Teach Today and Teach Tomorrow Programs (Reference 135)
Teach Today and Teach Tomorrow (TTTT) programs seek to boost the supply of teachers in Victorian government secondary and specialist schools, particularly in outer-metropolitan, rural and remote locations and in priority subject areas. The department is working in partnership with the following Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers to attract and train local teachers:
- Australian Catholic University (ACU)
- Deakin University
- Federation University
- Nexus (La Trobe University)
- RMIT
- Teach For Australia (ACU)
- Victoria University
- the University of Melbourne.
The TTTTT programs provide teaching students with paid employment in Victorian government secondary and specialist schools as education support staff or teaching paraprofessionals while they complete their postgraduate teaching degree. Teaching students either study intensively for 6 to 12 months and then work in classrooms as they finish their studies, or work in classrooms throughout their studies.
Teach Today program students receive a $2,400 department scholarship for the initial intensive study period.
Teach Tomorrow program students receive a $15,000 department scholarship while they study for the first 6 to 12 months.
Any Teach Today or Teach Tomorrow students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander will also receive an additional $15,000 department scholarship to support them during the program.
Teach Today and Teach Tomorrow students who relocate to a rural or regional school for the employment element of the program may also be eligible for a $2,000 relocation incentive to assist with relocation costs.
CRT payments will be allocated directly to participating schools at a rate of 6 CRT days per participating student teacher to support the host school in releasing the mentor teacher from the classroom to spend time mentoring the participating student during their employment.
Targeted school support funding is available to eligible schools interested in hosting a student to mitigate financial barriers. Approximately $31,000 will be provided to eligible schools facing budget constraints, level of hard-to-staff and consultation with the relevant regional office.
Refer to: Employment-Based Degrees: Teach Today and Teach Tomorrow Programs.
Eligibility
- Secondary Schools
- P-12 Schools (only the secondary component of the school)
- Specialist Schools
Specifically, schools must be hosting students as part of this program to be eligible for this allocation.
Secondary (including primary/secondary) and specialist schools that are hosting students participating in the Australian Catholic University (ACU), Deakin University, Federation University, Nexus, RMIT, Teach For Australia, Victoria University, and the University of Melbourne in Teach Today and Teach Tomorrow programs.
Funding will be allocated in instalments in March (confirmed) and August (indicative cycle) through credit and cash funding and is calculated by the program area.
Rates
Scholarship rates
- Teach Today program students receive a $2,400 department scholarship.
- Teach Tomorrow program students receive a $15,000 department scholarship.
- Any Teach Today or Teach Tomorrow students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander will also receive an additional $15,000 department scholarship.
CRT rates
CRT payments will be allocated directly to participating schools at a rate of 6 CRT days per participating student teacher to support the host school in releasing the mentor teacher from the classroom to spend time mentoring the participating student during their employment. CRT rate will be the ministerial rate.
Targeted support payments
Targeted school support funding is available to eligible schools interested in hosting a student to mitigate financial barriers. Approximately $31,000 will be provided to eligible schools facing budget constraints, level of hard-to-staff and consultation with the relevant regional office.
Relocation expenses
Teach Today and Teach Tomorrow students who relocate to a rural or regional school for the employment element of the program may also be eligible for a $2,000 relocation incentive to assist with relocation costs.
Please note the allocations do not include payroll tax and superannuation and will not attract these charges in the SRP Budget Management report.
Further Information
The Program team: teach.today.teach.tomorrow@education.vic.gov.au
Reviewed 21 June 2023