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Teach Today employment-based pathway
Gain teaching experience while studying
Deakin’s Regional and Inclusive Secondary Education (RISE) program is delivered as part of the Victorian Department of Education Teach Today Pathway for eligible Master of Teaching (Secondary) students. It offers the opportunity to gain paid para-professional teaching employment within a Victorian government secondary school while still studying.
Employment-based pathway for Master of Teaching (Secondary) students
This employment-based pathway is designed for students in Deakin’s Master of Teaching (Secondary) courses. You’ll be put forward for part-time employment in Victorian government secondary schools to fill real teaching vacancies (securing employment is not guaranteed).
Deakin RISE is more than work experience – it’s a chance to apply your learning in real classrooms, develop professional skills, and build confidence and connections that will accelerate your teaching career.
Deakin RISE benefits
Choosing the Deakin RISE pathway offers a range of unique benefits. Deakin RISE students who secure employment will benefit from:
- Hands-on classroom experience while you study: Gain practical teaching experience while you study, allowing you to apply your knowledge in the classroom as you learn it.
- Guidance from experienced secondary teachers: Receive support from both a Deakin Teaching Coach and a School-Based Mentor throughout your employment period, for your professional development and workplace learning.
- Integrated course placements: Complete all required placements within your school once employed, giving you continuity of work during placement periods.
- Build your career network: Develop relationships with teachers, peers and school communities that will support your future teaching career.
How to apply
To apply for Deakin RISE (Teach Today), follow the steps below.
- Apply for one of the eligible Master of Teaching (Secondary) courses.
- Accept your offer.
- Complete the online Deakin RISE application form, emailed to your Deakin account when Deakin RISE applications open.
Eligibility
Deakin RISE is open to students who are enrolled in one of these eligible courses:
- Master of Teaching (Secondary) course code E779
- Bachelor of Arts / Master of Teaching (Secondary) course code D303
- Bachelor of Science / Master of Teaching (Secondary) course code D304.
The Victorian Department of Education has specified that only students with one or more of the following approved teaching methods will be eligible for 2027:
- Mathematics
- English
- Science (chemistry, physics, biology and/or environmental science)
Approved secondary teaching methods are advised within course offer communications to students.
You must also be a domestic student residing in Victoria and be willing to work in one of the Victorian Department of Education priority local government areas (LGAs).
Priority local government areas
In response to the ongoing need for secondary teachers in particular areas of Victoria, you must be willing to work in one or more of these Victorian Department of Education priority local government areas. Not all schools within each LGA are eligible to employ Deakin RISE candidates. The number in brackets after each LGA indicates the number of eligible secondary schools within the LGA.
Alpine (4) Ararat (2) Ballarat (6) Banyule (3) Bass Coast (1) Baw Baw (4) Benalla (2) Brimbank (6) Buloke (5) Campaspe (4) Cardinia (5) Casey (18) Central Goldfields (1) Colac-Otway (4) Corangamite (5) Darebin (4) East Gippsland (6) Frankston (6) | Gannawarra (2) Glenelg (3) Golden Plains (1) Greater Bendigo (5) Greater Dandenong (6) Greater Geelong (9) Greater Shepparton (1) Hepburn (1) Hindmarsh (3) Hobsons Bay (4) Horsham (1) Hume (11) Indigo (2) Kingston (4) Knox (6) Latrobe (4) Loddon (4) Macedon Ranges (2) | Manningham (2) Mansfield (1) Maribyrnong (2) Maroondah (5) Melton (9) Merri-bek (4) Mildura (8) Mitchell (3) Moira (4) Monash (2) Moonee Valley (3) Moorabool (1) Mornington Peninsula (6) Mount Alexander (1) Moyne (2) Murrindindi (3) Nillumbik (2) Northern Grampians (2) | Pyrenees (1) South Gippsland (4) Southern Grampians (3) Strathbogie (1) Surf Coast (2) Swan Hill (3) Towong (2) Wangaratta (1) Warrnambool (2) Wellington (3) West Wimmera (3) Whitehorse (1) Whittlesea (13) Wodonga (2) Wyndham (22) Yarra (3) Yarra Ranges (9) Yarriambiack (3) |
Deakin RISE enquiries
For more information about Deakin RISE, including intake timelines, please email the School of Education employment-based pathway team.
