Indigenous Education
Leadership
Strong, proactive leadership is fundamental to establishing and maintaining a culture of learning inclusive of Aboriginal students, enabling their full engagement and successful participation.
Goals
Learning outcomes for Aboriginal students are incorporated in the
- Department’s accountability framework.
- Principals and teachers access training that incorporates best practice in Aboriginal education, as identified by experienced peers and others with specialised knowledge.
- Commitment is demonstrated to fostering high quality teaching and education outcomes for Aboriginal students.
- Highly effective principals are attracted to and retained in schools with significant Aboriginal student enrolment.
Quality teaching
The nurturing of a strong sense of identity as successful learners and as Aboriginal Australians is essential for improving outcomes for Aboriginal students.
Goals
- Aboriginal cultures, languages and dialects are valued and respected, providing a sound basis for effective teaching of Aboriginal students.
- Explicit literacy strategies focused on Standard Australian English are enabling Aboriginal students to reach their potential.
- Teachers have high levels of academic expectation for Aboriginal students.
- Data and literacy assessment tools are used effectively to support evidence based teaching.
- High quality teachers are attracted to and retained in schools with significant Aboriginal student enrolment.
