We have developed some great educational resources aimed for educators, migrants, community workers, or any other person interested in learning about the Australian legal system, English language, family violence, and family relationships, among other topics.
Our resources include videos, songs, guides and manuals. Have a look at them below!
For any feedback, question or comment, you can contact us on education@rails.org.au.
Family Peace - Learn family law and English
Overview: Family Peace is an educational kit with resources for improving English language skills while learning about family law.
You can view or download the resources by clicking in the following links:
DV community dialogue - Help me!
Overview: 'Help me!' is an educational kit that uses theatre to create safe ways to dialogue about family violence. Through exploring the characters and family dynamics in the drama, participants get to understand family violence more deeply, and create and test practical waysto respond.‘Help Me!‘ can be held as a workshop using the video and Facilitator’sGuide, or as a live ‘forum theatre’ performance.
You can view or download the resources by clicking in the following links:
Songs about the law - Folk Law
Overview: 'Folk Law' is a music CD and songbook with original songs about everyday law. The songs cover the legal system, shopping, buying cars, driving, renting, bullying, police, courts, family violence, work rights, resolving disputes, discrimination and citizenship.
You can listen to the songs and watch the videos online by clicking in the following links:
- 'All together' - History of Australian Law (audio)
- All together' - History of Australian Law (music video)
- 'Making Law' - Law and Government (audio)
- 'Making Law' - Law and Government (music video)
- 'Law Rules'- Legal system (audio)
- 'Soul shoes'- Resolving disputes (audio)
- 'Consumer Rights' - Shopping (audio)
- 'Buyer Beware' - Shopping (audio)
- 'Money Dreams' - Credit, debt, budgeting (audio)
- 'Buying a car' - Shopping (audio)
- 'Storms' - Domestic violence (audio)
- 'Storms' - Domestic violence (music video)
- 'Take Care' - Bullying (audio)
- 'Beat the Rap' - Cops, crime, Courts (music video)
- 'Landlord' - Rental Rights (audio)
- "Work Rights' - Work (audio)
- 'Discrimination' - Human Rights (audio)
- 'Citizen' - Citizen Rights (audio)
You can also view or download:
- 'Folk Law' CD cover
- 'Folk Law' song book, with the lyrics and cord charts to all songs
You can order a hard copy of the CD and the songbook by completing the order form and sending it by email to education@rails.org.au.
Community Law Kit
Overview:'Community Law Kit' is an educational kit with resources to learn English language and the law. It includes a reader CD, a Law Book and a Learning Resource that explore practical approaches to everyday legal problems through drama, music and story.
'Community Law Kit' is available through TAFE Queensland. You can read more about 'Community Law Kit' in this document.
Citizenship test preparation
Overview: these songs and videos can help you pass the citizenship test.
You can listen to the songs and watch the videos online by clicking in the following links:
- 'Making Law' - Law and Government (audio)
- 'Making Law' - Law and Government (music video)
- 'Citizen' - Citizen Rights (audio)
- 'Stand together' - National symbols and values (audio)
- 'All together' - History of Australian Law (audio)
- All together' - History of Australian Law (music video)
Crime and courts - Beat the Rap
Overview:'Beat the Rap' is a DVD that we created with school students from refugee and migrant backgrounds. It contains a compelling story, three great songs and a powerful message.
By clicking on these links, you can watch 'Peacekeeper' and 'Beat the Rap', some of the music videos in the DVD.
DV Help Lines raps
Overview: raps in different languages about domestic violence help lines for men and women.
You can listen to the songs online by clicking in the following links: