Indigenous-Education-Review_DRAFT
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<strong>Review</strong> of <strong>Indigenous</strong> <strong>Education</strong> in the Northern Territory<br />
Bruce Wilson<br />
Chapter Six: Early childhood .................................................................................................................... 46<br />
Learning Lessons .............................................................................................................................................. 46<br />
Measures of early childhood disadvantage ..................................................................................................... 47<br />
Early childhood programs in the Northern Territory ...................................................................................... 48<br />
Child and Family Centres ................................................................................................................................. 54<br />
Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................... 55<br />
Chapter Seven: Primary education .......................................................................................................... 57<br />
Learning Lessons .............................................................................................................................................. 57<br />
The situation now ............................................................................................................................................ 58<br />
Literacy in the Northern Territory ................................................................................................................... 61<br />
What we already know .................................................................................................................................... 62<br />
How to proceed ............................................................................................................................................... 63<br />
Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................... 69<br />
Chapter Eight: Secondary education ........................................................................................................ 70<br />
Learning Lessons .............................................................................................................................................. 70<br />
The situation now ............................................................................................................................................ 71<br />
How to proceed ............................................................................................................................................... 76<br />
Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................... 82<br />
Chapter Nine: Attendance ....................................................................................................................... 83<br />
Learning Lessons .............................................................................................................................................. 83<br />
The situation now ............................................................................................................................................ 83<br />
Does attendance affect achievement? ............................................................................................................ 85<br />
Where should effort be directed? ................................................................................................................... 86<br />
Who is responsible for attendance? ............................................................................................................... 87<br />
Other matters .................................................................................................................................................. 88<br />
Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................... 90<br />
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Chapter Ten: Wellbeing and behaviour ................................................................................................... 91<br />
Learning Lessons .............................................................................................................................................. 91<br />
Wellbeing and behaviour management .......................................................................................................... 92<br />
The way forward .............................................................................................................................................. 94<br />
Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................... 96<br />
Chapter Eleven: Community engagement ................................................................................................ 98<br />
Learning Lessons .............................................................................................................................................. 98<br />
The situation now ............................................................................................................................................ 99<br />
School Councils ................................................................................................................................................ 99<br />
Partnership agreements between schools and communities ....................................................................... 101<br />
Integrated services ........................................................................................................................................ 102<br />
Local cultural training .................................................................................................................................... 103<br />
Recommendations ......................................................................................................................................... 104<br />
Chapter Twelve: Workforce planning .................................................................................................... 105<br />
Learning Lessons ............................................................................................................................................ 105<br />
The workforce now ........................................................................................................................................ 105<br />
Remote Area Workforce ................................................................................................................................ 106<br />
Other workforce issues .................................................................................................................................. 111<br />
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