Anglicare Victoria (AV) believes that providing a young person with a good education goes hand-in-hand with giving them a good upbringing in care. One example of how Anglicare Victoria (AV) has evolved since it was formed are innovative home-grown programs to support parents and help at-risk young people with their education.

As a result of this aspiration, TEACHaR (Transforming Educational Achievement of Children at Risk) was developed in collaboration with AV’s clients and have proven highly effective in responding to community needs.

The TEACHaR model offers one-to-one specialist tutoring of the Victorian curriculum to help young people accelerate their learning over an intensive period.

Over the past year, 34 education specialists delivered dedicated support to more than 300 young people across the state, almost a 40 per cent increase from the previous year.

For the next 25 years, AV will continue to engage the most current educational tools, and employ quality education experts to deliver education effectively to our young people in care.

When Billy* began AV’s TEACHaR program at age 11, he couldn’t read or write. He often referred to himself as “dumb and unworthy.” Billy’s temporary foster carer Teresa* recognised he needed a gentle and caring approach to help him learn. “Billy’s capacity to learn is dependent on emotion regulation and feeling safe in both his learning environment and the relationship,” Teresa explained.

“Billy began to show interest in books and creating stories, demonstrating pride in his achievements – he even wrote apology notes for cheeky behaviours!” Teresa says.