Free environmental resources for Victorian secondary school teachers

The resources will help to equip teachers to support students’ understanding of Victoria’s environmental regulations, including why the regulations exist and the role we all play in environmental protection. The resources aim to deepen secondary students’ connections to the world around them and the rules that exist to protect our state’s biodiversity and wildlife, and support the safe and sustainable use of public land.

These resources use various interactive and printable resources and complement the five curriculum-based resources for primary school teachers launched in August last year. The primary school resources saw close to 400 downloads across 50 Victorian schools in the first six months, building on the Conservation Regulator’s education resources.

The new secondary school resources add to a range of existing free teaching materials, including printable worksheets, and outdoor play exercises that focus on wildlife conservation, made available through the Conservation Regulator’s Focus Species program. The program promotes wildlife protection at home and in the wild and aims to engage and educate the public on the small actions they can take to help safeguard these animals and all native wildlife.

To access the resources and learn more, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/resources-for-teachers

Quotes attributable to Chief Conservation Regulator, Kate Gavens:

'The two new curriculum linked resources for secondary school teachers add to the Conservation Regulator’s suite of free resources available to educators and the community. The plans aim to deepen students’ connections to the world around them and the rules that exist to protect our state’s biodiversity and wildlife, and support the safe and sustainable use of public land.'

'It’s so important that young people understand why our laws to protect flora and fauna exist, and know what to do when they see these laws being broken.'