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National, state and territory curriculum documents

National

ABC online Indigenous education
http://www.abc.net.au/indigenous/education/default.htm

Australian Government Culture and Recreation Portal – Australian Indigenous cultural heritage
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/indigenous/

Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website for Indigenous Education
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_education/

Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, University of Queensland
http://www.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/

Australian Museum Indigenous Australia
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/index.cfm

Dare to lead – an initiative of the Principals' Associations of Australia
http://www.daretolead.edu.au/

Questacon, National Science and Technology Centre Burarra Gathering website – Sharing Indigenous knowledge
http://burarra.questacon.edu.au/pages/welcome.html

Reconciliation Australia
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/i-cms.isp

What works program – Improving outcomes for Indigenous students
http://www.whatworks.edu.au/


Australian Capital Territory

Links to Indigenous education websites
http://www.det.act.gov.au/teaching_and_learning/literacy_and_numeracy/indigenous_literacy_and_numeracy


New South Wales

Aboriginal Education Policy with links to related information and resources
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/yrk12focusareas/aboriginaled/

NSW Department of Education and Training Quality Teaching Model
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/english/prolearn/qualityteaching/index.htm

NSW Government Board of Studies Aboriginal Educational Contexts
http://ab-ed.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/

Review of Aboriginal Education, NSW Department of Education and Training, Chapter 3, ‘Growing and Learning': The Life Course
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/reviews/aboriginaledu/report/aerch3.doc

Review of Aboriginal Education, NSW Department of Education and Training, Chapter 4, Recommendations
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/reviews/aboriginaledu/report/aerch4.doc

The Report of the Review of Aboriginal Education, NSW Department of Education and Training, 2004
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/reviews/aboriginaledu/report/aer2003_04.doc


Northern Territory

Tangentyere Landcare's Land & Learning project is an environmental education program for Aboriginal
children in central Australian communities. The Land & Learning program teaches traditional indigenous
knowledge and 'western' science, and links to the NT Curriculum Framework.
www.schools.nt.edu.au/tlcland

Department of Education and Training Indigenous Education Strategic Plan 2006–2009
http://www.det.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/5125/IndigenousEducationStrategicPlans2006-09_full.pdf

Department of Education and Training page for teaching resources for Indigenous students
http://www.det.nt.gov.au/teachers-educators/curriculum-ntbos/support-materials

Strategies to support teachers working with Central Australian Indigenous students
http://www.det.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/5253/strategies_for_Indig_learners.pdf


Queensland

Department of Education, Training and the Arts Indigenous Education
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/indigenous/

Education Queensland's cultural awareness Strategy, Crossing Cultures
http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=29697


South Australia

Aboriginal perspectives across the curriculum support students to view the world from an Aboriginal perspectives and to gain understandings of the differences and diversity of Aboriginal points of view
http://www.aboriginaleducation.sa.edu.au/pages/Educators/perspectives/


Tasmania

Department of Education curriculum
http://www.education.tas.gov.au/school/educators/support/aboriginal_education

Aboriginal Education Resource Centre
http://library.eliz.tased.edu.au/collections/AbEd/


Victoria

Connecting Cultures. Review of Victoria's Indigenous Education Strategies: Supporting Indigenous students through school, January 2008
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/govrel/Policy/reviewvictorianies.pdf

The Le@rning Federation and the Victorian Department of Education and Training trial of digital curriculum content with Indigenous students, February 2006
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/teachlearn/ict/TLF_DETVIC_indig_trial_mar06.pdf

Wannik: Learning Together – Journey to Our Future. Education strategy for Koorie students – Koorie Education Strategy Branch, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Victoria, February 2008
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/govrel/Policy/wannik.pdf


Western Australia

Aboriginal Literacy Strategy
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/learningareas/als/

Aboriginal Perspectives Across the Curriculum
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/abled/curriculum_perspective.html


If you have any inquiries, please contact Robyn Bull, Project Coordinator and Indigenous Perspectives Coordinator, PrimaryConnections on (02) 6201 9427 or robyn.bull@science.org.au


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