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Community legal education

Youthlaw undertakes community legal education (CLE) to raise the level of understanding amongst young people, their advocates and the broader community about how the law affects young people. We:

conduct CLE sessions with young people in schools and community settings around Victoria
conduct CLE sessions with workers around Victoria
produce written education materials such as the information sheets on this website
raise issues in the media.

Some common topics we speak about include:

Young people's rights and responsibilities (e.g. police powers and ticket inspectors)
Workers rights and obligations
Duty of care, privacy, confidentiality

Please contact us if you would like to talk about a CLE session.

Resource for educators in schools & community settings

What's the Deal: A kit to educate young people about legal issues

What's the Deal is a resource for teachers designed to improve awareness of young people's legal rights and responsibilities. The kit is to be used with young people aged 14 - 16 years and is targeted at school teachers (Years 9 and 10) and educators working in community settings such as community legal centres and youth services. This resource was developed by Youthlaw and Victoria Legal Aid.

The kit covers four key issues:

Authority (Police and Ticket Inspectors)
Your Body (Sex and Gender Identity, Pregnancy)
Becoming Independent (Leaving Home and Getting Work)
When Things Hurt (Violence and Discrimination)

The kit uses a range of teaching strategies to enhance young people's learning such as research activities, role-plays and games.

The resource is available through Victoria Legal Aid. Order a copy of What's the Deal online at http://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/publications.cfm?publication=1