From professional learning to classroom practice: Explicit Instruction at Daramalan College

The science team at Daramalan College took part in Stile Academy’s Explicit Instruction sprint and went on to win the grand prize. We spoke with Head of Science, Nicole Hinton, about how a small, deliberate change to teaching practice helped teachers slow down, reflect and try new approaches.

Featured

PISA science: a positive charge in a field of negatives

PISA 2025 results aren't all doom and gloom. Here's why we should be celebrating and congratulating Australian teachers, what we can take away from the results, and questions to discuss with your science team.

Professional Learning

Leading your team through the Explicit Instruction sprint

You've registered your team to complete the Explicit Instruction sprint. So what's next? We've written this leader’s guide to walk you through how to introduce Stile Academy and work through a module as a department. What is Stile Academy? Stile Academy is a

Pedagogy

Explicit Instruction Sprint - Step 1: Laying the foundations

Laying the foundations If we want to see real improvements in science classrooms, we need to move beyond one-off workshops and surface-level PL. Stile Academy offers something different: an embedded approach to professional learning that fits into the everyday rhythm of teaching. The Explicit Instruction sprint competition is

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Explicit Instruction Sprint - Step 2: Launch your sprint

It All Starts with a Launch When seeking buy-in from your team, a strong, values-aligned launch makes all the difference. Your goal is to show teachers that Stile Academy is designed to support them and their professional learning. Facilitate a launch meeting Facilitate a short launch session to

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Explicit Instruction Sprint - Step 3: Maintain progress and motivation

Once teachers have begun the module, your focus shifts to sustaining engagement and supporting deeper impact. Step 3 is about keeping a pulse on progress to ensure teachers feel supported. By providing timely feedback loops, targeted support and meaningful recognition, you can maintain momentum and ensure professional learning translates into

Put Explicit Instruction into practice with your science team (and win!)

Complete Stile Academy’s new Explicit Instruction module with your science department for the chance to win your school’s 2027 Stile subscription.

Why Science Week looks different this year

For a number of years, Stile has been excited to contribute to National Science Week celebrations with a themed Escape Room and a colouring competition. Fun, one-off activities, available to teachers for free. If you're already using Stile, you can find the Escape Room in the Stile

Product Update Featured

20+ Classroom Engagement Strategies Now Built into Stile

We’ve integrated 20+ evidence-based classroom engagement strategies directly into Stile lessons – making it easier than ever for teachers to boost participation, collaboration and critical thinking without spending hours on extra prep.

Better Than Review Packets: Smarter End-of-Grade Science Test Prep

Discover Six research-backed science test prep strategies that replace review packets with retrieval practice, interleaving, and more.

Case Study

Building student confidence and study habits in science: A Stile classroom story

This article originally appeared in Observe, our every-so-often publication celebrating the craft and complexity of teaching science.

Pedagogy

Teaching in phases: a science teacher’s guide to the 5E model

A flexible framework to bring more rhythm, clarity, and momentum to your lessons. This article originally appeared in Observe, our every-so-often publication celebrating the craft and complexity of teaching science. In it, Stile’s Patty Luna sheds light on a flexible framework to bring rhythm, clarity, and momentum

Resources

How to prepare for Term 1: A teacher's guide

Every year, Term 1 comes around, and I find myself thinking: What can I do right now that will have the most impact for my students and me this term? And, what will bring ‘calm joy’ to my classroom and my practice.

Australia

Victorian Curriculum 2.0: your Stile library is aligned for 2026

The Stile library is aligned with the Victorian Curriculum 2.0.

Australia

Western Australia science update: your Stile library is aligned for 2026

The Stile library is aligned with the revised Western Australian Science Curriculum.

Australia

Build a NSW Science Scope and Sequence with Dr Simon Crook in Stile

How would Dr Simon Crook use Stile to teach the new syllabus? In this session, Simon sits down with Chloe to create his ideal scope and sequence for the new syllabus in Stile.

Australia

NSW Science 2026: What teachers need to know

Curriculum changes are challenging for all involved, especially teachers. We wanted to take the time to provide more clarity for our NSW educators to help them approach this big change for 2026.

Australia

The key that unlocks teaching freedom

A knowledge-rich curriculum is the foundation that teachers bring to life through curriculum literacy.

Australia Featured

Victoria invests in Stile for science teaching: What Stile’s 2026 rollout means for your school

The Department of Education has selected Stile as the single funded science software for all Victorian government secondary schools in 2026

Pedagogy

Finding the sweet spot between explicit and inquiry

Finding the sweet spot between explicit and inquiry is an article that initially appeared in Observe.

New Zealand

Rewrite Science: An actionable guide to curriculum changes for New Zealand teachers

Curriculum changes are rarely simple. They demand time, clarity, and that elusive planning window you were hoping to use for something else — like lunch. These changes can also be a reset. A chance to focus on what really matters: stronger outcomes, clearer sequencing, and lessons that actually land. Teachers in

Australia

5 teacher resources for implementing the new NSW Science Syllabus 2026

Stile’s entire Years 7–10 science program is completely aligned with the new NSW Science syllabus. It’s classroom-ready and ready for teachers.

Australia

Stile is the complete program for the new Science syllabus

Stile’s entire Years 7–10 science program is completely aligned with the new NSW Science syllabus. It’s classroom-ready and ready for teachers.

Product Update

Introducing the Randomiser: A simple way to get every student thinking

We’ve all been there. You pose a question to your class — a good one, the kind that should spark lively discussion — and one, maybe two hands go up. If you’re lucky, three. And let’s be honest — they’re always the same three. Or worse… silence. The kind

Pedagogy

Marking and reports: practical ways to reduce the workload

This practical guide offers a strategy to shift the load during report season without compromising on student outcomes