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Teach For Australia welcomes today’s announcement from the Federal Education Minister, the Hon Dan Tehan MP, for an additional $15 million for two initiatives to address shortages in high-quality school leaders and specialist teachers, with a particular focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). CEO, Melodie Potts Rosevear, is very pleased for the continued support. “We are grateful for Minister Tehan’s and the Federal Government’s ongoing support, through the High Achieving Teachers Program (HATP), to enlist more great talent to teach and lead our children, regardless of background or postcode, to attain an excellent education – the ...

Are you motivated to tackle educational disadvantage and want to develop your leadership skills in a career with challenge and purpose? Applications for Teach For Australia’s Leadership Development Program are still open until August 23. It’s no secret that the lower the level of education a child obtains, the further their opportunities in life can diminish. Throw a global pandemic into the mix, and the gap in education equity becomes more apparent than ever. A new report by The Grattan Institute has found that despite the enormous efforts made by teachers and schools during the remote learning period, the achievement gap between disadvantaged and advantaged ...

Teach For Australia and Wesfarmers are pleased to announce a further two year extension to their community partnership. TFA began operating in Western Australia in 2015 and has enjoyed a supportive partnership with the WA-based company since 2017. “Wesfarmers has been a proud supporter of the valuable work Teach For Australia provide to the WA community, and we are delighted to be able to extend our partnership for another two years,” Wesfarmers Executive General Manager of Corporate Affairs Naomi Flutter said. Since 2015, TFA has placed 204 Associates to teaching roles in WA schools, and has worked with nearly 50 schools. “This valued partnership with ...