Empowering Early Careers

Hayley Laney provides expert mentoring and workshops to help early career teachers in Australia navigate their first years with confidence and community support.


Three Ways to Work Together

Choose the level of support that meets you where you are.

Every teacher's situation is different. Teaching Futures offers three tiers of support, from free entry points to intensive 1:1 mentoring, so you can engage at the level that is right for you right now.

Free Masterclass and Resources

Not ready to commit? Start here. A free, prerecorded masterclass gives you the Teaching Story Framework and real, actionable tools for building your professional practice. No cost. No strings attached.

What is included

  • Prerecorded Teaching Story (CARES) Masterclass

  • Free Portfolio Planner, an interactive story-based evidence tool

  • Teaching resources, templates and frameworks

  • Entry point to the Teaching Futures community

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Growth Hub: Community and Ongoing PD

A structured professional learning community for early career teachers who want more than a masterclass, but are not yet ready for intensive 1:1 mentoring.

What is included

  • Monthly live professional development sessions

  • Structured portfolio-building pathway

  • Peer community of ECTs across Australia

  • Resource library: frameworks, templates, planning tools

  • Priority access to workshops and new resources

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1:1 Portfolio Mentoring Program

The most direct route to APST Proficient accreditation-ready professional practice. Intensive, personalised mentoring designed around your context, your stories, and your timeline.

What is included

  • Personalised mentoring sessions tailored to your needs

  • CARES story development: 4 to 8 portfolio-ready narratives

  • APST standards mapping and evidence planning

  • Portfolio review, feedback and accreditation preparation

  • Direct email support between sessions

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Level 1 -FREE ENTRY

LEVEL 2: MEMBERSHIP

LEVEL 3: PREMIUM

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Not ready to commit? Start here.

Three free ways to experience
Teaching Futures.

Every journey starts somewhere. These free entry points give you real, substantive value with zero obligation.

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Free Teaching Story Masterclass

Prerecorded, 60-minute masterclass. The CARES framework for portfolio-ready professional practice, available to watch at your own pace.

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Daily tips on early career teaching, APST standards, and professional practice. Real content, no filler.

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Left to Figure It Out

Practitioner article series on ECT attrition, mentoring, and what actually needs to change in Australian education.

Support

From workshops to one-on-one guidance, our services are led by Hayley Laney, a Highly Accomplished Teacher. We provide the practical tools and community connection that every new teacher needs to thrive in Oceania.

A close-up photography of a teacher in Oceania sitting one-on-one with a mentor at a wooden table, both looking at a notebook and laughing. Warm cream and dark sage green palette.
A close-up photography of a teacher in Oceania sitting one-on-one with a mentor at a wooden table, both looking at a notebook and laughing. Warm cream and dark sage green palette.
A professional-looking teaching portfolio with labeled dividers and certificates, lying on a desk next to a window in an Australian classroom. Warm afternoon light, dusty rose accents.
A professional-looking teaching portfolio with labeled dividers and certificates, lying on a desk next to a window in an Australian classroom. Warm afternoon light, dusty rose accents.
An Australian professional development setting where a diverse group of teachers are engaged in a collaborative activity. The room is bright with dark sage green and soft pink highlights.
An Australian professional development setting where a diverse group of teachers are engaged in a collaborative activity. The room is bright with dark sage green and soft pink highlights.
A person in a professional setting in Oceania holding a tablet and smiling warmly while facilitating a group discussion. The background is soft and clean with soft pink and warm cream accents.
A person in a professional setting in Oceania holding a tablet and smiling warmly while facilitating a group discussion. The background is soft and clean with soft pink and warm cream accents.

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