Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration
The Declaration is the most recent instalment in a series of policy documents released by the Education Council since 1989. Each of the declarations aims to outline the national educational goals and commitments for the ten years following its release, at which point an updated document is released.
Many Nations – Scott Anderson CEO
Many Nations Ltd operate four micro schools across Queensland with a maximum of 35 disadvantaged and disengaged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to stop the school to prison pipeline. CEO Scott Anderson provides an overview of the work of Many Nations and their future directions.
Ros Thomas, Assoc of Independent Schools NSW – IEBA video interview
Ros discusses the Waratah Project and framework, which supports practice schools to assist the staff in their cultural learning, allow students to understand culture in the context of their schools and build strength-based approaches around their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. 30 schools across NSW are involved in the project.
Darryl’s journey: IEBA video interview
Darryl, an Indigenous student from Ceduna in SA, has been a boarder at Immanuel College in Adelaide for 4 years. He shares his boarding experience and his advice for new Indigenous boarders. The Principal and the Director of Boarding talk about the school’s Orientation program and their commitment to the students.
Strategies for Remote Education Systems
The Remote Education Systems research project, conducted between 2011 and 2016 focused on finding ways to improve outcomes for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
This report sets out what was achieved by the RES project and how, critically reflects on impact from the work and lists strategies for improvement.
Closing the Gap – Donnella Mills video presentation
Donnella Mills, Chair of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation was a Keynote speaker at the National Indigenous Education & Boarding Symposium in 2021.
Donella’s video presentation is on Closing the Gap, formation of the Coalition of Peaks, the voices of Indigenous people, and improving outcomes for Indigenous students.
The logic of boarding for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
The logic of boarding for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: Presentation to the Boarding Australia Regional Boarding Forum, Darwin. 30 May 2018
The Waratah Project – Better Boarding Webinar
This video is a webinar interview with Roslyn Thomas, the AISNSW Lead and several participants from the Waratah project, which brings together a network approach to support schools to improve outcomes for Indigenous students.
Coalition of Peaks: IEBA Issue paper
Overview of the Coalition of Peaks, a representative body of over seventy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled peak organisations and members. The Coalition came together as an act of self-determination to be formal partners with Australian governments on Closing the Gap.