Paying forward a passion for making and building
Ehsan Warasi is an Associate and science teacher at a secondary school outside of Perth, with an incredible story that led him to the…
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Top End teaching in a wild world
Nothing says you’re living and teaching in the Northern Territory like a run-in with the local wildlife. In the Top End TFA teachers report…
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The gap between knowing and doing: Climate change and the education system
As far as I can see, hear and feel, change is in the air. Kids are listening, they are engaged, and they are striking…
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The gap between knowing and doing: Climate change and the education system
As far as I can see, hear and feel, change is in the air. Kids are listening, they are engaged, and they are striking…
From Associate to Alum: Learnings from change
Finishing up Teach For Australia is a case of mixed emotions. The monumental, yet rewarding, challenges of the program end with a Master’s degree,…
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…
Conversations with our community
WHY WE LEAD… WITH STEPHEN COX (COHORT 2017)
We chatted to Teach To Lead Alumni Stephen Cox from Cohort 2017 about his time in the program and his leadership journey to date….
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…
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Paying forward a passion for making and building
Ehsan Warasi is an Associate and science teacher at a secondary school outside of Perth, with an incredible story that led him to the…
TFA Community Fund helps deliver drone learning
Funding from the 2018 TFA Community Fund has helped create a one-of-a-kind drone trolley as part of a New Norfolk High School STEM project…
Pilot proves a success at Global Village School
The first crop of students from Melbourne’s Global Village School graduated from the school’s Young Entrepreneurs Pilot Program at the end of last year,…
Canberra Conversations
In September, a group of six Alumni and Associates joined Teach For Australia CEO Melodie Potts Rosevear and other staff on a trip to…
Colorado calling on a journey to inclusion
While Colorado is a long way from Tasmania, Emily Gaughwin is no stranger to the Rocky Mountains’ beautiful natural landscape. As a child she…
Empowering change in Taiwan
Teach For Australia Alumnus Stanley Wang (Cohort 2012) has taken his leadership talents to Taiwan, where he was recently appointed as Chief Executive Officer…