Teach For Australia About
Teach For Australia is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to address educational inequity in
Australia. The organisation is substantially funded
by the Australian Federal Government, with the
Graduate Opportunities
of the High Achieving Teachers Program through
- Leadership Development Program: Over two
Training. Philanthropic and corporate partners and
socioeconomic community with full salary and
program support.
scholarship, participate in targeted professional
Teach For Australia is part of the Teach For All network
mentoring to accelerate personal, professional and
Leadership Development Program delivered as part
Teaching programs are open for applications.:
the Commonwealth Department of Education and
years, Associates teach at a school serving a low
private donors provide additional funding and
benefits, earn a Master of Teaching on an assisted development and receive one-on-one coaching and
which operates in 56 countries globally.
academic growth.
What kind of work?
leaders builds the skills that matter most in schools
children, regardless of background, attain an excellent
fundamental
- Teach To Lead: This one-year program for middle
Teach For Australia’s vision is of an Australia, where all
facing the greatest challenges. This includes building
education.
coaching others, leading challenging conversations
skills,
such
as
strategic
planning,
and building effective teams.
They work towards this vision by recruiting highly
academic
Other types of roles (e.g. administration) can be found
become exceptional teachers and inspirational leaders
https://www.teachforaustralia.org/join-tfa/join-the-team/
communities and the broader education system.
Fun Fact / Recent Project
Location
Inquiry
competent
individuals
from
diverse
backgrounds and training and developing them to
that meet the needs of schools in low socioeconomic
Melbourne
here:
Submission to the Status of the Teaching Profession On 15 November 2018, the Minister for Education,
the Hon Dan Tehan MP, referred an inquiry and report into the status of the teaching profession. Teach For Australia welcomed this opportunity to contribute to the national discussion about the vital role that
teachers and school leaders play in our community, democracy and economy.
A link to the findings can be found here:
https://issuu.com/teachforaus/docs/final_ submission_to_the_status_of_t/2
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