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Adelaide Excursion Opportunities …..
** Please note with current COVID-19 restrictions:
- The Courts have re-opened to the public, but bookings are now ESSENTIAL. Schools who have not booked may be denied entry.
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Book a visit to the Adelaide Magistrates Court
Book a self-guided visit to the Adelaide Magistrates Court. Appropriate for primary and secondary school students. Please click above link to be taken to the booking page.
Book a visit to South Australia’s Parliament House
Click on the link above to book a tour of Parliament House. Alternately, you can contact the Community Education Officer at: natalie.young@parliament.sa.gov.au, or, your local MP.
Visit Old Adelaide Gaol
You can book through their website, or alternately, contact the Gaol at: 8231 4062, or https://www.adelaidegaol.sa.gov.au/Education-tours
Centre for Democracy
The new Centre for Democracy has just opened, in the heart of the Adelaide CBD, with free admission daily, between 10am – 5pm. If you’re interested in booking an education program, please contact the Education Officers at: staff@centreofdemocracy.sa.gov.au
You can visit their website here: http://centreofdemocracy.sa.gov.au/
UniSA
Please see below under *Featured Resources* for excursion opportunities at UniSA City West Campus.
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Glossary
The glossary is a comprehensive list of legal terminology used in the Stage 1 and 2 Courses. For both teachers and students.
Please visit our Calendar page for all available Professional Development opportunities, run through LETASA. We also feature externally offered PD here, too, for your information.
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** Featured Resources **
UniSA Programs
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Dr Sarah Moulds and Tracey Coleman of the University of South Australia, have developed two FREE units, and a competition, for the students of South Australia.
Teachers can choose from:
- Unit 1: Legal Research and Legal Studies Students
- Unit 2: Law in Action – Bail Application Advocacy Program
- Competition – Talk a Walk
Teacher can find out more information by clicking here to download the pamphlet. Ltr re UniSA Law Units for SA Legal Studies Classes
UniSA Programs
In addition to the program listed above hosted by Dr Moulds, the UniSA Law School hosts three different hour-long workshops that you can register for online. Workshops are aimed at students in Years 10-12.
More information about these programs can be accessed by following this link:
Law and Criminal Justice experiences – Study at UniSA – University of South Australia
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Leo Keegan, Empowering Pedagogies
Leo Keegan regularly travels to Adelaide to run his simulation program, JusticeCountry. This is a Parliamentary/Social Justice simulation that immerses students in the Parliamentary process, and gives them a voice and an opportunity to make changes for the better.
If you are interested in having JusticeCountry run in your school, please contact Leo on: leokeegan@bigpond.com.
For a testimonial from a school that has run JusticeCountry, please click here.
For an article outlining Leo’s program, please click here.
For some student reflections & evaluations of the program, please click here.
Governor’s Civics Awards for Schools
2019 saw the launch of the Governor’s Civics Awards for Schools at Government House.
In 2023, the Governor’s Civics Awards are going ahead for students in Years 5-12.
Winners are announced in December of each calendar year.
For further information, please visit: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/schools-and-educators/programs-students/challenges-and-competitions/governors-civics-awards-schoolshttps://www.education.sa.gov.au/governors-civics-awards-schools
Alternately, you can contact: GovernorsCivicsAwards@sa.gov.au
Australian-specific Legal Studies Teaching Resources
There are lots of Legal Studies resources online, but many are USA-centric, and not necessarily relevant or accurate for our system. Below, find a small selection of recommended sources that are specific to the Australian Legal System.
For a more comprehensive list of recommendations and sites, please log into the Wiki, and visit the “External Links” page.
Parliamentary Education Office
The Australian Parliamentary Education Office has some excellent teaching resources available, particularly for Civics and Citizenship teachers.
You can access their resources here: www.peo.gov.au
The PEO also has a new teacher newsletter called “Session Notes” that is published quaterly and addresses key questions from students and teachers, as well as promoting new teaching resources. You can subscribe by following this link: https://www.peo.gov.au/teaching/session-notes.html
Rule of Law Institute
The Rule of Law Institute of Australia has countless teaching resources developed for Primary and High School students on many elements of the Legal System (not just “rule of law”). There are some great diagrams, case studies, case summaries etc available for teachers to use.
You can access their resources here: https://www.ruleoflaw.org.au/education/
Discovering Democracy Units
The Discovering Democracy units are particularly helpful when developing Civics and Citizenship curriculum plans. They were initially published as an initiative from the Federal Government in the early 2000s.
You can access their resources here: https://www1.curriculum.edu.au/ddunits/units/units.htm
Are you a member of LETASA’s Facebook Group?
LETASA have created a Facebook group to allow easy communication with other Legal Studies/Civics and Citizenship teachers from around the state. It’s designed to be a place where people can ask questions, share resources, and discuss and highlight current legal issues.
Please follow the link to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/192086214557042/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel