BELL SHAKESPEARE NATIONAL TEACHER MENTORSHIP
Inspiring innovation, confidence and passion in teachers and students across Australia.
Empowering Teachers to Inspire the Next Generation
For ten years, we’ve proudly supported the Bell Shakespeare National Teacher Mentorship, a fully funded program that empowers 30 teachers each year with highquality professional development. Through intensive workshops and ongoing mentoring, participants gain practical, creative strategies to engage students and build confidence in the classroom.
Together with Bell Shakespeare we’re strengthening teaching practice nationwide by supporting educators with innovative approaches, active learning principles, and lasting professional support.
Inspiration That Lasts a Lifetime
Creating Real Impact for Teachers, Students and Communities
In August 2024, Bell Shakespeare and Teachers Mutual Bank conducted a survey of past participants from 2017 – 2024. The results demonstrate the profound long-term impact of the program.
Teacher Impact
- 100% reported the program had a positive impact on their teaching practice.
- 92% used strategies from the mentorship beyond Shakespeare
- 77% say participation positively impacted their decision to stay in teaching
Student Impact
Over 21,000 students have benefitted since 2017.
- 95% reported increased student engagement and attitudes to learning
- 87% reported increased student confidence
- 85% reported increased student creativity
- 66% reported increased academic results
- 58% reported increased literacy skills
Community & Beyond
- 92% shared resources and strategies within their department meaning 900+ additional teachers benefitted
- Approx. 500 teachers outside participating schools benefitted
- 86% improved the quality of Shakespeare programs in their schools
About Bell Shakespeare
Bell Shakespeare is Australia’s national theatre company specialising in the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Established by renowned Actor/Director John Bell, what began in a circus tent in Sydney in 1990 has grown into a theatre company with unrivalled reach and impact, delivering mainstage productions and an education and outreach program to every state and territory, ensuring classic theatre experiences are accessible to all Australians.