Question

In your own words, describe the aims and content of the Indigenous CCP in the national curriculum.
With this explanation in hand, how might the EATSIPS framework assist in teaching and learning in this space?​

Answer 1

1)

Goal 1:
Australian schooling promotes equity and excellence

Goal 2:
All young Australians become:

– successful learners
– confident and creative individuals – active and informed citizens

Achieving these educational goals
is the collective responsibility of governments, school sectors and individual schools as well as parents and carers, young Australians, families, other education and training providers, business and

the broader community.

Content:

The Australian Curriculum sets consistent national standards to improve learning outcomes for all young Australians. ACARA acknowledges the gap in learning outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their non-Indigenous peers. It recognises the need for the Australian Curriculum to provide every opportunity possible to ‘close the gap’.

Therefore, the Australian Curriculum is working towards addressing two distinct needs in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education:

• that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are able to see themselves, their identities and their cultures reflected in the curriculum of each of the learning areas, can fully participate in the curriculum and can build their self-esteem
• that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority is designed for all students to engage in reconciliation, respect and recognition of the world’s oldest continuous living cultures.

2) EATSIPS supports teachers to include aboriginal & torres strait islander perspectives in units of work and is a key component to ensuring improvement outcomes for aboriginal and Torres Strait islander students.

Priority action areas include professional development of all education queensland employees in cultural awareness using crossing cultures resources.