Keeping Teacher Training Front of Mind: South Melbourne Primary School
How do you capture a training day so that the learnings stick long after the room empties?
The Challenge
South Melbourne Primary School wanted their first-day-of-term teacher training to be more than a one-day event. They wanted it to last. With an information-dense program led by an external presenter, the school knew the risk: great ideas heard in a room, quickly forgotten in the rush of a new term.
They came to us with a clear goal: visually capture the day’s learnings in a tangible artefact that could live in the staff room, keeping key ideas and strategies fresh through repeated exposure. Something teachers could glance at between classes and actually remember.
At a Glance
- Project:Live Sketch Graphic Recording
- Client:South Melbourne Primary School
- Delivered:April 2026
- Duration:1 week
- Category:Education, Graphic Recording, Strategic Visuals
Our Approach
We stepped into the room as visual documenters, listening carefully, synthesising in real time, and translating complex ideas into clear visual metaphors that would resonate with educators.
Using a combination of keywords, icons, and illustrative visuals, we built a graphic recording designed to trigger memory and make the information easy to revisit. We captured teaching strategies from the presenter, key frameworks and concepts, and the insights and contributions that came from the teachers themselves.
The most important part of graphic recording is listening. And throughout the day, that listening created a canvas that felt genuinely reflective of the room.
At every break, teachers gathered around the board, reflecting, discussing, and pointing out the moments that had landed for them. That engagement told us the visuals were already doing their job.
The Outcome for South Melbourne Primary School
The training day equipped teachers with the clarity and confidence they needed heading into the new term. By the end of the week, the graphic recording was displayed proudly on the staff room wall, a practical reference point for ongoing professional learning conversations.
The school also received a high-resolution digital version, ready to use in slide decks, shared screens, and as desktop backgrounds, keeping the learning visible wherever teachers work.
A great training day inspires. A graphic recording makes sure it sticks.
