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Since 2009

How we’re making a difference

For over 10 years, Teach For Australia has offered development programs for teachers, school leaders and mentors who can give the students the knowledge, skills and confidence to pursue their potential.

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Why Teach For Australia?

We believe in equity in education – an Australia where your postcode does not determine your future potential, the opportunities available to you in life, or your ability to contribute to society.

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Meet Christie

″One of the things I’m most proud of is when my students went up from a C-average to a B-average over a six-month period. For me, it was amazing, bringing students to working above standard, and going from saying ‘I don’t like Maths, I can’t do Maths’ to saying that it was their favourite subject and they’d like to pursue it post their secondary education.″

Christie Lees
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Help break the cycle

Become a teacher

Make a lasting impact. Inspire a love of learning and strive for the aspirations of young people as a teacher.
  • Flagship program

The Leadership Development Program

Lead and teach from day one through the Teach For Australia Leadership Development Program. Challenge yourself to break the cycle of educational inequity, all while earning your Master’s.
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  • Pre-program

Immediate Impact Network

If you’re interested in applying for the Leadership Development Program but are not eligible or ready yet, you can prepare by joining our Immediate Impact Network.
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Meet Kath Fraser

After nearly nine years in the corporate world, Kath realised that she wasn’t doing what she loved. “I had plenty of time working for commercial gain,” she says, “And knew I wanted a renewed focus on doing something that is beneficial to society as a whole.”
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Meet Celia Fairley

Celia had an established career as a horticulturist, but now she’s a science teacher. “I wasn’t necessarily looking for an entire career change, but as soon as I heard about TFA it seemed like a perfect fit,” she says.
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Meet Dan Crane

Dan spent twenty-five years in the wine industry, but now he teaches science and humanities. “In my late forties, with perhaps twenty years of work ahead, the prospect of doing something really valuable with that time was an easy choice.”
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Upskill as a current teacher

Develop your leadership skills, confidence and potential. Our programs offer individualised coaching, contextualised support and peer networks.
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Future Leaders Program

Designed for teachers working in regional and remote schools facing educational disadvantage, the Future Leaders Program prepares you for the next step in your career: the challenging, yet rewarding, roles of school leadership.
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Meet Jen Bashford

Jen has been working in education for over ten years, and is currently a leading teacher. Her focus is on improving students’ literacy skills and supporting staff to develop their literacy teaching practice.
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Meet Michael Fowles

Michael has been a teacher for over five years. While his heart will always be working with students in the classroom, he is also passionate about educational leadership and the power it has to influence teacher practice and student outcomes on a larger scale.
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Did you know?

By age 15, children from the lowest socioeconomic households are on average almost three years behind in school than children from the highest socioeconomic households.

Source: Australian Council for Educational Research (2013), Program for International Students Assessment 2012: How Australia measures up
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We’re breaking the cycle of educational inequity

As a collective force – of educators, advocates, entrepreneurs, policymakers and community members working together – we strive for the aspirations of students and families. We work together towards equity in education through two key levers that research shows impact student outcomes: teacher quality and leadership.

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Now more than ever, the work that our teachers do and the value they create – the spark within a child and the future for society – deserves our recognition, appreciation and support.
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Become a partner school

Our teachers, known as Associates, bring subject area expertise, innovation and enthusiasm to classrooms, helping to drive improvements in student outcomes.
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