The power of shared curriculum and teacher preparation with Ochre Education

Imagine if teachers were able to save time developing learning materials from scratch. Well, with the right tools and trusted content, every teacher can focus on what matters most: their students.In this episode of Magnify Matters, we dive into curriculum design, teacher collaboration and the power of shared expertise with Caroline Reed and Dr Reid Smith, co-founders and co-CEOs of Ochre Education, a not-for-profit organisation supporting over 110,000 teachers across 90% of Australian schools.Host Tim Edwards speaks with Caroline and Reid about how Ochre Education is working to close the disadvantage gap by providing free, high-quality, evidence-informed teaching resources, and why partnering with teachers is at the heart of it all.In this episode, we explore:The origin story of Ochre Education and the values that drive its missionWhat we mean by knowledge-rich, low-variance curriculum How Ochre’s lesson creation process supports teachers as both experts and collaboratorsThe concept of intellectual preparation, responsive teaching and supporting all learnersOchre’s growing partnership with Magnify Sandhurst, and the shared vision behind it.Whether you’re a teacher, school leader or curious parent, this conversation offers deep insight into the future of curriculum and teacher development — one lesson at a time.Now stay with us as we magnify what truly matters. Mentioned in this episodeMagnify SandhurstCatholic Education Sandhurst  Ochre EducationABOUT OCHRE EDUCATION  Ochre Education are a national not-for-profit committed to advancing student outcomes and closing the disadvantage gap by supporting teachers to teach and enabling all Australian students to access a high-quality curriculum, through our online library.Ochre Education achieve this by working with a community of teachers to develop and support the use of an expertly-sequenced curriculum, alongside a comprehensive library that collects, curates and distributes free, evidence-based, quality-assured, and curriculum-linked teaching resources, to be adapted and used by any teacher anywhere. ABOUT MAGNIFY SANDHURST Catholic Education Sandhurst rolled out Magnify Sandhurst, an evidence-informed, science of learning school improvement initiative, to its 51 Catholic schools across the Sandhurst Diocese at the beginning of 2025. Magnify Sandhurst focuses on how the brain learns, how literacy is effectively taught, uses a low variance, knowledge-rich curriculum and the creation of positive classrooms. Our practice is calm, predictable, and repeatable to maximise learning time in all classrooms. Magnify Sandhurst is deliberately bold and wide-ranging, generating whole-of-system improvement.  ABOUT CATHOLIC EDUCATION SANDHURST Catholic Education Sandhurst is home to 56 Catholic schools across Central and North Eastern Victoria, educating 19,750 students. We partner with schools, students and families to provide innovation and excellence in education, inspired by the Catholic story. Visit www.ceosand.catholic.edu.au or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.