MNP Group Consultants

education specialists

Professional Development
for Teachers.

So who do we help best?

Our mission is to improve the quality of professional education in the world.

In the face of staff shortages, burnout, and increasing time pressures on teachers our vision is to give every teacher in New South Wales easy access to relevant, high-quality professional development - and we are already planning to increase this to all of Australia with our partners.

As consultants we specialise in designing and delivering innovative professional development across schools and universities to get maximum potential from learning teams.

What makes us different from other consultants?

Above all, we are experts in engaging a room and keeping an unstoppable momentum to achieve your learning goals. This comes from our background as experts in motivational psychology - so we understand what really engages people, and specialise in teaching you the same.

At MNP Group Consultants we focus on three main services:1. Professional development
2. Educational design
3. Facilitation

Click service you need or scroll down to see which best fits your educational needs.

Our Clients & Partners.

Professional Development

Creating the environment for excellence.

Example problem 1: Looking for targeted, NESA-aligned professional development courses.Example problem 2: Implementing an innovative leadership development programme for the Executive team.

Our Professional Development involves both the design & delivery of targeted learning experiences to your staff, so combines all of our services.We'll collaborate with you to get a crystal-clear vision of your professional learning objectives and create the path to make that vision a reality for your learners.In more literal terms this means:

  • Industry-compliant training aligned to your specific learning goals

  • Practical, highly-relevant, & collaborative learning experiences

  • Meticulous planning, execution, & follow-up of learning outcomes

Need On-Demand PD?

We are beginning to offer both accredited and non-accredited professional development products online. This supports our vision to provide accessible, relevant, and high-quality PD across Australia.

Click the link below to see what is currently available, and please reach out via our form at the bottom of this page if you have any questions/issues.

Educational design

Planning for peak results.

Example problem 1: A lack of motivation and engagement from staff with internal training programs.Example Problem 2: Planning ongoing staff professional development to implement an innovative teaching & learning framework.

Our Educational Design service involves us collaborating with you to create programs, initiatives, and/or workshops when you already have internal training staff.Much of the success of a learning culture is dependent on rigorous planning, and we leverage iron-clad frameworks in motivational psychology and innovative design to create blueprints for transformative learning.In practical, less jargon-y terms this means:

  • Delivery of a turnkey program to your educational staff

  • Creating clear paths to relevant & actionable results

  • Alignment to relevant industry & educational standards

Facilitation

Elite delivery of learning experiences.

Example problem 1: How best to deliver your learning program to staff, students, and/or stakeholders.Example problem 2: How to ensure the smooth, high-quality required from a large professional development workshop.

Our Facilitation service involves one or more of our MNP experts coming in to deliver a pre-existing professional training program, workshop, or seminar with a focus on high-impact motivation and engagement.Through a combination of advanced motivational psychology, larger-than-life personality, and a repeatable tried-and-tested system we make sure to be the ultimate Gandalf to your team of Frodos.In practical terms, we guarantee:

  • Engaging, memorable, & actionable learning experiences

  • The ability to fluidly tailor & adjust content to specific learner needs

  • Thorough prior consultation to align our facilitators to your learning goals

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What our clients think.

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Send us an email and we will get back to you within one (1) business day to get the bottom of how we can help you.

Director: Matt PanopoulosMNP Group Consultants is a trading name of Pantonal Productions Pty Ltd.ABN: 85 631 484 690Address: 42a Terralong St, Kiama, NSW, 2533.ASIC Profile: Click to visit

Case study 1 of 3

Empowering Educators

Designing Accredited Professional Growth

Classification: Private Sector / External Training / Educational Design / Professional Development / Facilitation / Virtual & In-Person

Objective: Design professional development training for NSW secondary teachers that addresses and satisfies accreditation requirements as set by the Education Minister’s Priority Areas and the education standard descriptors from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

Summary: MNP designed a professional development programme focused on empowering self-motivated learners for use by NSW secondary school teachers. This was first delivered face-to-face in a pilot session and the feedback was used to iteratively refine it into the course Empowering Self-Motivated Learners: A Framework for Secondary Educators. Feedback demonstrated success in providing a framework that was actionable, accessible, and robust in both its research base and relevance to addressing increased hardship in secondary students engaging with their learning. The program is now being turned into a virtual course to allow greater access for both regional and casual staff amid the state teacher crisis, in collaboration with ClassCover to help succeed in this goal of accessibility.

Accreditation Status: Approved by a ClassCover NESA representative, now under formal review by NESA.

Let’s Talk: If you are looking to get transformative and standards-aligned professional development for your staff, we don’t just deliver well above and beyond – you get your money back if we don’t. So hit the Let’s Talk button below and tell us how we can help.

Case study 2 of 3

Launchpad to Innovation.

RYEAP’s Trailblazing Journey in Regional NSW.

Classification: State Government / External Training / Educational Design / Facilitation / Stakeholder Management / Virtual & In-Person

Objective: Co-Design, deliver, and refine an entrepreneurship development pilot programme aimed at regional NSW high school students to encourage local business initiatives and collaborations.

Summary: MNP collaborated with both The Scale Institute and Investment NSW to bring a community-centred entrepreneurship program to regional schools in NSW. This involved managing expectations and objectives between the client (Scale Institute), the pilot investors (Investment NSW), and the community participants (schools and local business owners) to ensure success through a number of different lenses. The program was delivered successfully to all 20 schools in the pilot and data collected both on the ground and following the program exceeded the expectations of stakeholder groups. The RYEAP is now in review for scale to 200 different regional schools in NSW.

Testimonial Excerpt: Matthew's facilitation was of the highest quality. His ability to engage with high school students was evident from the outset. He curated an environment that was both welcoming and intellectually stimulating, which allowed for dynamic and constructive sessions.

-Stephen Rutter, Founder, The Scale Institute.

Let’s Talk: If you are looking to get massive results from education and training programmes in your own organisation, we don’t just deliver well above and beyond – you get your money back if we don’t. So hit the Let’s Talk button below and tell us how we can help.

Case study 3 of 3

Breaking Barriers, Building Futures.

MNP's Dynamic Education Initiative for the Ezidi Community in Armidale.

Classification: Non-Profit Sector / Community Engagement / Educational Design / Facilitation / In-Person

Objective: Deliver an inclusive and engaging 2-day workshop on business planning, entrepreneurship, and financial management to members of the ESL Ezidi migrant community in Armidale.

Summary: MNP collaborated over the course of a month to refine Sydney School of Entrepreneurship’s Invest in Yourself pilot programme to members of the Ezidi migrant community in Armidale. We delivered the programme successfully over two days, effectively overcoming both predicted and unforeseen challenges with advanced design, motivational psychology frameworks, and a transformative approach to involving the learners directly in the experience. All participants demonstrated success against SSE’s objectives and graduated with a University-accredited qualification through collaboration with the University of New England.

Testimonial Excerpt: Matt’s ability to connect with the Ezidi people and build meaningful relationships in a short time supported learning and engagement of the cohort considerably.

-Cherie Karlsson, Head Educational Designer, Sydney School of Entrepreneurship.

Let's Talk: If you are looking to get massive results from education and training programmes in your own organisation, we don’t just deliver well above and beyond – you get your money back if we don’t. So hit the Let's Talk button below and tell us how we can help.