Building Capacity for Quality Teaching in Australian Schools
Final report to the Paul Ramsay Foundation
Building Capacity for Quality Teaching in Australian Schools, 2018–2023, remains unprecedented in the Australian education research landscape for its investment, scope, and ambition. It was generously supported by a $17.2M philanthropic grant from the Paul Ramsay Foundation as well as cash and/or in-kind support from the NSW Department of Education, the Australian Research Council, and the University of Newcastle.
Through three interrelated activities – research, scaling, and setting up a sustainable business model – we set out to comprehensively explore what the ‘Quality Teaching Rounds’ (QTR) approach to teacher professional development could do for schooling in Australia.
The following report was delivered to the Paul Ramsay Foundation and the project steering committee in October 2023 at the completion of the project. It summarises the remarkable impact of this investment in Australian education, details the major findings of the research, and provides important lessons for researchers, philanthropic organisations, other funding bodies, education departments, and government policymakers.
Building Capacity Project 2018-2023
Final Report
Appendices
Appendix A: Building Capacity Publications, 2018-2023
Appendix B: Case studies Final Report
Appendix C: Hunter / NSW Partnership Projects Final Report
Appendix D: Related projects and opportunities, 2018-2023
Appendix E: Supporting Quality Teaching at Kotara Final Report
Appendix F: Casual Teacher Project: Report to NSW DOE
Appendix G: Scaling QTR: A cross-sectional examination
Project reports
New Jurisdictions Final Report
Some project reports have been superseded by peer-reviewed publications, and as such are not listed here. A comprehensive list of publications can be found in Appendix A.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.