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Placements Plus

Tailored wraparound supports for pre-service teachers (PSTs) and host schools.

Placements Plus programs focus on fostering partnerships between universities and Victorian government schools to facilitate the delivery of enhanced placements for pre-service teachers (PSTs).

The Victorian Government has announced that Placements Plus will continue in the 2026 school year. Further information will be provided shortly.

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PSTs participating in Placement Plus programs will receive tailored wraparound support during their placements. This includes professional learning and supports to strengthen connections with peers and their local school community. Tailored supports will also be provided to participating host schools, such as additional professional learning for supervising and mentor teachers.

The Placements Plus programs will be delivered in 2024 and 2025 by Victorian universities in the following rural, regional and urban growth corridor areas:

  • Ballarat and surrounding areas (Australian Catholic University program)
  • Bass Coast and South Gippsland area (Monash University program)
  • Goulburn area (RMIT program)
  • Greater Bendigo (La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne joint program)
  • Greater Shepparton (La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne joint program)
  • Latrobe LGA (Federation University Australia program)
  • Mildura (La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne joint program)
  • Ovens Murray area (RMIT program)
  • South East Growth Corridor (Monash University program)
  • Specialist school program to be delivered in collaboration with the Principals Association of Specialist Schools (PASS) in PASS network specialist schools in the South East and South East Growth Corridor (Monash University program)
  • Wimmera (Deakin University, Australian Catholic University and Federation University Australia joint program)
  • Wodonga (La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne joint program)
  • Wyndham area (Victoria University program).

If you participate in Placements Plus you may also be eligible for daily grant funding under the Pre-service teacher Placement Grant (PPG) program.

To find out more, contact your participating university or the department’s ITE team at: ite@education.vic.gov.au

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