School Project Advisor

Description:

The School of Education has a long and distinctive history of progressive and socially engaged teaching and research in education. The school provides for the professional preparation of teachers and educators in early childhood, primary, secondary, community, vocational and higher education.

The AQTI is an alternative professional experience program for high-performing primary and secondary preservice teachers. The AQTI is funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) and is delivered by La Trobe University (LTU) School of Education, in partnership with DET schools.

Preservice teachers apply to take part in the program in the final two years of their undergraduate program. Selected participants receive enhanced preparation for professional experience in hard-to-staff regional, rural and urban low SES Secondary schools.

This preparation includes short courses in reading, mental health in schools, and children who challenge, as well as cohort development activities and reflective readings about relevant inclusion issues. Through the program preservice teachers will then have enhanced professional experience placements at regional, rural and urban low SES Secondary schools. These enhanced experiences will include additional mentoring during placements, school visits from LTU staff, and a community connections program.

• Recruit and support preservice teachers both in their preparation for, and participation in placements.
• Liaise with leaders and mentor teachers at participating schools, and DET as appropriate.
• Evaluate the impact of the GS-TAPP program on all stakeholders.
• Develop partnerships with schools to provide AQTI professional experience placement.
• Provide advice to the AQTI academic staff on program objectives, organisational structures and budget expenditure.