Opportunities

Deakin's Access Quality Teaching (AQT) program aims to improve the outcomes of vulnerable children in low socio-economic status schools. We invite our highest achieving, most capable pre-service teachers to join like-minded peers committed to improving equity through education and support them to teach in these schools.

To be eligible you must be a third year student from:

• Bachelor of Education (Primary)
• Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Science/Master of Teaching (Secondary)

For the remainder of your degree, you'll complete your regular initial teacher education course and engage in a Community of Practice model to explore issues related to poverty and disadvantage. You'll also complete your remaining school experience placements in low socio-economic schools.

Financial support payments are available for eligible AQT program participants.

Almost 150 primary and secondary schools and early childhood centres across Melbourne, Geelong and Warrnambool make up the Deakin alliance network. Our unique model works to simultaneously strengthen and support pre-service teacher education in ways that align to school improvement. Every school in the network has been identified as a high impact provider engaging in exceptional practice and leading the development of evidence-based teachers,

By undertaking a professional experience placement in a Deakin alliance network school, you'll benefit from:

• additional mentoring and development support
• additional support via a site director
• the opportunity to receive a preferred place and, at some schools, an exclusive placement
• evidence-based assessment strategies
• opportunities to enhance pedagogical practice.

Our highly sought after professional experience opportunities can be undertaken overseas or in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or regional communities. Choose from a number of schools across Australasia, Europe and the Americas or keep it local in a regional country town.

Accessibility and flexibility are the hallmarks of Deakin courses. We strive to provide greater flexibility for work, travel and planning other activities around your study commitments. You can:

• choose the trimester you start in
• study full or part-time
• study a single unit before committing to a full degree
• take advantage of 'intensive mode' and complete an entire unit in two consecutive days or full-classes spread across several weeks
• attend workshops and seminars and gain the advantage of peer discussion and networking.