From struggle street to role model
I grew up with a single mum. She raised me and my brother and she had a pretty hard life. She used to work…
Read MoreThe latest
Network offers opportunities to engage
Western Australia-based Cat Trigance (Cohort 2016) recently represented Teach for Australia at the Asia-Pacific Regional Alumni Gathering in Malaysia. Cat explored educational contexts in…
Read More
Go global to teach teachers
Placed at Tennant Creek High School in the Northern Territory, Will Lutwyche (Cohort 2015) has since taken his teaching to the world through Teach…
Read MorePersonal Perspectives
On Country experience for WA Associates
On a beautiful Kambarang day (the Noongar season described as warm, dry and full of colour), a group of 19 Teach For Australia Associates,…
What you do matters
Karratha-based teacher Lilli Morgan (Cohort 2018) visited Canberra as part of a Teach For Australia delegation in September 2019. There, she met with both…
When did we start confusing learning difficulties with the EAL (English as an Additional Language) Continuum?
What have I noticed? Speaking my EAL students’ native language (Persian) has encouraged us to relate to one another as humans and connected us…
Smashing the deficit (mindset)
In politics, deficits are death. At least that is how it seems based on recent times here in Australia, with our fixation on getting…
Shakespeare at the Oval
When I first started teaching an English as an Additional Language (EAL) class, I was impatient to use all my previous ‘knowledge’ of teaching…
Improving the gender balance in schools
I first learned about gender imbalance when I read Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine, a book which uses evidence and studies to depict…
Conversations with our community
WHY WE LEAD… WITH ASHLEY ROWE (COHORT 2018)
We chatted to Teach To Lead Fellow Ashley Rowe from Cohort 2018 about his experience in the program and his school leadership journey. Here’s…
Students take on a different kind of sport
More often than not, when you hear the word “esports” you might question what exactly that is – however for students at Southern River…
Taking the helm
Bridget was recently appointed as Chief Executive Officer of WA-based not-for-profit Teach Learn Grow, which provides mentoring and tutoring services to students in regional…
Why We Lead… with Rachael Peet (Cohort 2018)
We interviewed Teach To Lead Fellow Rachael Peet from Cohort 2018 about her experience in the program and her journey as an aspiring school…
Teaching for STEM success
Chloe Nelson was a member of the 2014 Cohort and taught at The Grange P-12 School in the south-western suburbs of Melbourne. She has…
Empowering young changemakers
Laura Newman was a member of the 2013 Cohort, teaching at Point Cook Secondary School in Melbourne’s south-west for six years. Student engagement has…
Features
From struggle street to role model
I grew up with a single mum. She raised me and my brother and she had a pretty hard life. She used to work…
Network offers opportunities to engage
Western Australia-based Cat Trigance (Cohort 2016) recently represented Teach for Australia at the Asia-Pacific Regional Alumni Gathering in Malaysia. Cat explored educational contexts in…
Go global to teach teachers
Placed at Tennant Creek High School in the Northern Territory, Will Lutwyche (Cohort 2015) has since taken his teaching to the world through Teach…
Malaysian delegation attends TTL workshops
Teach To Lead Fellows gathered in Melbourne from August 15 to 17, 2019 for three days of professional development at Teach To Lead Face-to-Face…
From the Top End to the rooftop of the world
As Stephanie Gill (Cohort 2016) completed her Leadership Development Program placement at Katherine High School in the Northern Territory, she found herself wondering where…
Making a difference at the top end
As an Associate, Alisha King (Cohort 2015) taught in the Northern Territory, where she developed her passion for Indigenous Education, something she continues in…