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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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