Explore Your Future - Beyond the Line
Beyond the Line gives students a taste of teaching and living in rural NSW, by introducing them to schools and communities in the Bourke, Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Dubbo, Griffith and Moree areas, and selected schools in the Armidale, Orange and Tamworth areas.
The program provides a snapshot of a rural teacher’s life, firsthand experience of country hospitality and the chance to discover more about country areas that hold the greatest number of employment opportunities.
Beyond the Line - School Community Visits
Participants in Beyond the Line are often surprised by the immense respect rural communities show to teachers and schools, and the camaraderie that exists amongst the staff.
The visit is your chance to see rural schools in action, ask questions, and receive honest appraisals about teaching in the country.
Teacher education students participating in Beyond The Line School Community Visits travel by coach to a selection of country schools and are billeted with local teachers or accommodated in hotels, motels or cabins in the area.
A schedule of visits for 2009 is available here.
Many students choose to build on their School Community Visit, by later participating in the Beyond The Line Professional Experience program.
Beyond the Line - Professional Experience
The opportunity to explore your future, living and working in various parts of non-coastal rural NSW, is made accessible through Beyond the Line Professional Experience. Participants are given financial assistance by the NSW Department of Education and Training towards accommodation and travel expenses associated with their practicum placement.
Your time at the school is also supported by local teachers and the school communities, resulting in a rich professional and cultural experience. You’ll be well prepared to decide if the country life is for you, and should you join the many visiting students who have revelled in the experience, you’ll be in a great position to seek future employment in these schools.
How to explore your future, Beyond the Line
Step 1: Check with your professional experience coordinator to see which programs are available in your university.
Step 2: Collect an application form, complete it and forward it to your university’s professional experience coordinator.
Step 3: our professional experience coordinator will assess your application based on your academic record, previous professional experience reports, commitment to teaching in public schools and information from your application form.
Step 4: Successful applicants for Professional Experience will be allocated a placement by the Department in accordance with the information on your application form and the availability of a placement in your selected school area/s or schools.
Teacher education students in NSW universities, University of Canberra and La Trobe University, Wodonga Campus are eligible to participate in Beyond The Line. Check with your course coordinator for details of your university’s involvement.
Beyond the Line is supported by local teachers and school communities in rural NSW.
