ACER offers a wide range of professional learning and training options to support you in making a real difference in students' learning.
- School Engagement 2026 Brochure
- Video conferences and school visits
- Understanding PAT: A practical workshop for educators
- Meet the team
If you would like to discuss any of the following options, please contact us at school.engagement@acer.org
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Video conferences and school visits
Aimed at educators who are keen to develop and further their knowledge and understanding of PAT or other ACER school assessments. Ideally suited to staff responsible for administering or reporting on assessments, or for implementing teaching and learning strategies informed by assessment results.
Initial consultation (20-minute video conferences)
- Chat about PAT
- Chat about other ACER assessments
Cost: Nil
Extended consultation (90-minute video conference)
- PAT overview
- Understanding PAT Adaptive
- Interrogating PAT reports
- Monitoring PAT learning growth
Cost: $710.00 inc. GST
Workshops
The half-day and full-day workshops are tailored to your school's needs. Staff can ask questions and discuss with colleagues while looking at your school data in real time, with an ACER presenter available to answer any questions or assist in identifying areas of development.
Cost:
$1350.00 inc. GST per ACER presenter for half-day workshop (3 hours)
$2680.00 inc. GST per ACER presenter for full-day workshop (6 hours)
Note that all face-to-face school visits will incur travel and accommodation costs in addition to the initial registration fees. For workshop sessions of more than 25 attendees, two ACER presenters are required.
These sessions are priced for individual schools, for more information about group, system, network, or multiple school bookings, please contact the school.engagement@acer.org team.
Understanding PAT: A practical workshop for educators
Discover the full potential of PAT data and elevate your assessment practice. Understanding PAT is a hands-on, highly practical workshop designed for educators who want to implement PAT confidently and harness the Progressive Achievement approach to support student growth. Focusing on Maths and Reading domains, you’ll navigate a complete PAT cycle – from initial account setup, assessment policy, and test administration, to accessing and interpreting student results data to identifying meaningful next steps in learning. Using real examples, tutorials, and case studies, you’ll learn how to transform assessment insights into targeted, effective teaching strategies.
This workshop clearly unpacks PAT reporting and data interrogation, giving you the tools to understand what your students know, what they’re ready to learn next, and how to monitor progress over time. With a strong evidence base and a holistic lens, the Progressive Achievement approach empowers educators to make informed decisions that genuinely impact learning.
Cost: $460.00 incl. GST (per attendee)
Meet the team
Matt Bongetti
Senior Project Officer
Matt Bongetti is a former primary school teacher whose role at ACER is to aid and support schools and systems in their use of online assessments. Matt has the unique perspective of seeing both sides of PAT, having delivered PAT tests as a teacher and now working with schools. His work as part of the School Engagement team involves developing and delivering content to schools through school visits, video conferences, webinars, and workshops.
Alex Gates
Project Officer
Before joining ACER in 2021, Alex worked in as a primary school teacher, which gave him valuable insight into the current educational landscape and the challenges faced by both teachers and learners alike. His favourite part of his role in the School Engagement team is providing a sense of clarity to teachers and helping them to understand the many products and services offered by ACER. He also enjoys helping to produce ‘Improving Learning with ACER’, a podcast aimed at helping educators to make data-informed decisions in their practice.
Daniel O’Loughlin
Project Director
Daniel O’Loughlin is a former primary and secondary school teacher whose role at ACER is to aid and support schools and systems in their use of assessment. Daniel was seconded to ACER UK in 2017, where he developed and launched the Scottish National Standardised Assessments in collaboration with Education Scotland and the Scottish Government. Daniel has developed the ACER online webinar series and delivers presentations and workshops on ACER products such as the Progressive Achievement (PAT) suite. Daniel is currently the project director of the School Engagement team in ACER’s school assessment services.