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Jacks road to success
His own life experiences are the inspiration for Jack Manning-Bancroft’s plans for maximising Indigenous student retention across the nation. There is a simple clarity and matter-of-factness about everything Jack Manning-Bancroft says and does that is at the heart of his youthful success. The son of Bundjalung artist Bronwyn Bancroft and actor/playwright Ned Manning was fortunate […]
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Healing journey
One year on, schools acknowledge the apology to the Stolen Generations One small word changed the course of the nation. One year on, there is still much to be done in terms of reparation to the Stolen Generations and in addressing the social and economic inequities of Indigenous Australians. The power of Prime Minister Kevin […]
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Minister outlines new education measures
Principals across the Northern Territory have received a letter from Education Minister Marion Scrymgour outlining several new measures aimed at improving the states disturbing literacy and numeracy results. As part of the Ministers expectations for 2009, all schools must maintain at least 90 percent attendance rates. Other measures include a strengthening of “performance management processes” […]
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Gov rolls out school attendance program
The Rudd government is hoping to boost school enrollment and attendance in some Indigenous communities by introducing a controversial new program linking school attendance to welfare quarantining. A trial of the program is being rolled out in the Northern Territory and will require parents on welfare from six remote Aboriginal communities to tell Centrelink where […]
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Moving to her own beat
Shanaye Baxter loves boxing and playing the drums. Meet the new school captain of Queanbeyan high school. Shanaye Baxter has wanted to be school captain ever since starting high school. “I’ve always been one to stand up and do things,” she says. “I was school captain in primary school and I do lots of public […]
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Share Our Pride – The First Australians
Reconciliation Australia has developed a ground-breaking new resource for workplaces, schools and individual Australians in an attempt to meet the huge, post-apology demand for information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their history and cultures. The site is being launched this month, to coincide with the first episode of SBS TV’s series The First […]
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John Paul Janke
Who’s Who Worker Profile: John Paul Janke John Janke was the first Aboriginal student to graduate from Year 12 at his high school. Since then he has gone from strength to strength. Originally from Cairns, John moved to Canberra where he worked as a public affairs officer with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission […]
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Top Teachers
Teachers are so important, and they deserve our recognition and our thanks for all their hard work. Last month, some very special teachers were presented with National Awards for Quality Schooling by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard MP. These annual awards recognise and reward teachers, principals, and support […]
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The Right Start
Families and school “learning together” at Challis Students of the Kartajin Danjoo learning centre in Western Australia put their linguistic skills and vocal chords to the test recently, at the Challis Early Childhood Education Centre’s end of term assembly. Children as young as four performed Noongar language songs for their school and parents, finishing with […]
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NT govt pledges 11 million to Indig education
One week into its election campaign, The Northern Territory government has promised $11.7 million over five years to employ 20 early childhood educators. NT Chief Minister Paul Henderson says he wants to boost Aboriginal literacy and numeracy and also wants the educators to improve health standards and “general wellbeing”. The NT heads to the polls […]
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Stars come out for Vibe Alive 2008!
Celebrity guest role models for Vibe Alive 2008 have been announced, with singers, dancers, athletes and actors coming together to ensure that students across Australia have the time of their lives at Vibe Alive. Vibe Alive is a two day festival for young Australians that incorporates music, sport, art, education and healthy living in a […]
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New Indigenous e-resource improves literacy and numeracy
Making IT Real is a new e-learning resource that uses culturally appropriate e-learning content to improve literacy and numeracy levels of regional and remote Indigenous communities. The resource was funded by the national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework under its 2007 Indigenous Engagement Project. Making IT Real addresses the lack of […]
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Indigenous Community Festivals for Education Expanded
The Minister for Education today announced that more Indigenous communities will have the opportunity to participate in community festivals in 2008. The Australian Government provides $3.05 million annually under the Community Festivals for Education Engagement program to support targeted events that encourage school attendance, retention and healthy lifestyles for all young Australians, in particular Aboriginal […]
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Award offers $5000 for creative youth
Cemented in its fourth year, the annual Yvonne Cohen Award for Creative Indigenous Australian Youth, is a national award offering $5000 to aid in the creative future potential of a talented young Indigenous Australian artist 30 years of age or younger. This award empowers Indigenous Australian youth in pursuit of their creative endeavours and is […]
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Arts Flying High for Indigenous Kids
Students of the Indigenous communities of Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama in Cape York Peninsula are currently enjoying being creative with artists from Queensland Arts Council, who have toured to the communities to deliver multimedia arts workshops and live performances for the students. The tour, which takes place over two weeks, delivers high quality arts education, as […]
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Inspired Learning
A new school in Redfern offers hope to the community’s Indigenous children. St. Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney’s Redfern area recently opened a new campus specifically for primary school aged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from Redfern / Waterloo area. The Gawura campus is the result of a concept that arose out of a […]
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