What is “The Educator Exchange”?

The Educator Exchange is a first‑of‑its‑kind immersive professional learning experience. It places educators in a new school context to broaden their practice and contribute to the profession.

The Educator Exchange gives educators the opportunity to learn from colleagues beyond their own school, gain new perspectives, see different approaches to teaching and learning, share their expertise, and bring back ideas that strengthen their home community.

From our school days to placements, workplaces, and the colleagues along the way, educators are continually shaped by their experiences and expertise of others.

How it works

The Educator Exchange runs over a 4-week period. Long enough to create meaningful professional impact, short enough to minimise disruption for schools.

Each exchange includes: handover periods, structured professional learning, an in‑school placement, and ongoing support.

  • Teacher A ↔ Teacher B

    Two educators swap school contexts, learning from each other’s environments while contributing their expertise to both communities.

  • Teacher A → School B

    An educator is placed in a different school to learn from a new context and share their practice, without requiring a reciprocal placement.

Professional Learning

The Educator Exchange goes beyond simply teaching in another school. The professional learning adds depth, structure, and purpose to the experience, to actively develop educator practice and contribute to the communities they join and return to.

Through guided learning, reflection, and supported collaboration, participants build new insights, strengthen their professional identity, and bring fresh ideas back to their home school.

  • A professional learning and reflection program that enriches the exchange without adding workload.

  • Professional learning that is evidence‑based, utilises inquiry-based learning and promotes professional collaboration

  • Experiences, initiatives and practices to be shared with their home school to improve and affirm their educational practices