Because the need is great...
The problem of educational inequity in Australia requires urgent action, and through Teach For Australia, you have the opportunity to become part of an exciting story which is only just beginning to unfold.
The Teach For Australia program is comprehensive, can be tailored to meet your own social responsibility goals and offers you the opportunity to make an impact that reaches deep into communities and the future of their children.
Investing in Teach For Australia will allow us to reach further into the communities that need the most help – rural and remote communities that sit in the bottom quartile of disadvantage in Australia. Your contribution will go directly toward closing the gap, making the Australian education system more equitable for all children.
...and the problem calls for a collaborative effort
Breaking the complex cycle of social disadvantage and poor educational outcomes requires systemic change. It calls for an ambitious vision shared equally across captains of industry, leaders of government and movers amongst our community, with each propelled to activate change.
From within the education and public sectors, the business community, philanthropies and individuals, our leaders have a responsibility – and opportunity – to contribute to real and meaningful change so that all Australian kids, regardless of their socio-economic background, can grasp their life’s full potential.
We are looking for change, not charity. The TFA program endeavours to address the cause of the problems, rather than treat the symptoms.
There are unique benefits for your organisation
The common factor between education and industry is leadership. Teach For Australia can give you the opportunity to invest in the next generation of leaders and to demonstrate directly your commitment to education and the community.
An organisation working towards long-term empowerment and systemic change
The return on your social investment will continue to make an impact for years to come – demonstrated change achieved in individual classrooms or communities start to effect the wider community in a ripple effect, contributing towards effecting a movement within Australian education
Tap into a pool of high achieving graduates
The Teach For Australia recruitment and selection process is highly selective, and acceptance into our pogram is limited to only the highest calibre graduates. By partnering with Teach For Australia, we offer access, via a number of programs and initiatives, to a group of aspiring and future leaders.
Help build national capacity
In many of the communities we work in, workforce and skill constraints coincide with some of our most economically productive areas. The opportunity to help build local workforce capacity in different regions across Australia offers organisations and philanthropies a vehicle through which to target long-term capacity building in distinct geographic areas.
Leadership Development opportunities
You can help build the leadership capacity of your own staff by attending and delivering leadership sessions. Across the Teach For Australia program, there are many opportunities and avenues through which we, and you, can benefit from a sharing of knowledge and mentorship in this area.
Become a Leadership Coach
We seek senior leaders from across all sectors to become one-on-one Leadership Coaches for our Associates. By participating, Coaches help set the leadership pathway of an Associate, whilst enhancing their own leaderhsip and mentoring skills.
Join a network of thought-leaders around leadership and change
Participating in the Teach For Australia program offers you the opportunity to further develop within a network of like-minded leaders - across the business community, educational policy, school leadership and academic delivery - who are making an exciting contribution to the conversation on addressing educational disadvantage in Australia.
Be part of a global initiative
Some of the world's largest and most prestigious organisations and philanthropies are involved with our sister programs overseas, such as Teach For America and Teach First in the U.K. By partnering with Teach For Australia, you join a unique group of results-oriented philanthopists and corporate partners working towards long-term system change.
Attach your brand to education
Education truly is the gift that keeps on giving, and the benefits of an excellent education are amplified and pervade societies long-after the schooling experience has passed. By getting directly involved in the betterment of how education is delivered to ALL Australians, you can demonstrate to the community that you are serious about investing in the future of our nations capacity to build a brighter future for all.
