Meet Amy! After returning from a six-month overseas trip, Amy wasn’t quite ready to re-enter mainstream education. She’d always been drawn to environments that challenge and deepen her understanding of her purpose as an educator. While searching for opportunities within Australia, she came across Footprint Placements….

My journey to find myself living and working in a remote community started with an Instagram ad. I was intrigued about coordinating the Women and Families program for Martu families but unsure if it was a good time to move to the otherside of the country. But you miss all the chances you don't take and with support from my partner, friends and family I figured I'd give it a shot…..

Meet Liana! A Melbourne teacher who, after four years in familiar classrooms, decided it was time for a new adventure. Swapping city life for the red dirt roads of Titjikala, Liana took on a one-term contract teaching a small, vibrant transition class in a remote community near Alice Springs. Embracing the highs, challenges, and wild donkey encounters, she found herself falling in love with the landscape, the close-knit community, and her students.

Meet Chelsea! Chelsea relocated from New Zealand with her family to teach in Far North Queensland, placed by Footprint Placements.

Meet Tash!

Tash has experienced remote teaching in Central Australia, NT and the Pilbara, WA through Footprint Placements’ Short Term Pool.

Meet Helen! Helen is a secondary teacher in the East Kimberley, placed by Footprint Placements.