27 School Professional Development Providers in Australia (2026)

If you are choosing school professional development in Australia, start with the problem you want to improve, then compare providers by audience, format, evidence and follow-through. This guide names 27 organisations, programmes and practitioners to investigate. It is a research shortlist, not a ranking, so check current scope, availability and fit before you book.

Key takeaways

There is no single right provider for every school. A staff wellbeing programme, a middle leadership pathway, a trauma informed practice model and a team culture workshop solve different problems, so your first decision is the change you need to see.

Use the shortlist as a starting point, then ask each provider how they diagnose your context, what staff will practise, what evidence you will receive and what happens after the session. For the national reference point, compare the offer with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and relevant school leadership guidance.

How to use this shortlist

The names below are grouped as a numbered research shortlist, not a league table. Some are independent specialists, some are larger training organisations, some are public or university based programmes, and some are frameworks or resource platforms rather than providers you would hire for a single day.

Before contacting anyone, write down the audience, the desired behaviour change, the delivery window and the follow through you can support. If you need help clarifying a leadership or team problem first, the Consult Clarity about page explains Jonno White's work with leaders, teams and schools.

1. Jonno White, Clarity Group Global

Focus: leadership development, team culture, Working Genius facilitation, executive team work and practical conversations for school teams. The Clarity about page says Jonno White works with schools and leadership teams, and describes his role as a leadership consultant and Certified Working Genius Facilitator.

Check: whether the proposed session should be a keynote, a workshop or a deeper team process. Ask for the written scope, the preparation required and the practical actions staff will take after the session.

2. Leading Teams

Focus: team culture, leadership and accountability. The Leading Teams website is the place to check its current education offer, delivery model and facilitator availability.

Check: whether your school needs a one off experience or a longer programme that embeds shared language and follow through. Clarify how the provider will adapt its wider culture work to school staff and governance.

3. Teacher Training Australia

Focus: classroom practice, behaviour management and teacher learning. The current live article identifies Teacher Training Australia as a school focused option, but its present programme details should be checked directly before a decision.

Check: the target year levels, the evidence behind the teaching approach and what teachers will practise rather than only hear. Ask how leaders will support transfer into classrooms after the training day.

4. The Wellness Workshop

Focus: teacher wellbeing, communication, resilience, mindfulness and work life balance. Its teacher wellbeing page lists school wellbeing programmes and related workshop themes.

Check: whether the work is a useful part of a wider staff wellbeing plan rather than a standalone response to workload pressure. Ask what leaders will do with the issues and ideas that staff raise.

5. Life Skills Group

Focus: social and emotional learning, mindfulness, emotional intelligence and wellbeing. The Life Skills Group about page provides the current organisational background and offer to review.

Check: the audience, state based professional learning requirements and whether the session is designed for teachers, executives, wellbeing staff or the whole school. Confirm any accreditation directly because eligibility can change.

6. Grow Your Mind

Focus: positive psychology, teacher resilience and whole school wellbeing. The Grow Your Mind website is the current source for its school programmes, learning format and wellbeing resources.

Check: whether you need self directed learning, live facilitation or a broader school implementation approach. Ask how the programme will be introduced, practised and reviewed with staff.

7. EC Premium, Education Changemakers

Focus: an online professional learning library for educators and schools. The EC Premium page describes its current teacher professional development offer and school learning platform.

Check: how content is found, assigned and followed up across your staff. A digital library can widen access, but leaders still need a clear reason for learning and a way to notice changed practice.

8. WunderTraining

Focus: leadership, team development and wellbeing workshops. The WunderTraining website is the current source for its workshop formats, facilitator information and delivery options.

Check: whether the energy and style suit your staff group. Ask how the provider balances engagement with useful practice, reflection and actions that continue after the workshop.

9. Yellow Arrow

Focus: student leadership, teacher leadership and experiential learning. Its professional learning page describes teacher workshops and tailored learning for schools.

Check: whether the main need is student leadership, teacher leadership or broader staff learning. Ask how the provider will work with your school before the programme so the activities connect to real goals.

10. Empowerment Ed

Focus: middle leadership, relational practice, behaviour and student engagement. The Empowerment Ed website is the current source for its school programmes and workshop themes.

Check: the experience level of the leaders who will attend and the specific behaviour or relationship change you want. Ask what is included for leaders after the workshop, especially when a new practice needs repetition.

11. Adrienne Hornby

Focus: staff wellbeing, psychosocial safety and school culture. Adrienne Hornby's school partnerships page describes a process that uses school staff input, workshops and professional development.

Check: whether your school is ready to listen to staff data and act on what it shows. Ask how privacy, staff voice and leadership accountability will be handled before any survey or workshop begins.

12. PD Training Australia

Focus: leadership, management, team building and communication training. The PD Training Australia website lists its current course areas and delivery options.

Check: how well a general leadership course fits a school context. Ask for examples of adaptation, the facilitator's education experience and the practice tasks leaders will complete.

13. People Measures

Focus: leadership development, assessment, coaching and tailored programmes. The People Measures website describes its current leadership and measurement offer.

Check: whether your school wants individual assessment, team development or a longer leadership pathway. Ask how information is kept useful and confidential, and how progress will be measured without turning development into a compliance exercise.

14. Blanchard Australia

Focus: leadership development, coaching and change. The Blanchard Australia website is the current source for its local programmes and consulting options.

Check: whether a structured leadership framework matches the language your school already uses. Ask how the framework will be translated into everyday conversations between principals, middle leaders and teachers.

15. Odyssey Training

Focus: leadership, communication, team building and emotional intelligence. The Odyssey Training website describes its current professional development course areas and delivery options.

Check: the length, group size and preparation needed for a useful workshop. Ask how the provider will make the content relevant to school teams rather than treating the group like a generic workplace audience.

16. MacKillop Institute

Focus: trauma informed practice, child safety and inclusive education. The current live article identifies MacKillop Institute as a specialist option, but schools should confirm its current professional learning catalogue and eligibility directly.

Check: the needs of your students, the training level required and the professional standards or state requirements that matter to your school. Ask what support is available after staff complete the learning.

17. Learning Links

Focus: learning difficulties, disability support, inclusive education and practical strategies for diverse learners. The Learning Links website describes its work supporting children to learn, develop and thrive.

Check: whether staff need broad inclusive practice or specialist support for a defined learning need. Ask how teachers will turn the learning into classroom adjustments and how families or support teams may be involved.

18. Pearson Australia, Schools Division

Focus: curriculum resources, subject specific learning and school programmes linked to teaching materials. Confirm the current schools offer directly because publisher catalogues and delivery arrangements change.

Check: whether the professional learning strengthens the curriculum resources your staff already use. Ask how teachers will apply the learning in planning, assessment and classroom practice.

19. headspace Schools and Communities

Focus: youth mental health, early intervention and suicide prevention learning for education staff. Availability and programme names can vary by state and sector, so confirm the current local offer before planning staff development.

Check: the level of responsibility your staff hold and the boundaries between professional learning, clinical care and emergency response. Make sure leaders have a clear pathway for support when training raises a serious student safety concern.

20. Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

Focus: Victorian school leadership, principal development and system learning. The Academy website is the current source for its programmes, eligibility and application details.

Check: whether your school or role is eligible and whether the programme timing fits your leadership pathway. Public programmes may have different access rules from independent school engagements.

21. PROfound Leadership

Focus: human centred leadership, self awareness, facilitation and relational practice. The current live article includes PROfound Leadership as an option to investigate, but its current delivery details should be confirmed directly.

Check: whether your leaders need a personal development experience, a team process or facilitation capability. Ask what the provider expects participants to practise between sessions.

22. AITSL

Focus: national standards, school leadership guidance and professional learning resources. The AITSL website provides the reference material schools can use to frame goals and review alignment.

AITSL is not the same as hiring a private facilitator for a staff day. Use its standards and guidance to test whether a proposed programme has a clear connection to teaching quality, leadership practice and school improvement.

23. Berry Street Education Model

Focus: trauma informed teaching, classroom relationships and student engagement. The current live article names the model as a structured professional learning option, and schools should confirm the current training pathway before committing.

Check: whether your staff need an introductory session or a deeper implementation pathway. Ask how the model will be supported in daily classroom routines and how leaders will protect consistency across the school.

24. Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership

Focus: educational leadership development across career stages. The Academy website now carries the current Victorian public leadership information after the Bastow transition, so check the latest programme details there.

Check: eligibility, the leadership stage targeted and whether the programme is designed for Victorian government education. Record what will be applied back at school when the formal learning ends.

25. University of Sydney Office of Professional Learning

Focus: university based professional learning in teaching practice, literacy and inclusive education. Confirm the current short course and school partnership offer directly because university calendars and delivery formats change.

Check: whether staff want research depth, practical classroom tools or a longer qualification pathway. Ask how assignments, resources or coaching will fit the workload of teachers.

26. Teacher Professional Development, TPD.edu.au

Focus: teaching resources, curriculum content and online professional learning. The current live article identifies TPD.edu.au as a resource rich option, so confirm current course access, subject coverage and school terms directly.

Check: whether the platform supports a shared school goal or simply adds more optional content. Ask how leaders will help teachers choose, complete and apply relevant learning.

27. The Team Building Company

Focus: team facilitation, courageous conversations, restorative practice and first time leader support. The current live article describes an Australia and New Zealand education offer, which should be checked for current location and delivery details.

Check: whether your school needs help with a defined relationship or team problem. Ask how the facilitator will protect trust, handle difficult conversations and leave the team with a repeatable way to keep working.

How to choose a school professional development provider

Start with the change, not the catalogue. Write one sentence that names the current problem, the people affected and the behaviour you want to see more often.

Then compare each provider on four questions: do they understand schools, can they tailor the work, will staff practise something useful, and is there a realistic follow through plan? A polished session can still have little value if the school has no way to use the learning afterwards.

Ask for a written outline before you decide. It should explain the audience, preparation, delivery, expected outcomes, evidence of learning, follow up and any limits on what the programme can solve.

Questions to ask before booking

What problem will this solve?

A provider should be able to connect its work to your school context without pretending that one session fixes every issue. If the answer is broad motivation, ask for a more specific behaviour, practice or leadership outcome.

What will staff do after the session?

Look for a small number of actions that leaders can see and support. Ask what resources, coaching, check ins or review points make the learning more likely to reach classrooms and team meetings.

What should we not expect this programme to do?

Good providers name limits. A workshop may open a conversation, build a shared model or give staff a first practice, but deeper culture change usually needs leadership attention and repeated use.

Related Consult Clarity resources

For a broader view of leadership and team culture work, read the Consult Clarity testimonials and compare the stories with the kind of change your school wants.

If you want to explore a school leadership or team culture engagement, use the Consult Clarity contact page and ask for a written outline. Include your audience, goal, timing and the support you want after the session.

If you would like help thinking through the options, email Jonno White with the written context and he can point you towards a practical next step.