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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.

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Teacher Open House, 12 July 2024, 3pm

Teachers from across Victoria’s education sector are invited to an open house experience at the Victorian parliament.

If you’ve been considering a school visit to Parliament House or you’d like to know more about the resources that are available to support civics and citizenship in your classroom, then register your place at this free event.

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Civics and citizenship in a contemporary society, Friday 16 August, 9am-3pm

Teachers are invited to attend a free conference exploring the Victorian civics and citizenship curriculum.

The conference will consider the implementation of the new curriculum, including exploring contemporary issues, civic processes and concepts of diversity and identity, as well as strategies and activities for the civics and citizenship classroom.

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Featured resources

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Practical tools for teachers of Civics and Citizenship and VCE Legal Studies.

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.

Education blog

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New Augmented Reality experience at Parliament House

3 June

Can’t make it in to visit the Parliament of Victoria? Our new Augmented Reality experience enables you to virtually visit parliament to learn about the history of parliament, the work of Members of Parliament and how you can have your say.

Places of civic importance

20 June

Are you looking for an additional experience to support your visit to the Parliament of Victoria? Consider visiting the Old Treasury Building to build or extend your students’ understanding of democracy and the yearly of Victoria and federation.

Engaging with students across the state

12 June

Every now and again the Community Engagement Education team engage with a range of schools and universities to trial new programs and experiences. This blog post provides an overview of some of our recent engagements and the different resources that were used.

School tours at Parliament House

20 June

Booking your school to visit Parliament on a sitting day can be unpredictable, but it can also be a great experience that students will remember for years to come.

Regional sitting wrap-up

21 May

In mid-April, to coincide with the Legislative Council's regional sitting, the Community Engagement education team ventured to Northern Victoria to conduct a series of workshops for schools in the Echuca area.

What's happening in parliament - May 2024

30 May

In this blog post we take a look at a couple of bills under consideration in both houses, as well as a number of committee inquiries. There has been a lot going on in committees, including the interim report for the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria that was tabled at the Legislative Council's regional sitting in Echuca and the recent hearing for Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Inquiry into vaping and tobacco controls.

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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Contact us

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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