NESA APPROVED PD WORKSHOPS, NSW
Your first years of teaching shouldn't feel like survival mode.
You didn't become a teacher to feel like this. You wanted to make a difference. But instead you’re crying in the staff toilets, dreading parent emails, your class feels out of control, and keep wondering if you've made a terrible career choice. I've been where you are. Let me show you the way through.
NESA APPROVED PD | NSW TEACHERS | BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT | 6 ACCREDITED HOURS |
THE REALITY
You're not failing. You were just never shown.
You’ve spent weeks planning lessons, managing behaviour, fielding parent emails, and quietly wondering if you’re doing it right. Nobody taught you how to handle any of this. You were expected to just figure it out.
Nearly half of new teachers leave the profession within five years — not because they weren’t passionate enough. Because no one gave them the right tools early enough.
That was the reason I built The Mentoring Academy. To close the gap.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
You don’t need more theory.
You need strategies that actually work.
You don't need more theory. You need practical strategies that actually work in your classroom. These programs are built for:
FOR TEACHERS
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New teachers in their first 1–5 years in NSW classrooms
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Primary or secondary teachers, any subject area
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Feeling overwhelmed by behaviour, workload, or parent communication
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Tired of generic PD that doesn’t translate to the classroom
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Ready to stop surviving and actually feel in control of their classroom
FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
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Principals and APs looking for high-impact, NESA-approved PD for early-career staff
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Schools investing in retention before burnout costs them another good teacher
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Leaders who want practical training, not theory their staff will forget the next day
If you saw yourself in any of those lines — keep reading.
PROGRAMS
Choose the support that fits
your current situation
Every program is built around the real challenges new teachers face, not generic frameworks. Pick the level of support that matches your week.
FLAGSHIP
NESA Approved · 6 Hours
• Next live date: Monday 10th Aug · Online
Full-day workshop: Term 3 -Thriving in your first years
PD WORKSHOP FOR NEW TEACHERS IN NSW
Live online · 6 hours | 10 Aug
The comprehensive one-day program covering everything no one taught you at university. Manage behaviour, establish routines, communicate with parents, and protect your wellbeing — with practical strategies you can use the very next day.
$427 (incl. GST) per teacher · School invoice available
✓ How to set up classroom behaviour systems from day one
✓ Routines and scripts you can use the very next morning
✓ A parent communication framework that ends the dread
✓ Workload systems so you stop taking work home every night
✓ Certificate of completion within 5 business days
✓ Counts toward your mandatory 100 hours of NESA PD
✓ Managing student behaviour
✓ Establishing classroom routines
✓ Time-saving systems and teacher wellbeing
✓ Navigating parent communication
One-on-one mentoring
LIVE ONLINE MENTORING
When you need tailored guidance for your specific classroom situation. Bring your toughest challenges and get a clear plan that actually fits your context. I’m still in classrooms — this is real, current advice.
→ 45 minute session: $197
→ 60 minute session: $249
FOR SCHOOLS
Funding this through your school
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REGISTER FOR YOUR WORKSHOP
Choose the session that works for your schedule and register your spot.
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WE SEND THE INVOICE
We issue an invoice directly to your principal or business manager within 24 hours.
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YOUR SCHOOL PAYS - YOU'RE IN
Your seat is locked in once payment is received.
Not sure how to ask? Forward this page to your principal or AP, or email us and we’ll send a one-page flyer you can hand them.
WHAT TEACHERS SAY
Hear from teachers who've been through it
"I came in convinced I was going to quit by the end of term. Marina’s workshop gave me three things I could do the next morning — and by the end of the week my class felt different. I’m still teaching, and I’m not dreading Mondays."
Sarah C.
Year 4 teacher · 2nd year in the profession
"Every PD I’d done felt like theory. This was the first one where I left with actual scripts, actual systems, and a parent email template I’ve used twice already. I highly recommend it."
James M.
Year 9 History · 3rd year in the profession
"Day plans and lesson plans felt beyond me. The templates and strategies Marina provided feel so much more manageable. If a colleague asked if this PD was worth their time, I'd say yes, yes, yes."
Sonia B.
Year 1 teacher · 2nd Year in the profession
NESA APPROVED PD | NSW TEACHERS | BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT | 6 ACCREDITED HOURS |
MEET YOUR MENTOR
I'm Marina, a practising NSW teacher with over 15 years in the classroom across leadership, curriculum, pastoral care, HSC marking and NAPLAN marking.
I built The Mentoring Academy because I've been exactly where you are. Early in my career, I faced the same pain: behaviour I couldn't manage, a workload that felt endless, parents I didn't know how to talk to. No one taught me any of this. I had to figure it out the hard way.
Now my mission is to make sure new teachers don't have to. I'm not a consultant looking in from the outside. I'm still in classrooms, still dealing with the real day to day concerns. The strategies I teach are the ones that actually work, because I'm using them every week.
If you're struggling, it's not because you're not good enough. It's because no one has shown you what to do yet. I'd love to change that.
