Teach the Teacher

Designed by students, the Teach the Teacher program is a whole school student-led framework to encourage and enable student voice, agency and participation delivered by VicSRC. An internationally recognised, education innovation, Teach the Teacher aims to create an inclusive school culture where everyone's voices are equally heard. Teach the Teacher supports students to drive change at school by leading collaborative conversations with teachers, school leadership and staff.

Teach the Teacher is a semester-long program, including one term of delivery and one term of post-program support from VicSRC. Teach the Teacher consists of multiple workshops, resources and regular support to embed student voice practices in your school leading to long term cultural change.

Book in your free, no obligation readiness call with one of our team members to learn more and ensure your school is set for success in student voice.

Students sit around a table having a conversation, there are pens and sheets of paper covered in written plans between them.

Has your school completed Teach the Teacher in the past but want to do it again?

Check out our new Refresher program!

Students benefit from taking part in Teach the Teacher in a variety of ways. Many gain confidence to speak up more in a classroom and wider school setting, most discover a greater empathy towards teachers, and all have a heightened awareness of how they and their classmates are being taught.
Zack Pretlove, SRC Advisor, Melbourne Girls' College

Teach the Teacher is the single most transformative flipping of pedagogy I've seen in 40 years of education.
Patricia Cowling, Education Consultant

I have learnt so much about the hardships of teachers, the challenges they face, and the art of teaching. I have also learnt so much about the behind-the-scenes work of educators, the research behind all the learning and teaching techniques implemented and the complex field of education research.
Teach the Teacher student participant

How does Teach the Teacher work?

Students lead collaborative conversations with their school staff about how students and educators can work together to address a school issue.

The program supports students at your school to:

Choose and research an issue, including gathering and analysing data

Plan and deliver a professional learning session for educators
Create a plan of collaborative action to address the chosen issue
Share actions, learnings and impact with the whole school community
Embed this process of student-teacher collaboraito the school

Express your interest or contact [email protected] to start your Teach the Teacher journey!

VicSRC Teach the Teacher Refresher Program

For schools who have previously completed Teach the Teacher with VicSRC, we now offer a Refresher of the program aimed to support you in continuing your work with student voice in your school. The Refresher covers the basics of Teach the Teacher and student voice, and by the end of the workshop your team will have a plan outlining how to move forward with the program independently.

The Refresher is a one-off 2.5 hour workshop with VicSRC held at your school, it can be booked at any point in the year to support you as you need it. In addition to the workshop, with purchase of the Refresher you will receive a take-home pack of resources to assist you in making your way through the following steps of Teach the Teacher.

Teach the Teacher