Sunday August 16, 2026 – Ochre Education, an Australian not-for-profit supporting schools with evidence-based curriculum resources, today announced they have entered an exclusive agreement with SpringMath Accelerate to be the provider of SpringMath, a complete, patented mathematics MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support) solution, in Australia and New Zealand. This partnership will provide F–12 educators throughout these two countries with access to SpringMath’s proven combination of screening, targeted classwide intervention, progress monitoring, and individual intervention to close persistent maths gaps.
Grounded in the Science of Learning and based on 20 years of research, students in the United States and Canada using SpringMath reached skill mastery milestones over 1.4 million times during the 2025–26 school year. In independent Randomised Controlled Trials, students using SpringMath are half as likely to fail mathematics assessments. “SpringMath has made a real difference in math achievement for students in North America over the past decade,’ shared Terri Soutor, Chief Executive Officer of SpringMath Accelerate. ‘We are honored and excited to partner with Ochre Education to bring educators in Australia and New Zealand this highly effective data-driven solution. Only SpringMath provides teachers with a clear roadmap every week for precisely which math skills each of their students needs to strengthen and influence fluency before moving ahead in the mathematics curriculum. And it’s all done in just 15 minutes a day.”
Together, Ochre Education and SpringMath Accelerate have ensured Australian schools can effectively use the proven SpringMath program in delivering the Australian Curriculum and state variants. SpringMath is designed to supplement core mathematics curriculum and can be effectively used alongside the Ochre Tier 1 maths curriculum and other evidence-informed Tier 1 programs. Ochre's team of maths experts with extensive experience across Australian schools will deliver ongoing implementation support to schools and schooling systems as they adopt and sustain SpringMath use across their classrooms. The SpringMath solution will be offered to Australian schools from the 2027 school year, with the program progressively offered to schools across jurisdictions.
SpringMath begins with universal screening three times a year to identify math risk, using equivalent forms drawn from a mapped progression of 145 math skill areas that keeps measurement accurate and consistent at the right stage of instruction. This approach has earned the highest possible NCII rating for fall classification accuracy and a U.S. patent (No. 12,223,855) recognizing its novel assessments, skill mapping and screening, dynamic intervention guidance, and integrated implementation support. From those data, SpringMath automatically generates scripted lessons for teachers and paper-based practice materials for students that target the skills the whole class needs to master, calculates response to intervention weekly from students' daily practice as built-in progress monitoring, and produces the next week's classwide, small-group, and individual routines and materials. The effects are documented: efficacy has been evaluated in three RCTs with additional published research showing reduced risk, systemwide learning gains, closure of opportunity gaps, and a very low cost-to-benefit ratio.
According to SpringMath creator and internationally recognised researcher, author, and innovator in education Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D., “SpringMath uses highly sensitive measures to detect risk that may not even be noticeable yet to a teacher. Behind the scenes, SpringMath identifies the instructional action a teacher should take. If more than 50% of a class hasn’t mastered a grade-level skill, classwide intervention lessons and materials will be generated for the teacher. This is the most efficient and effective way to accelerate math growth.”
This partnership aligns strongly with both organisations’ missions to improve student outcomes through evidence-based, teacher-led interventions that are practical, sustainable and grounded in rigorous research. Together, Ochre Education and SpringMath Accelerate are supporting high-quality instruction and helping educators deliver the best possible outcomes for students in mathematics, particularly those needing additional support.
“Every child deserves the chance to reach their full potential, no matter where they come from. At Ochre Education, that belief drives our commitment to building teacher and educator expertise, especially in schools and communities that need it most,” said Caroline Reed and Reid Smith, Co-CEOs of Ochre Education – Impact Teaching Group. “Our partnership with SpringMath Accelerate brings together two organisations with complementary strengths and a shared purpose: equipping teachers and school leaders across Australia with the tools to help students thrive in maths. We have been delighted to learn from each other, and we're excited to see the difference this collaboration makes in classrooms across Australia and New Zealand.”
To learn more about SpringMath, watch this recorded webinar featuring Dr. VanDerHeyden.
We will be sharing further detail on the roll-out schedule for SpringMath within Australia, later in 2026.
Be the first to hear when SpringMath is available in your state or jurisdiction. Register your interest, together with information about your context and needs: impactgo.au/springmath
Join Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden and Dr. Reid Smith in person in Melbourne for a half-day discussion.
MTSS Structures in the Mathematics Classroom
Friday 18 September, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
City of Melbourne Bowls Club
Early bird $45 per ticket
Book: https://events.humanitix.com/mtss-structures-in-the-mathematics-classroom
About Spring Math Accelerate and Ochre Education
SpringMath Accelerate is a complete MTSS solution for Years F–12 that provides educators with streamlined tools for universal screening, daily classwide intervention, weekly progress monitoring, and targeted individual interventions. Developed by Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D. and based on 20 years of research, SpringMath works alongside any math curriculum, giving teachers clear, data-driven direction every day so every student can master essential skills and move confidently into grade-level math. The SpringMath platform currently serves nearly 300,000 students across North America, with students reaching mastery milestones over one 1.4 million times during the 2025–26 school year.
Ochre Education (known as Impact Curriculum from late September 2026) is an Australian not-for-profit organisation founded in 2021 to support educational equity and excellence through providing a freely accessible bank of evidence-based curriculum and instructional materials in English, Maths, Science and Humanities in Years F-10. The Ochre curriculum materials are used extensively across Australian and New Zealand schools, with over 92% of Australian schools represented on the Ochre platform. In 2026, the Impact Teaching Group was launched, which brings together Ochre with aligned organisations Teach Well and Impact Assessment, increasing support to schools with evidence-based professional learning and assessment offers.
