Presented by the UK’s leading thinker and writer on instructional coaching, as well as Steplab’s CEO, Josh Goodrich, alongside Steplab Australia’s Director, Ollie Lovell, and Coaching Development Lead, Rory McCaughey, we are thrilled to bring you a full-day Instructional Coaching Intensive in Melbourne.

Following an introduction to the research foundations of Instructional Coaching, attendees will engage in a deep dive, exploring how to:

• Collect high-quality observation data.
• Identify progress already made by your coachee.
• Diagnose an effective next step.
• Deliver targeted and effective praise as a springboard for productive coaching conversations.
• Propose actionable steps* that inspire and motivate coachees to embrace challenges.
• Model teaching strategies in ways that clearly communicate their core components.
• Support coachees in planning and implementing action steps effectively in the classroom.
• Conduct rehearsals with coachees to build the habit of practice excellence.

This intensive day is designed to accelerate your coaching confidence and expertise, no matter your starting point.

Every insight throughout the day will be clearly and concisely communicated and demonstrated, with lots of opportunities for rehearsal and consolidation provided. 

You do not need to be a Steplab user or school to attend this PD and all principles and practices shared within the PD are entirely applicable to a wide range of Instructional Coaching approaches, both with and without Steplab.

*An action step is a granular, reheasable, high-leverage action that a coachee can take to increase the learning in their classroom. 

Details

• Date: Mon 24 Mar 2025
• Time: 9am - 4pm
• Location: Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, 17 Leslie Rd, Essendon VIC 3040
• Included: All training materials, full day PD, morning tea and lunch

Public Transport to the venue:

There are train, tram and bus options for getting to Lowther Hall with all stops within a 5-7 minute walking distance to the School.

Please find here a map relating to public transport information for getting to Lowther Hall.

If travelling by car:

There is no parking available on campus for visitors to Lowther Hall. Street parking options that are within the direct vicinity of the School are limited to a 1-2 hour time frame and monitored by Moonee Valley City Council. However, there is free all-day parking down the bottom of Park Street near Clarinda Park, which Google Maps suggests is a 12 minute walk from Lowther Hall.

On arrival:

All delegates to Lowther Hall are directed to enter via the pedestrian Gate B on Leslie Road, and proceed straight for approximately 80m where they will find stairs (or ramp option) at their left to the Joan M Garde Cultural Centre. Registration will be located in the foyer of the Joan M Garde Cultural Centre behind the glass doors.

Pre-learning

A great primer for this professional development are the two free podcasts between Ollie and Josh. Listen to episode 74a and 74b of the Education Research Reading Room Podcast here, or via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcasting app. 

Testimonials

Following the a prior Intensive, prominent educators Lee Musumeci, Toni Hatten-Roberts, and Rebecca Birch had the following to say:

"We have reviewed many coaching frameworks in search of the most effective way for our coaches to develop instructional practice in classrooms. Attending the Steplab Instructional Coaching PL as a leadership team has left us in no doubt about our implementation of Steplab as our key strategy to develop teaching and teachers. Our instructional coaches now have a consistent language and fine grained, actionable steps to support teachers in their instructional practice. This is essential PL for any leadership team looking for school wide consistency. A clever blend of theory and practice will leave you with both the knowledge and skills to return to your school tomorrow and improve instruction."

• Lee Musumeci, Principal, Challis Community Primary School

"The Steplab (coaching) intensive was truly inspiring! The presenters were engaging and on point. The day provided a great mix of understanding the evidence that underpins Instructional Coaching, as well as practical sessions throughout. Each step was modelled by the presenters and as attendees we were involved in ‘deliberate practice’ of the key routines that make up the stages of being a highly effective coach."

• Toni Hatten-Roberts, Pedagogy Coach, Coglearn

"The Steplab intensive was a brilliant springboard for bringing a coaching program to my school. The day was comprehensive and structured in a way that enabled participants like me to apply key concepts straight away. What I loved was that the presenters balanced the practical with the human side of sustainable and effective coaching."

• Rebecca Birch, Director of Research & Practise, Queenwood 

Discounts codes

• 10% off discount for 3 or more staff. Code: 3ormore
• 15% off discount for 3 or more staff, including principal. Code: 3ormoreincprin
• 20% off discount for each Steplab account at your school* Code: steplabaccount 

*For example, if your school currently has a Steplab license for 8 users, you can use this code for 8 attendees (any 8 staff members from your school) to this intensive.

About 

Josh Goodrich

Josh Goodrich has been working in and with schools for over a decade with experience as an English teacher in both London and Thailand, as an assistant principal, a national lead for professional development for over 50 schools in the Oasis Trust and, more recently, the as founder of Steplab, now working with over 100,000 teachers worldwide to improve teaching and learning through instructional coaching. The creator of the concept the term Responsive Coaching, and author of a forthcoming book of the same name, Josh is considered by many to be the leading authority on Instructional Coaching in the world.

Ollie Lovell

With a broad career spanning teaching roles in both the public and private sectors, as well as higher education, Ollie is a leading thinker on education within Australia and internationally. Ollie constantly thrives to clarify, codify, and communicate key educational ideas for time poor teachers, and has done so through his popular Education Research Reading Room Podcast, his weekly newsletter EdThreads, and his two books Cognitive Load Theory in Action and Tools for Teachers. Ollie is the Director of Steplab Australia, the Senior Researcher within the Crowther Centre, an adjunct lecturer at LaTrobe University, and is currently completing his PhD in self-regulated learning.

Hear Ollie speak with Steplab founder, Josh Goodrich, on the Education Research Reading Room Podcast speaking about Responsive Coaching (Part 1, Part 2)

Rory McCaughey

Rory McCaughey is Steplab Australia's first ever Coaching Development Lead, supporting schools in Australia to realise their potential with Instructional Coaching. Rory is a teacher and leader with over 14 years experience in the classroom, with a Masters Degree in Education and co-host of the popular Educate to Self-Regulate Podcast. Rory is an excellent presenter and has run numerous high-impact trainings for staff around the country, including multiple projects spanning the divide between classroom practice and education research.

See the full Steplab team here


Steplab

Steplab is a professional learning platform for schools that harnesses instructional coaching and data-driven insights to systematically improve teaching and learning. It is the primary tool of choice to drive improvement in many of the top schools in the UK, and within five years has grown to be used in over over 3000 schools, and with over 100,000 teachers. Its content and design team involves Josh Goodrich, Peps Mccrea, Harry Fletcher-Wood and Ollie Lovell.

Cancellation policy

Cancellation and refund requests will be processed as follows:

• 30 or more days before event: 100% refund
• 2 or more weeks before event: 50% refund or ticket transfer available
• Less than 2 weeks before event: ticket transfer available