Free Professional Development
Staying completely compliant with Western Australian registration standards shouldn't break your school's budget. Traditional peak body associations often hit independent schools with heavy annual membership levies, only to charge you all over again for mandatory professional development, governance packages, and templates.
To help you bypass those unnecessary corporate costs, this page contains a completely free, independent directory of 100% funded professional learning. These high quality, evidence based courses and resources come straight from official state and federal government authorities, regulatory bodies, and public research hubs.
Whether you need official OAIC privacy training for your administration staff, ATO superannuation compliance modules for your finance team, or SCSA curriculum updates for your classroom teachers, you can find the exact accredited modules your school needs right here without sending a single dollar to anyone.
WA Board Governance, Compliance, OHS, HR & Finance
This section lists free alternatives to expensive peak body packages. It directly covers the WA Department of Education Director General’s strict requirements for independent school financial sustainability, risk reporting, and board fit and proper declarations.
ACNC Governance Academy
Target: Board Directors & Finance
Committees Focus: Clear training on the 6 charity governance standards, annual reporting rules, and how to protect school assets.
Link: Visit ACNC Website
ATO Essentials to Strengthen Your Small Business
Target: Business Managers, Finance Committees, and Board Treasurers
Focus: Highly practical, modular courses covering crucial financial governance duties including legal record keeping standards, managing cash flow to ensure school solvency, and meeting strict Superannuation Guarantee employer laws. Allows staff to generate a Certificate of Completion for school compliance records.
Link: Visit ATO Essentials Platform
Australian Cyber Security Centre
Target: Executive Teams & School IT Staff
Focus: Practical cyber security advice, step by step incident plans, and tools to help schools protect sensitive data and meet data breach laws.
Link: Visit ACSC Website
Australian Human Rights Commission Positive Duty in the Sex Discrimination Act Training
Target: Board Members, Principals, and Executive Leadership Teams
Focus: A vital series of 5 free mini eLearning modules (5–10 minutes each) designed to help school leaders understand and satisfy their strict legal "positive duty" obligations under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. It clearly explains how to prevent work-related sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and hostile workplace environments, outlining the 7 compliance standards, risk factors, and required organisational changes.
Link: Visit AHRC Positive Duty Online Learning
Australian Human Rights Commission Human Rights eLearning Courses
Target: Senior Management, Human Resources, and School Compliance Officers
Focus: A targeted suite of free, self paced online modules designed to upskill leadership and staff on building an inclusive, legally compliant workplace culture. It features core training on the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, building a culture of accessibility and disability inclusion, and understanding fundamental human rights frameworks and older workers' rights. Includes downloadable certificates of completion for school record keeping.
Link: Visit Free Human Rights eLearning Courses
Business Victoria Courses & Webinars
Target: Business Managers, HR Staff, and Executive Leadership Teams
Focus: A massive, free library of live webinars and self paced online courses (developed in partnership with industry experts like the Monarch Institute). Key institutional modules cover Strengthening Business Practices (crisis planning and emergency recovery), People, Processes and Technology (managing cultural change and workplace systems), and Winning Government Grants and Tenders to help leadership confidently build compliant procurement and funding responses.
Link: Visit Business Victoria Courses and Webinars
Cyber Wardens
Target: Business Managers, School Administration Teams, and Front of House Staff
Focus: A free, jargon free online training program funded by the Australian Government (an initiative of COSBOA, supported by the ACSC). It moves away from heavy IT technicalities to focus on practical, team wide cultural habits. The core Level One course (45–60 minutes) teaches non technical staff how to lock "digital doors," identify the 7 key cyber red flags, spot common phishing scams, and run cyber drills. CPD accreditation is available, and staff receive a downloadable Cyber Warden certificate for school compliance tracking.
Link: Visit Cyber Wardens Website
Fair Work Ombudsman (SCORM Course Deployment Packages)
Target: Business Managers, HR Staff, and IT/LMS Administrators
Focus: Allows independent schools to download the Fair Work Ombudsman’s entire library of interactive online compliance courses as free SCORM packages. This enables school IT teams to host the training directly within the school's own internal Learning Management System (LMS) to train, track, and record compliance for managers and staff on critical topics like managing performance, handling difficult workplace conversations, diversity and discrimination, and legal record-keeping.
Link: Visit Fair Work Ombudsman Download Page
Fair Work Ombudsman Online Learning Centre
Target: Business Managers, HR Staff, and Executive Leadership Teams
Focus: Free, interactive short courses (20–40 minutes each) designed to build essential workplace management and legal compliance habits. Key school relevant modules cover best practices for hiring staff, managing employee performance, navigating difficult workplace conversations safely, implementing flexible working arrangements, and complying with strict Australian record keeping and pay slip laws.
Link: Visit Fair Work Online Learning Centre
Keep Australia Beautiful Council Clean Schools Program
Target: School Facilities Managers, Sustainability Coordinators, and Teachers
Focus: Free professional learning sessions (online or in person) providing a step by step process on managing waste and litter on school grounds. To make it easier for independent schools to participate, they even offer a half day teacher relief subsidy for up to two staff members to attend.
Link: Visit Clean Schools Program
Mines and Petroleum SafetyLine Hub (WorkSafe WA)
Target: Facilities Managers, Business Managers, and OHS Committees
Focus: Free access to WorkSafe WA's "SmartTools" portal. It provides school relevant hazard evaluation tools, workplace templates, and guides for assessing risk in heavy vehicle transport, staff fatigue management, and severe weather exposure.
Link: Visit SafetyLine Hub
National AI Centre (AI Microskills & Cyber Security Training)
Target: School Senior Management, Business Managers, and IT Committees
Focus: A vital training portal hosted by the National AI Centre (delivered in partnership with TAFE NSW) providing free, self paced online micro skill modules. It equips school leaders to manage technology risk through targeted courses on Understanding AI Foundations, Generative AI and Business Applications, Responsible AI (ethical and policy guardrails), and AI Safety and Cyber Security Risks (combatting AI enabled scams, fraud, and data breaches).
Link: Visit National AI Centre Training
OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB)
Target: Principals, IT Managers, and Board Directors
Focus: Templates and guides explaining what counts as a serious data breach (like a cyber attack or emailing sensitive records to the wrong person) and the exact steps and timelines for telling families and the Commissioner.
Link: Visit OAIC NDB Hub
OAIC Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Toolkit
Target: Business Managers, IT Directors, and Board Risk Committees
Focus: A helpful walkthrough tool to spot and fix privacy risks before your school rolls out new software, cloud apps, or parent communication portals.
Link: Visit OAIC PIA Course
OAIC Privacy in Practice Academy
Target: School Senior Management, Registrars, and Administration Teams
Focus: A straightforward, 3 part online course on the Privacy Act 1988 and the 13 Australian Privacy Principles. It shows staff how to safely collect and store student, family, and medical data, and gives a certificate for school compliance records.
Link: Visit OAIC Privacy Course
Ombudsman Western Australia (Reportable Conduct Scheme) WACOSS & CASWA Child Safe Project
Target: Board Directors, Principals, and Child Safeguarding Officers
Focus: Jointly delivered by the Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) and the Council of Aboriginal Services WA (CASWA). It provides sector specific toolkits, one on one advisory support, and targeted on-demand webinars such as Governing for Child Safe Organisations: Board Roles and Responsibilities to help leaders embed the 10 National Principles into school policy. Features a strong focus on implementing culturally safe, Aboriginal led approaches to safeguarding.
Link: Visit Child Safe Project - WACOSS
SBDC WA Skills Building Workshops & Online Learning
Target: Business Managers, HR Staff, and Executive Leadership Teams
Focus: A subsidised, state funded live learning program delivering highly interactive online workshops on critical operational areas. Key school relevant topics include Creating a Risk Management Plan, Understanding Business Financials (reading profit and loss sheets, balance sheets, and identifying financial warnings), and Managing Your Cash Flow to preserve solvency. Access to live sessions includes copies of all presentation materials, checklists, and 7 days of post event video playback.
Link: Visit SBDC Workshops and Learning
UTS Open Designing Success (UTS Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation)
Target: School Leadership, Curriculum Coordinators, and Career Advisors
Focus: A free, 15 hour self paced online course developed by the Australian Technology Network (ATN) in collaboration with Stanford University. Based on the "Designing Your Life" framework, it teaches staff how to apply design thinking mindsets, transdisciplinary problem solving tools, and structured self assessment techniques to manage institutional change, identify strategic growth opportunities, or guide senior students through future career planning.
Link: Visit UTS Open Designing Success
UTS Open Modern Slavery Online Course (Anti-Slavery Australia)
Target: Executive Teams, Procurement Managers, and Board Risk Committees
Focus: A free, 2 to 4 hour self paced introductory course developed by Anti-Slavery Australia within the UTS Faculty of Law. It provides a comprehensive framework for recognising and addressing exploitation, detailing the various forms of modern slavery including forced labour, debt bondage, deceptive recruitment, and forced marriage. It helps school leadership understand compliance obligations, identify hidden risks within complex supply chains (such as uniform manufacturing, IT hardware, and cleaning contracts), and safely implement reporting and remediation pathways.
Link: Visit UTS Open Modern Slavery Course
UTS Open Outcomes Based Funding
Target: Board Treasurers, Finance Committees, and Executive Leadership Teams
Focus: A free, self paced online course that demystifies modern alternative financing models sweeping the community and education sectors. It unpacks the practical realities of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs), Social Impact Investing (SII), and Social Return on Investment (SROI). The training helps school financial leaders evaluate the benefits, ethical considerations, and structural differences of payment by outcomes contracts compared to traditional grants, equipping them to decide if these models fit their long-term strategic programs.
Link: Visit UTS Open Outcomes Based Funding
WA Department of Communities Mandatory Reporter Online Training
Target: Teachers, School Counsellors, Boarding Supervisors, and Principals
Focus: The official, state sanctioned interactive eLearning module hosted on the WA Government Moodle platform. It provides a comprehensive, 3 part framework (6 modules total) built directly around the Children and Community Services Act 2004. It trains school staff on how to recognise physical or behavioural indicators of abuse, handle disclosures correctly, and navigate the legal steps required to lodge a formal report with the Mandatory Reporting Service (MRS). Generates an official completion certificate via email for mandatory compliance tracking records.
Link: Visit WA Mandatory Reporter Training
WorkSafe WA SmartMove Program
Target: Vocational Coordinators, Business Managers, and VET Staff
Focus: A completely free safety training and certificate program designed for schools to train and assess students before they go on work experience, work placements, or school based apprenticeships to ensure strict safety compliance.
Link: Visit WorkSafe SmartMove
WorkSafe WA Fatigue Management Training for Commercial Drivers
Target: Facilities Managers, Business Managers, Bus Drivers and OHS/Risk Committees
Focus: A free, interactive portal ensuring school compliance with the commercial vehicle operating requirements of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022. It features two distinct learning pathways: a Drivers Course to train staff (such as groundskeepers, heavy equipment operators, or school bus/charter drivers) on recognising personal triggers and managing road safety, and an Administrators Course showing management how to develop, implement, and monitor an official Driver Fatigue Management Plan (DFMP). Includes free knowledge check quizzes that generate downloadable certificates of completion for institutional compliance tracking.
WA Pedagogy, Inclusion & Wellbeing
These platforms focus on classroom teaching and student wellbeing. They align with national frameworks and count toward mandatory professional learning.
AIATSIS Core Cultural Training
Target: All Non-Government School Staff
Focus: Highly regarded Indigenous cultural awareness training and local history guides to help meet school inclusivity goals.
Link: Visit AIATSIS Website
AITSL Evaluation Starter Kit
Target: Curriculum Leads, Principals, and Classroom Teachers
Focus: A completely free online course from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. It helps teachers learn how to use actual classroom evidence to evaluate whether their student wellbeing programs and instructional approaches are actually working.
Link: Visit AITSL Evaluation Starter Kit
AllPlay Learn (Inclusion Hub)
Target: Teachers, Early Childhood Educators, and EAs
Focus: Free, research backed online courses and practical classroom checklists developed by Deakin University. It covers how to create inclusive education settings for students with various developmental challenges and physical disabilities.
Link: Visit AllPlay Learn
Autism Association of Western Australia (Professional Training Hub)
Target: Teachers, Early Childhood Educators, and Education Assistants
Focus: Free online modules and info sessions covering early autism signs, classroom management adjustments, and using local WA support networks.
Link: Visit Autism Association of WA
Australian Student Wellbeing Framework Modules
Target: Primary & Secondary Teachers, and Student Services Teams
Focus: Five comprehensive online modules unpacking the national student wellbeing framework. It provides teachers with practical classroom strategies to build safe, inclusive, and respectful school communities where student mental health can thrive.
Link: Visit Student Wellbeing Hub
Be You (Beyond Blue Portfolio)
Target: All School Staff & Executive Teams
Focus: Registered professional learning covering student mental health, building resilience, and managing critical incidents or trauma.
Link: Visit Be You Website
Cool.org Free Teacher Academy
Target: Primary & Secondary Teachers
Focus: Free, practical online courses covering social emotional learning frameworks, trauma informed behaviour management, and inclusion strategies for vulnerable students.
Dyslexia SPELD Foundation (DSF WA)
Target: Learning Support Staff & Classroom Teachers
Focus: Free introductory webinars, phonics tracking sheets, and early reading tips tailored to local WA literacy approaches.
Link: Visit DSF Website
ECA Learning Hub Inclusion Resources & Initiatives
Target: Junior School Leaders, Early Learning Directors, and K–2 Educators
Focus: A suite of high-quality professional learning modules, webcasts, and official inclusion statements curated by Early Childhood Australia (ECA). It focuses on translating research into contemporary practice, covering anti-bias pedagogy, cultural competence, and practical strategies for supporting neurodivergent students (such as those on the autism spectrum) or children experiencing vulnerability. Helps independent schools build inclusive early education frameworks that align directly with the National Quality Framework (NQF) and the Disability Discrimination Act.
Link:Visit ECA Inclusion Learning Hub
Emerging Minds Learning
Target: Primary Teachers, School Counsellors, and Wellbeing Teams
Focus: Completely free, government funded online courses focusing on child mental health. Includes specific, highly practical training modules on supporting neurodiverse students and children with complex emotional needs.
Link: Visit Emerging Minds
eSafety Champions Network
Target: Designated School Safety, IT, or Wellbeing Staff
Focus: A fully funded national network that trains staff representatives to become online safety experts within their schools. Champions get direct access to exclusive tools, the latest research, and peer support to lead online safety compliance.
Link: Visit eSafety Champions Network
eSafety Commissioner
Target: Educators & Pastoral Care Leaders
Focus: Free professional webinars and safety guides on how to handle cyberbullying, online safety incidents, and digital risk.
Link: Visit eSafety Website
FreshSNAP School Nutrition Training (Foodbank & Cancer Council WA)
Target: Primary & Secondary Teachers, Canteen Managers, and Health Coordinators
Focus: Free online training modules, resource kits, and whole school action planners funded by Healthway. It helps educators design curriculum aligned health and nutrition projects, run interactive classroom food sessions, and implement positive healthy eating policies.
Link: Visit FreshSNAP Portal
GDHR Professional Development (Growing and Developing Healthy Relationships)
Target: Principals, Health/Phys Ed Teachers, School Nurses, and Student Services Teams
Focus: Provided by WA Health, this hub connects Western Australian educators with targeted professional learning networks, grants, and workshops to effectively deliver Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). It acts as a gateway to the Curtin University RSE Project, offering intensive two day teacher training workshops, after school webinars, and specialised cyber safety sessions designed to safely embed healthy relationship, consent, and protective behaviour content into school health programs.
Link: Visit GDHR Professional Development
inclusionED Community
Target: Classroom Teachers and Learning Support Staff
Focus: An open access online professional learning platform created by the Autism CRC. It provides free, evidence based teaching practices, visual layout tools, and downloadable templates designed to build inclusive classrooms for all learning styles.
Link: Visit inclusionED
Learning with FASD
Target: K-12 Teachers, Education Assistants, and Leadership Teams
Focus: A fully funded portal offering micro-learning modules. Gives teachers practical classroom strategies and sensory adjustments to support students with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Link: Visit Learning with FASD
My Vital Cycles Menstrual Health Program
Target: Secondary Teachers, School Nurses, and Student Counsellors
Focus: An evidence based, award winning Western Australian health literacy program. It offers free, self paced online professional development to help educators, nurses, and pastoral care teams confidently deliver adolescent menstrual health and ovulation education, paired with student wellbeing support templates.
Link: Visit GDHR Resource Library
NCCD Portal (Disability Inclusion)
Target: All Teaching Staff & Registrars
Focus: Step by step training on how to correctly assess, document, and back up the classroom adjustments made for students with disabilities under national law.
Link: Visit NCCD Portal
Positive Partnerships (Autism Training)
Target: Teachers, Learning Support Teams & EAs
Focus: Fully funded online courses and local workshops on autism support, designing individual adjustments, and working closely with parents.
Link: Visit Positive Partnerships
Respiratory Care WA (School Asthma Support)
Target: All School Staff, PE Teachers, and Camp Coordinators
Focus: Free 45 minute sessions (online or in person across WA) covering asthma physiology, environmental triggers, and first aid simulations for camps and excursions.
Link: Visit Respiratory Care WA
SCSA (School Curriculum and Standards Authority)
Target: K-12 Classroom Teachers & Curriculum Leaders
Focus: Official, free WA workshops and curriculum updates covering assessment standards, course changes, and student moderation.
Link: Visit SCSA Website
Student Wellbeing Hub Professional Learning Courses
Target: Principals, Teachers, School Wellbeing Teams, and Curriculum Coordinators
Focus: A suite of high quality, evidence informed online courses aligned directly with the Australian Student Wellbeing Framework and AITSL Professional Standards at the Proficient level. Key school compliance and operational modules cover Respectful Relationships Education, Interoception and Self-Regulation (using a trauma informed lens to manage big emotions and behavioural challenges), Building Student Resilience, and dedicated modules for Principal and Teacher Wellbeing. Each completed module generates an official certificate of completion to satisfy professional learning and registration compliance records.
Link: Visit Student Wellbeing Hub Professional Learning
University of Melbourne MGSE Breaking Bad: Regulating Responses to Behaviours of Concern
Target: Principals, Deputy Principals, Student Support Teams, and Classroom Teachers
Focus: A specialised, video based professional learning resource hosted via Class Central (originally delivered by the Melbourne Graduate School of Education). It tackles "behaviours of concern" in school settings, moving away from reactive discipline to focus on emotional self-regulation for educators. The training provides tools to help staff identify behavioural triggers, de-escalate high stress student interactions safely, and build positive, trauma informed response strategies that maintain a safe classroom environment.
Link: Visit Class Central Page
The University of Melbourne (MGSE) Three Simple Strategies to Transform Our Schools
Target: Principals, Executive Teams, and Board Education Committees Focus: A high impact professional learning lecture delivered by world renowned education expert Professor Pasi Sahlberg via the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. It addresses the global stagnation of student outcomes despite rising budgets and counters the "more data, more testing" narrative. Sahlberg provides school leaders with three straightforward, research backed alternatives to reduce administrative friction and transform teaching and learning on the ground.
Link: Visit Class Central Page
The University of Melbourne (MGSE) Jack Keating Memorial Lecture (Presented by Laureate Professor John Hattie)
Target: Principals, Executive Leadership Teams, and Board Education Committees
Focus: A high level strategic lecture delivered by world renowned education researcher Laureate Professor John Hattie through the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Based on his landmark "Visible Learning" data, Hattie challenges school leaders to rethink traditional metrics of success. The session provides actionable insights into measuring actual student progress, optimising school resources, and building institutional evidence frameworks that prioritise high impact teaching strategies.
Link: Visit Class Central Page
WA Department of Education AEDC Resources for Educators
Target: Junior School Leaders, Early Childhood Coordinators, and Kindergarten to Year 1 Educators
Focus: Provided directly by the WA Department of Education, this hub gives schools professional learning tools and data frameworks to interpret and apply the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data. It provides practical guides, videos, and reflection templates to help staff translate regional census outcomes into targeted school level action plans.
The resources show educators how to use data across five core developmental domains physical health, social competence, emotional maturity, language/cognitive skills, and communication to adjust early intervention resources, re-design classroom programming, and shape transition to school strategies.
Link: Visit WA Department of Education AEDC Resources
WAHPSA Mental Health & Wellbeing Programs Portal
Target: Principals, Deputy Principals, Pastoral Care Teams, and Wellbeing Coordinators
Focus: Curated by the WA Health Promoting Schools Association (WAHPSA), this central directory connects Western Australian schools with evidence backed external programs and localised mental health initiatives. Operating under the holistic Health Promoting Schools framework (linking Curriculum, Environment, and Partnerships), the portal provides immediate contact details, direct links, and integration pathways for several major positive mental health frameworks:
Mentally Healthy Schools Program (Act Belong Commit): Run via Curtin University, providing free guidance, training, and resources to build a proactive, whole school positive mental health culture based on active lifestyle choices, social connection, and community contribution.
CHAT (Changing Health Acting Together): A structured Health Promoting Schools initiative delivered by SDERA (School Drug Education and Road Aware) that walks leadership teams through developing long-term institutional resilience, road safety, and alcohol/drug education policies.
Sports Challenge Australia: Specialist student testing frameworks delivering formal self-esteem and emotional intelligence diagnostics with full Management Information System (MIS) data reporting to enrich pastoral care interventions and tracking.
Subject Specific & Student Literacy Tools
Free, curriculum linked teaching resources that help schools cut down on software licensing costs and expensive external presenters.
ABC Education Portal
Target: K-12 Educators
Focus: A massive collection of high quality educational videos, interactive resources, and current affairs packages mapped to the curriculum.
Link: Visit ABC Education
Anzac Portal (Department of Veterans' Affairs)
Target: HASS & History Teachers
Focus: Primary and secondary source analysis toolkits, interactive maps, historically accurate lesson plans, and short films covering Australia’s wartime and military history.
Link: Visit Anzac Portal
Australia's Defining Moments Digital Classroom (National Museum of Australia)
Target: Primary & Secondary HASS Teachers
Focus: An interactive learning portal featuring timelines, short animations, and primary sources tracking major turning points in Australian history.
Link: Visit National Museum Classroom
Australian National Maritime Museum (Learn Network)
Target: History, Science, and Geography Teachers
Focus: Free resource packs covering maritime archaeology, ocean literacy, Indigenous sea country connections, and history research tasks.
Link: Visit Maritime Museum Learn
Australian War Memorial Education Portal
Target: Primary & Secondary History Teachers
Focus: Free source based lesson sequences, printable workbooks, and historical case studies designed to build strong student research skills.
Link: Visit War Memorial Education
Be Connected School Network
Target: Digital Tech, Media, and Year 6-10 Teachers
Focus: Free digital literacy short courses and online safety assets to build student confidence and safe internet browsing habits.
Link: Visit Be Connected Portal
CSIRO Education
Target: Science & STEM Teachers
Focus: Connects your school with real world scientists and industry experts for free partnerships, mentoring, and practical classroom activities.
Link: Visit CSIRO Website
Constitutional Centre of WA (Year 7 Civics & Citizenship Resources)
Target: Humanities/HASS Teachers, Curriculum Coordinators, and School Leadership
Focus: Free, curriculum aligned Western Australian teaching programs and downloadable toolkits. Includes targeted lesson plans, background notes on the separation of powers, and interactive digital resources focused on the structure of the Australian Constitution, branches of government, and the history of successful referendums.
Link: Visit Constitutional Centre Year 7 Resources
Digital Licence+ (Alannah & Madeline Foundation)
Target: Year 5 to 8 Tech, English, and Health Teachers
Focus: A completely government funded, interactive online tool built to teach kids digital intelligence, online boundaries, and smart digital citizenship.
Link: Visit Cool.org Digital Licence Hub
Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA)
Target: Kindergarten to Year 2 Teachers
Focus: A completely free national program introducing early years students to foreign languages and world cultures through play based applications.
Link: Visit ESA ELLA Portal
Education Services Australia (ESA) For Educators
Target: Teachers, Curriculum Developers, and School Leaders
Focus: Free national digital platforms, teaching resources, and toolkits (such as Scootle and the Literacy Hub) designed to support curriculum implementation, student wellbeing, and effective classroom technology use.
Link: Visit ESA For Educators
English Language Learning for Indigenous Children (ELLIC)
Target: Primary School Teachers & Learning Support Staff
Focus: Free, interactive literacy training tools and play based programs designed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in mastering Standard Australian English.
Link: Visit ESA ELLIC Portal
Financial Basics Foundation
Target: HASS & Career Education Teachers
Focus: Free lesson packs and student resources covering real world topics like tax, superannuation, and avoiding debt.
Link: Visit Financial Basics Foundation
Global Education Classroom Resources
Target: Year 3 to 10 HASS and Geography Teachers
Focus: Free, curriculum aligned unit plans and student data sheets focusing on international development, geography, and sustainability.
Link: Visit Global Education Resources
Grok Academy
Target: Digital Technology & STEM Staff
Focus: Free coding competitions and teacher training courses covering online safety, Python programming, and smart tech integration.
Link: Visit Grok Academy
Mathematics MOOCs (University of Adelaide)
Target: F-10 Mathematics Teachers and Numeracy Leads
Focus: Free online courses providing deep professional learning, explicit teaching frameworks, and digital technology integration for the math curriculum.
Link: Visit Department of Education STEM Initiatives
Museum of Australian Democracy (MOAD Learning)
Target: Civics, Citizenship & HASS Teachers
Focus: Free interactive classroom packages, media literacy toolkits, and source analyses designed to teach active citizenship and voting systems.
Link: Visit MOAD Learning
National Archives of Australia (Students & Teachers)
Target: High School History and HASS Teachers
Focus: Open access portal giving teachers direct access to digitized national records, historic telegrams, and secret government files for student research.
Link: Visit National Archives Education
National Digital Technologies Lending Library (University of Adelaide)
Target: STEM and Digital Technology Teachers
Focus: A completely free program where WA schools can borrow physical tech gear (like drones, robotics kits, and sensors) packaged with free lesson plans.
Link: Visit National Lending Library
Parliamentary Education Office (PEO)
Target: Civics & HASS Teachers
Focus: Free lesson plans, roleplay scripts, and video kits explaining how federal parliament and democratic voting work.
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
Target: Senior Economics & Commerce Staff
Focus: Free updates, lesson ideas, and charts explaining interest rates, monetary policy, and the Australian economy.
Link: Visit RBA Website
SBS Learn Hub
Target: English, HASS, and Media Arts Teachers
Focus: High quality teaching resource packs linked directly to documentaries, dramas, and current affairs programs aired on SBS and NITV.
Link: Visit SBS Learn
State Library of Western Australia (Educator Essentials & Primary Sources)
Target: Curriculum Coordinators, Humanities/HASS Teachers, and Lesson Designers
Focus: Free professional learning workshops, curriculum-linked toolkits, and curated Primary Source classroom materials. It gives schools actionable frameworks to integrate critical information literacy and WA history into K–12 lessons. Key free resources include interactive historical portals like OldPerth and Gnarla Boodja Mili Mili (mapping Noongar place names), plus free institutional eResource membership access for teachers and students to support independent research and study.
Link:Visit State Library of WA Educators Page
Talk Money (Ecstra Foundation)
Target: Maths, HASS & Business Teachers
Focus: Free, interactive financial literacy workshops for Years 5-10. They can even provide free expert facilitators to run the sessions for your students online or in person.
Link: Visit Talk Money Website
The Mighty Heroes Interactive Hub (eSafety)
Target: Early Years and Primary Educators
Focus: Free animated video series and digital games designed to teach younger students how to recognise online risks and practice positive digital behaviour.
Link: Visit eSafety Classroom Resources
WA Department of Education Anti-Vaping Toolkit
Target: Year 5 to 12 Health and Physical Education Staff
Focus: A completely free collection of strategy guides, classroom materials, and fact sheets designed for WA schools to educate students on vaping health risks.
Link: Visit WA MyResources Hub
WA Department of Education On Entry Assessment Guides
Target: Pre-Primary to Year 2 Teachers and School Leaders
Focus: Free diagnostic tools, analysis sheets, and early intervention literacy and numeracy resources tailored specifically to the Western Australian early-years framework.
Link: Visit WA MyResources Hub
WA Department of Education STEM Learning Project
Target: K-12 STEM Teachers
Focus: Integrated teaching modules and online learning sequences designed specifically for WA schools, focusing on collaborative math and science literacy.
Link: Visit STEM Learning Project
Young Change Agents
Target: Enterprise, HASS & Business
Teachers Focus: An award winning enterprise program that gives students a small "loan" to start a real world micro-business, teaching budgeting and teamwork along the way.
Disclaimer & Freedom of Choice: This directory is provided purely as a free, independent resource to help Western Australian non-government schools save money and retain control over their operational budgets. Please note that I am not partnered with, endorsed by, or associated with any of the government departments, commissions, universities, or organisations listed on this page. I do not receive any financial kickbacks, corporate sponsorships, or affiliate commissions for sharing these links. My sole focus is helping independent school leaders and business managers access the fully funded public infrastructure your tax dollars already pay for. All product names, logos, and links remain the property of their respective official regulatory authorities. Always check directly with the specific provider to ensure a course meets your staff's exact compliance or registration needs.