The Stronger Smarter Institute

Build cultures of High-Expectations Relationships!

The Stronger Smarter Workplaces Program is opening its doors to individual participants for four public programs in 2026.

A rare opportunity to experience a program usually delivered in-house.
Led by Dr Chris Sarra, founder and CEO of the Stronger Smarter Institute, and Cassie Ryan, Senior Manager Service Delivery, this two-day program brings the Stronger Smarter MetaStrategies of positive identity, Indigenous leadership and High-Expectations Relationships into practice.

Build the confidence and capability to strengthen relationships, leadership and learning within your school community.

Places are limited!

Choose your location and secure your seat!

📍 Rockhampton | 21–22 October
📍 Sydney | 26–27 October
📍 Lismore | 29–30 October
📍 Dubbo | 25–26 November

Register for the Stronger Smarter Workplaces Program or learn more here:
https://strongersmarter.com.au/workplaces/

🚨 Last chance to secure your place!

Our September Stronger Smarter Leadership Programs in Brisbane (QLD) and Broome (WA) are just around the corner, and places are filling quickly.

📍 Brisbane | 1-3 September
📍 Broome | 7-9 September

Join educators and leaders from across Australia in a powerful learning experience that strengthens leadership, builds connections, and creates positive change.

Places are limited. Apply now before registrations close.
👉 https://strongersmarter.com.au/program-calendar/

Congratulations to the 2026 Orange NSW alumni.

Great learning and sharing in circle with an amazing group of educators and leaders.

Privileged to have Dr Chris Sarra in circle and visiting some of the schools.

“When you give leadership a place to be, it is amazing the leadership you can see.”
~ Hooper Coleman

Read a new reflection from Dr Chris Sarra on why leadership may be more present in our communities than we recognise, and what becomes possible when we learn how to see it.

When Leadership Leaves Us Wanting More:
https://drchrissarra.substack.com/p/when-leadership-leaves-us-wanting You can follow Chris’ writing on Substack. It’s free to join.

📍 Brisbane | Queensland Educators

When students feel they belong, behaviour changes.
When relationships are strong, engagement grows.

The Stronger Smarter Leadership Program supports educators to explore how building authentic, respectful relationships can create calmer classrooms and help students feel ready to engage.

✨ Because engagement grows when belonging comes first.

📅 Phase 1: 1–3 September 2026
📅 Phase 2: 25–26 November 2026
📍 Brisbane

🔗 Apply now: https://strongersmarter.com.au/program-calendar/
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The SSLP isn’t just a program — it’s a transformative journey that challenges, inspires, and opens new ways of seeing yourself
and your leadership.

Ready for a learning experience that surprises you in all the right ways?

Join the Stronger Smarter Leadership Program:
🔗https://strongersmarter.com.au/program-calendar/

Read more about it:
🔗https://strongersmarter.com.au/stronger-smarter-leadership-program/

One of the most powerful parts of the Stronger Smarter
journey is how personal it is.

It changes the way we see ourselves — and that shift strengthens every
relationship in our lives. Participants tell us they leave with stronger connections not only at school and work, but also with family.
When leaders grow personally, the ripple spreads everywhere.

If you're ready to deepen your leadership and your relationships, join the Stronger Smarter Leadership Program:
https://strongersmarter.com.au/leadership-program

Some leaders leave us dependent on them. The best leaders leave us more capable than we were before we met them. This latest article, Dr Chris Sarra reflects on the kind of leadership that enlarges people by holding high expectations, extending trust, and creating the conditions for others to grow. If leadership is measured by the people it develops, this conversation matters. Read the article and join the discussion.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leaders-who-enlarge-us-dr-chris-sarra-3warc/

Interested in taking these ideas further? Join Dr Chris Sarra's one day Intensive on designing strengths-based policy that actually works. Sydney registrations are now open, or register your interest to hear when Brisbane and Melbourne sessions are announced. https://strongersmarter.com.au/intensives/

Education has long focused on curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. Increasingly, research and classroom experience point to another factor that shapes learning every day: emotion.

In his latest thought leadership article, Dr Ian Mackie explores why emotional agency is becoming the next frontier of school improvement, and why the emotional climate of a school influences engagement, relationships and learning outcomes for both students and educators.

Read the full article: https://strongersmarter.com.au/the-emotional-revolution-in-education/