Teacher Hub, by Seven Steps to Writing Success, is giving teachers the confidence and resources to teach writing effectively.
Scope
Many teachers feel underprepared to teach writing – a challenge consistently highlighted by research. Despite their experience levels, educators seek more support, while student writing skills continue to decline.
Teacher shortages, packed curricula, and budget constraints make accessing writing-focused professional development (PD) difficult.
Challenge
Finding training that is practical, engaging, and fits into teachers’ busy schedules, ensuring they gain the skills and confidence needed to improve student outcomes.
Solution
One solution is Teacher Hub, an online platform from Seven Steps to Writing Success that makes PD accessible and easy to implement. Since launching in 2021, Teacher Hub has helped teachers build confidence and improve student writing outcomes.
At its core is the Seven Steps methodology, a proven, evidence-based approach that has improved student writing for over 20 years. With 40% of top-performing NAPLAN schools using Seven Steps, the program is a trusted literacy resource.
Seven Steps CEO Kathleen Killick explained:
“We’ve trained over 50,000 teachers in our live, award-winning workshops. When we saw the challenges teachers faced in accessing PD, we knew we had to bring our training to them.”
Teacher Hub’s on-demand courses offer:
- Bite-sized training videos
- Interactive activities
- Curriculum-aligned resources
- Practical implementation advice
- A built-in lesson planning tool
Teachers can gain insights in just 15–20 minutes and immediately apply what they’ve learned.
Outcome
Award-Winning Innovation
Teacher Hub’s impact was recognized globally in December when its Narrative Writing Course won New Digital Course of the Year at the 2024 Digital Education Awards. Judges praised its innovative approach to supporting teachers and fostering student creativity.
Sarah Bakker, who leads Teacher Hub at Seven Steps, said: “Winning this award is an honour. It reinforces what we hear from teachers—that our course gives them confidence and resources to teach writing effectively. That is one of our core goals as a company.”
“I just feel so confident. Honestly, I would have been vague and waffly without these tools. Seven Steps is BRILLIANT!”
Angie Fraser, Teacher
“The resources save our teachers so much time. Thanks for making writing easier—and fun!”
Leigh Tankey, Head of Curriculum
As writing instruction remains a challenge, Teacher Hub provides a practical, engaging, and award-winning solution—empowering teachers and improving student outcomes one step at a time.
Originally published in The Educator ‘How one award-winning program is closing the writing gap.’
