertly-sequenced curriculum, alongside a comprehensive library that collects, curates and distributes free, evidence-based, quality-assured, and curriculum-linked teaching resources, to be adapted and used by any teacher anywhere.
The problem
There are persistent and entrenched educational inequalities in Australia.
Quality teaching is the most important in-school factor affecting student learning, but many teachers face significant challenges in delivering a high-quality curriculum.
Students from priority equity cohorts are 3X more likely to fall below minimum standards, with the learning gap increasing over time.
More than half (>50%) of teachers are not satisfied with their school's current approach to planning.
While research shows high-quality curriculum materials improve teacher practice and student outcomes, currently many teachers don’t have the support they need.
There are persistent curriculum resources issues also contributing to workload pressure for teachers.
85% of teachers do not have access to a shared bank of high-quality curriculum materials. Teachers in disadvantaged schools are only half as likely to have access to a shared bank as teachers in advantaged schools.
A typical teacher who has access to shared curriculum materials for all their classes can save 3 hours/week.
Our solution
Our mission is to drive equity in Australian education. Our vision is that all teachers have access to high-quality curriculum resources, through our online library, to maximise teacher expertise so that they can provide all students with the educational opportunities they want and deserve.
Ochre Education Resource Library works with Australian education leaders to bring together a community of expert teachers to:
Develop an expertly sequenced curriculum across every subject for years F-10.
Create a comprehensive library which collects, curates, and distributes quality-assured and evidence-based instructional materials.
Make the library resources available to all teachers, everywhere.
Support the use of the library resources through curriculum-aligned professional learning.
Evidence-based curriculum and resources
Curriculum-aligned
Resources cover Australian and state content and standards.
Sequenced and mapped deliberately and coherently
Presenting new materials incrementally, connecting new content to prior learning, and giving students ample opportunities to practice.
Knowledge and vocabulary rich
Priority given to building detailed student knowledge and vocabulary.
Comprehensive and detailed
Containing all key materials for teachers to teach a subject over a year, ready to use and adapt including embedded assessment.
Evidence-based teaching practices
Reflect the growing evidence base for effective teaching practices, including explicit instruction, formative assessment, and retrieval and spaced practice.
Include professional learning support
On how teachers can best adapt and use materials for their class and how curriculum leaders can lead implementation in their school.
Include scaffolding to support diverse learners
To meet diverse student needs.
Embed diversity
We have an unwavering commitment to breadth and diversity in all of our work.
Flexible
So that teachers and schools can use them in a way that fits their context and meets the varying needs of students.