Teach For Australia Engaging the community

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 2-3 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in future applications. Show recruiters you're the right fit.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 2-3 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in future applications. Show recruiters you're the right fit.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced2-3 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntermediate

One of the aspects of teaching that many Teach for Australia teachers find the most fulfilling is interacting with the broader community and working to create lasting change. Our aim is to improve academic performance, raise aspirations, create positive attitudes to learning and increase access to opportunities for all students.

This might happen locally, through coaching the school sports team, or running excursions and extra-curricular activities. Or it might be through working with the broader school or Teach For Australia Alumni community to influence the whole system. Teachers get to lead both inside and outside the classroom.

In this program, you will be asked to work with the broader community in two different ways. First, you will be asked to plan an excursion to a university as part of your school’s initiative to increase access to higher education. Your goal is to inspire and enable more students to attend university. Second, you’ll be asked to think big, and take advantage of your community and networks to create a long term plan to help more students undertake further study.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Planning and Organization

Problem Solving

Leadership

Communication and Influence

Mission Alignment

How it works

Introduction from Teach For Australia

Tasks in this program

Task One: Real World Learning – planning an excursion to inspire

30-60 mins

Intermediate

How can plan to create opportunities for others? We’ll help you plan an impactful excursion to give students access to more opportunities.

What you'll learn

The importance of students gaining real world experience
How to use student feedback to inform future planning

What you'll do

Plan an excursion trip to bring students to visit a university

Reviews

Over 650

5 Star Reviews

"It helped me self-evaluate and understand new concepts. It made me think, and think about the students, for the community and find ways to support them in the best possible ways. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to give back to society."-- Student from My institution is not listed

"The different kinds of tasks, and the possibility of working with new platforms I was not familiar with"-- Student from Universidad de Matanzas Camilo Cienfuegos

"I appreciated the program's focus on creating systemic change within the education sector. It provided practical insights into addressing educational inequalities and equipped me with leadership skills to make a meaningful impact. The engaging, hands-on approach made complex topics accessible and relevant, fostering a deeper understanding of how to..."-- Student from My institution is not listed

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