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Welcome. The Victorian Parliament offers a range of resources, information and programs for teachers, to support the exploration of civics and citizenship and legal studies in Victorian classrooms.

Young people on the steps of Parliament House

Announcing the winners of this year's Parliament Prize.

"What would you say to Parliament of you were an MP?" Chosen from a field of 1126 entries, we are pleased to present the winners in each of the 2024 Parliament Prize categories: Grades 5 and 6, Years 7 to 9 and Years 10 to 12. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

Click here to view the winning entries

Featured resources

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Practical tools for teachers of Civics and Citizenship and VCE Legal Studies, including a range of teacher guides.

Inside Parliament: 60th Parliament of Victoria

Inside Parliament is a guide to the history, structures, procedures and practices that shape our state parliament. Available in hard copy or online.

Augmented Reality

This experience offers an opportunity to see the evolution of Parliament House, hear about the history of parliament and the work of Members of Parliament, and most importantly, how you can have your say.

Representation and democracy

This resource explores the different forms of representation, the principles of democracy and how democracy and representation work in Victoria.

Leadership and advocacy

The Leadership and advocacy series includes six videos where members of parliament and young advocates discuss their leadership journeys, what motivates them and what they've learnt so far.

Mission Control

Mission Control is a civics and science interdisciplinary program that explores the potential role a diverse number of industries may play in the future space sector.

Law reform case study: Medically supervised injecting centres

Explore the passage of the Pilot Medically Supervised Injecting Centre Bill 2017. A new resource for VCE Legal Studies teachers and students.

Aboriginal Change Makers

Aboriginal Change Makers is a teaching resource for Victorian schools that presents amazing stories of political and social activity, self-determination, and empowerment.

Engaging perspectives

Encourage students to engage with and develop a range of perspectives on any given topic using this set of cards.

Parliament and the courts: Principles of justice

Members of parliament and the judiciary discuss the principles of justice that inform the process of making, applying and reforming laws.

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What's happening in parliament - September 2024

1 October

This issue of 'What’s happening in parliament' highlights some bills that are in various stages of their parliament journey and the length of time these bills have taken to pass through parliament.

What's happening in committees - September 2024

2 October

The committees in both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council have been busy with conducting inquiries and tabling reports. This blog post takes a look at a few different committees across both houses and their respective activities.

Parliament Prize 2024 awards ceremony

General | 14 August 2024

The competition received a record-setting 1126 entries from pupils in grades 5 through to year 12 on issues important to them and their communities.

Civics and citizenship in a contemporary society

21 August

Teachers from across Victoria attended a conference on teaching civics and citizenship in a contemporary society, exploring the new civics and citizenship curriculum, as well as strategies for the classroom.

In the pursuit of species survival: National Science Week 2024

20 August

Believe it or not, science and citizenship have a great deal in common. Whilst science (in a broad sense) focuses on the pursuit and application of knowledge of the natural and physical world, civics and citizenship considers peoples involvement in particular groups and their rights and responsibilities within these.

Contributing to your community and to science

16 August

Citizen science projects have become a popular and incredibly useful way for a whole range of people to contribute to their community and to science.

Useful links

Continue learning about our system of democracy in Victoria, with these useful links to information about the Parliament of Victoria, the Governor and state government. You'll also find links to relevant teaching associations and civic institutions, as well as organisations offering additional resources for your civics classroom.

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Email

education@parliament.vic.gov.au

Phone

(03) 8622 2898
Monday to Friday
9am - 5pm AEST

Acknowledgements

The Victorian Parliament's suite of education resources and our outreach programs to schools are supported by the Department of Education and Training through their Strategic Partnerships program.

We also acknowledge the work of the parliament's Education Advisory Panel, comprised of education practitioners who provide advice and guidance on our education programs and resources.

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