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The Clarity Sequence: Explicit Teaching That Sticks

Free

Presented by Critical Agendas

Wednesday 27 May 2026·11:30 pm

An Interactive Online Workshop for Primary & Secondary Educators

Are you ready to sharpen your instructional impact and give every learner a clear path to success?

Join us for The Clarity Sequence — a practical, high-impact online workshop that brings Explicit Teaching and the Gradual Release of Responsibility model to life. You’ll explore what truly effective instruction looks like—where teacher clarity meets student confidence.

Expect hands-on tasks, collaboration with peers, and real-world applications that will energise your classroom practice and coaching conversations.

✨ Let’s make learning stick—through clarity, structure, and purpose.

Who Should Attend Curriculum leaders, teaching and learning coaches, and classroom teachers from both primary and secondary settings.

Pamela Burton is a highly respected educational consultant and leadership mentor with a distinguished career spanning leadership development, school improvement, curriculum innovation, pedagogy, and strategic planning across all educational sectors in Victoria. With a Master of Educational Policy Administration and over three decades of experience in education and consultancy, Pamela has designed and led landmark educational programs, including Women in Leadership, Pedagogies for High Potential Learners, and Curriculum by Design.

She has consulted widely across government, Catholic, and Independent schools, where her work has focused on empowering school leaders, building leadership capacity, and driving whole-school improvement through evidence-informed practice. Pamela’s strategic leadership in school review processes and curriculum reform is grounded in the Effective Schools research and supported by deep expertise in gifted education and literacy development.

Pamela is also deeply committed to supporting early career teachers as they transition into the profession. She delivers targeted workshops on effective relationship building, establishing purposeful learning routines, fostering positive classroom behaviours, curriculum planning, and lesson design. In addition to her workshops, Pamela provides ongoing coaching and mentoring for numerous early career teachers in Victorian government schools, building their confidence, professional capacity, and classroom effectiveness. This work reflects her dedication to strengthening the profession by equipping emerging educators with the tools, strategies, and mindsets needed for long-term success.

A sought-after mentor, Pamela currently supports teachers, leadership teams and principals through tailored coaching and strategic facilitation. Her unwavering belief in visionary leadership and her ability to translate data into action has positioned her as a trusted guide for educational transformation.

Pamela is a member of the Australian College of Educators and the Australian International Women’s Forum.

Loved the honesty in the sharing of information and strategies

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