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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.

Electorate data cards

Encourage students to explore how decisions can be made with this set of cards that use real ABS data.

Engaging with parliament digital posters

Download and print your own set of classroom posters outlining the ways people can engage with parliament. Designed as simple flowcharts that include the process, key information and QR codes for more information, these can be used to prompt students to take part.

Debating in the chamber

Run a mock debate on any issue or topic using the processes of parliament, with the How to write a bill template and Chamber place cards.

Engaging perspectives: Schools

Engage with and develop a range of perspectives on any given topic relating to schools using this set of cards. Great for school and student leaders.

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.

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.

Education blog

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Parliament Prize 2024: What were young people saying about education?

15 October

One of our most popular topics for Parliament Prize participants, as always, is education, with students sharing their thoughts around issues of equity and access, curriculum, school buildings and raft of other topics.

Parliament Prize 2024: What were young people saying about health

8 October

Over the last few years there has been an increase in the number of young people talking about health, mental health and wellbeing, and this year was no exception with 15% of entries highlighting the benefits of mental health support, health concerns relating to habits like vaping, and the impact of good health-based education programs.

Parliament Prize 2024: What were young people saying about the environment

1 October

Every year, the young people who enter our Parliament Prize competition talk about a really diverse variety of topics. One of our most popular topics is the environment, covering everything from plastic usage and tree coverage to waste management and wildlife protection, and everything in between.

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.

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.

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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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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