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

Inside Parliament: 60th Parliament of Victoria

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.

Representation and democracy

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

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

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

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

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

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: Separation of powers

Parliament and the courts: Separation of powers

Hear from a panel of experts, representing parliament, government and the courts, who explore concepts surrounding the separation of powers, the evolution of this principle and its role as an accountability measure in our system of government.

Parliament and the courts: Principles of justice

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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Latest news and updates for teachers.

Special Sittings

Special Sittings

16 April

What makes a sitting special? Is it the place, time, procedure or content? Is it none, or all of the above? With the regional sitting in Echuca just around the corner, we thought it was time to delve deeper into the specifics of special sittings.

What's happening in parliament - April 2024

What's happening in parliament - April 2024

18 April

The first four sitting weeks of 2024 have seen a range of bills introduced and passed in parliament. The committees have also been hard at work, receiving terms of reference for new inquiries, accepting submissions, conducting public hearings and tabling their reports. When members are busy back in their electorates, let’s take a look at some recent bills and inquiries.

International Women's Day 2024

International Women's Day 2024

4 March

On Monday 4th of March, over 90 students from 17 schools visited the Parliament of Victoria for a panel event held for International Women’s Day, with this year's theme Invest in women: Accelerate progress.

Professional reading as professional development

Professional reading as professional development

22 February 2023

Professional reading can be a great way to engage in professional development; it can offer diverse voices, insights to specialist subjects, and flexibility in time commitment, content and location.

The first Act: 2018-2024

The first Act: 2018-2024

15 February

At the start of February, the Victorian parliament completed its first sitting day for 2024, and passed its first bill for the year. The first Act of Parliament each year provides some great insight into the range of legislation that is debated and passed through parliament, as well as some of the responses to issues happening across Victoria.

Leadership and advocacy

Leadership and advocacy

9 February

For many people, being a leader or an advocate for change can be a daunting concept. Our upcoming video series ‘Leadership and advocacy’ explores the journeys of some of our Members of Parliament, as well as two youth advocates, Danny and Daizy. The series explores what they do, how they engage with people and what they've learnt along the way. In this post, Danny and Daizy reflect on their journey and the importance of the work they do.

Embedding civics and citizenship in the classroom

Embedding civics and citizenship in the classroom

5 February

If you're in preparation mode and looking to add some new resources to your classroom, we've put together an overview of different civics and citizenship concepts you can easily embed. These activities are not just for your humanities classroom but can be used across a range of subject areas.

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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.