Capability statement

Addressing education's big challenges

Led by Distinguished Laureate Professor Jenny Gore AM, the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (TTRC) is an Australian leader in education research and program implementation. The TTRC has demonstrated impact in improving educational outcomes through high-quality research focused on teacher professional development, school leadership and improvement, equity, student aspirations, and STEM education.

Since 2013, the TTRC has delivered impactful research that informs policy, practice, and program development to support teachers, schools, and education systems in achieving excellence and equity.

  • Internationally recognised expertise in quality teaching, assessment practice, curriculum design, teacher professional development and leadership development.
  • Proven capability in large-scale research, program design and implementation science, and impact evaluation.
  • Extensive experience improving outcomes in diverse and disadvantaged communities.
  • Strong focus on equity, girls in STEM, student aspirations, and sustainable system improvement.
  • Operates a non-profit social enterprise designed to achieve impact at scale.

Key capabilities

Teacher professional development

We support teachers to deliver high quality teaching through evidence-based professional learning, focused on teaching, assessment and curriculum improvement and collaborative practice.

Leadership and school improvement

We design, implement and evaluate initiatives that strengthen school leadership, including executive and middle leaders, build women’s leadership capacity, and enhance school improvement programs.

Equity and inclusion

We specialise in improving opportunities and outcomes for learners in geographically isolated, disadvantaged, and under-served communities.

Girls in STEM

We have research, professional development and outreach expertise in programs designed to encourage women’s and girls’ participation in education, particularly in STEM subject areas.

Our points of difference

Quality Teaching Academy

In 2020, the TTRC launched a dedicated non-profit social enterprise that translated the Centre’s research into practice at scale across Australia and the world. The Quality Teaching Academy:

  • delivers powerful professional development,
  • translates research into practice,
  • advocates for the teaching profession,
  • supports a global community of like-minded teachers.

The Quality Teaching Academy has trained more than 5,300 teachers from 11 countries, producing high quality learning experiences for more than 900,000 students world-wide.

Research and evaluation

We are Australia’s foremost experts in delivering rigorous mixed-methods research in education, including randomised controlled trials, impact evaluation, and longitudinal studies to guide policy and program implementation.

Demonstrated research excellence:

  • $40 million+ in competitive research funding
  • 135+ publications
  • 30 PhD completions
  • Rare expertise in randomised controlled trials and large-scale education research
  • Transformative impact on teachers, students, schools, and education systems
Partnership approach
  • Co-design
  • Capacity building
  • Evidence production
  • Sustainable, long-term impact

The TTRC has extensive experience in program design and implementation. We work collaboratively with education systems, schools and communities to ensure solutions are locally relevant, scalable, and sustainable, building long-term capability within partner organisations. This approach aligns with our focus on evidence-based practice, professional development, and school- and system-wide improvement.

Our capabilities in action