In educating Torres straigt islanders and Aboriginal students the Australia Government has released a vital resource called ' The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy (AEP)' which brings major and long term goals into education for Indigenous students. The main goals and some long term goals include:
MAJOR GOAL 1 - Involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Educational Decision-Making
To establish effective arrangements for the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and community members in decisions regarding the planning, delivery and evaluation of pre-school, primary and secondary education services for their children.
MAJOR GOAL 2 – Equality of Access to Education Services
To ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have access to school services and education on a basis comparable to that available to other Australian children of the same age.
MAJOR GOAL 3 – Equity of Educational Participation
To achieve the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in pre-school education for a period similar to that for other Australian children.
MAJOR GOAL 4 – Equitable and Appropriate Educational Outcomes
To enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander attainment of skills to the same standard as other Australian students throughout the compulsory schooling years.
Contribution from Joanna
Governments across Australia recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First
Australians with one of the oldest continuing cultures in human history. They affirm the right of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to sustain their languages and cultures and acknowledge
associations with the land and water.
Governments have agreed to take urgent action to close the gap between the life outcomes of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. To drive action, the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers have agreed through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to six ambitious targets:
close the life expectancy gap within a generation;
halve the gap in mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under five within a decade;
ensure all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander four year olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education within five years (by 2013);
halve the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in reading, writing and numeracy within a decade (by 2018);
at least halve the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Year 12 attainment or equivalent attainment rates by 2020; and
halve the gap in employment outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Australians and other Australians within a decade (by 2018).
In educating Torres straigt islanders and Aboriginal students the Australia Government has released a vital resource called ' The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy (AEP)' which brings major and long term goals into education for Indigenous students. The main goals and some long term goals include:
MAJOR GOAL 1 - Involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Educational Decision-Making
- To establish effective arrangements for the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and community members in decisions regarding the planning, delivery and evaluation of pre-school, primary and secondary education services for their children.
MAJOR GOAL 2 – Equality of Access to Education Services- To ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have access to school services and education on a basis comparable to that available to other Australian children of the same age.
MAJOR GOAL 3 – Equity of Educational Participation- To achieve the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in pre-school education for a period similar to that for other Australian children.
MAJOR GOAL 4 – Equitable and Appropriate Educational Outcomes- To enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander attainment of skills to the same standard as other Australian students throughout the compulsory schooling years.
(Australian Government, 2011).For more detail please visit http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/schools/indigenous/aep.htm.
References
http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/schools/indigenous/aep.htm.
Contribution from Joanna
Governments across Australia recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First
Australians with one of the oldest continuing cultures in human history. They affirm the right of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to sustain their languages and cultures and acknowledge
associations with the land and water.
Governments have agreed to take urgent action to close the gap between the life outcomes of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. To drive action, the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers have agreed through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to six ambitious targets:
- close the life expectancy gap within a generation;
- halve the gap in mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under five within a decade;
- ensure all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander four year olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education within five years (by 2013);
- halve the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in reading, writing and numeracy within a decade (by 2018);
- at least halve the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Year 12 attainment or equivalent attainment rates by 2020; and
- halve the gap in employment outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Australians and other Australians within a decade (by 2018).Source:
http://www.mceetya.edu.au/verve/_resources/A10-0945_IEAP_web_version_final2.pdf