Local Teachers in Local Schools Sue Reaburn, Trish Chisholm, Leeanne Pena NT Department of Education and Training Presentation at Yamaiyamarna Paitya | Teachers are deadly! 2012 national MATSITI conference, July 9-11, Tarndanya (Adelaide), 9-11 July. More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative.

1. Local Teachers in Local Schools
A Presentation for MATSITI by Sue Reaburn, Trish Chisholm and Leeanne Pena
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING www.det.nt.gov.au

2. Overview of workshop
Workshop plan
• Share parts the Northern
Territory DET story
• Share the story of
support for Territorian’s
to become teachers
• Name the criteria for
success
• Share our Associate
Teacher concept and
collect your thoughts
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3. Some Northern Territory Statistics
Department
• 12.35% Indigenous staff
Schools – government and non government
• 154 government + 36 non government
• 132 schools - over 50% Indigenous students
• 34 schools -100% Indigenous students
Students (govt schools)
• 33 159 students in all schools 14 864 are Indigenous
• 1 816 Indigenous students enrolled Year 11 and 12
• in 2011 - 148 Indigenous students gained NTCET
Education Staff (govt schools)
• 3049 school based teaching staff
• 127 Indigenous teachers
• 272 Assistant Teachers
• 310 School Council Indigenous employees
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING www.det.nt.gov.au

4. Local Teachers in Local Schools
Cadetships Scholarships
Fellowships Remote Indigenous Teacher Education
Early Childhood Teachers Scholarship Teacher Education Scholarship
2.4k
$1.59k
More Indigenous
13 Teachers
34
74
17
(7) 7
41
$1.1k
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5. Collaboration and communication are
features of all of our work
Commonwealth, NT governments, departmental
Support executive, school
principals, individuals, family, community
With internal and external stakeholders including
Formal
RTOs, federal and other NT government agencies
Partnerships
as well as communities and schools
Personal ‘Ship’ holders, their families, internal and external
Relationships stakeholders
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6. 200 More Indigenous Teachers
• Expand partnering arrangements and relationships
• Strengthen communication and marketing
• Consolidate More Indigenous Teachers Program
• Expand Remote Indigenous Teacher Education
• Develop Indigenous Teacher Network
• Strengthen access to and participation in VET Pathway
• Establish Central Australian Teacher Education Program
• Establish School to Teacher Education Program (STEP)
• Progress Associate Teacher Concept
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7. More Indigenous Teachers
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8. Cadetships
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9. Scholarships
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10. Fellowships
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11. Scholarship Recipient – Greg Hauser
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12. Optimum success
WHO DO YOU THINK
WILL BE PRINCIPAL
IN A FEW YEARS
TIME?
Sanderson Middle School is in Darwin. Currently there are 6 home grown teachers working
there – Carol Quill, Delhia Sedan, Simone Hopkins, Kym Davison (all pictured) Tammy
Llwelyn and Cathy Anstess, are not pictured. Jasmine (in the green) is completing her Grad
Dip, Jasmine went to SMS and also hopes to teach their soon.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING www.det.nt.gov.au

13. Indigenous Tertiary Preparation Program (ITPP)
Designed for
Who have not studied in a while or completed Year
Indigenous
12 or not confident to succeed in a tertiary program.
students
DBE and ACIKE provide the support for students to
Supportive complete the 16 week program. There are no
environment fees, there is a training salary, and work placements
in schools.
Provides entry requirements to Bachelor Teaching
and Learning with CDU and a guaranteed
New future
Cadetship or Scholarship on successful completion
of the ITPP.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING www.det.nt.gov.au

14. Combining Three Successful Programs
Combined Programs
• Australian Centre for Knowledges and
Education (ACIKE)
• Preparation for Tertiary Success (PTS)
• Department of Business and
Employment (DBE)
• Indigenous Employment Program (IEP)
• Department of Education and
Training (DET)
• More Indigenous Teachers ‘ships’
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING www.det.nt.gov.au

15. Combining Three Successful Programs
Initiative
• Provide optional training pathways
for potential Indigenous teachers
• Attract career seekers
• Guarantee a ‘ship’ on successful
completion
• Pilot program to start in second
Semester 2012
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16. A constant striving
The incorporation of Commitment and motivation
Indigenous
identities, cultures, knowledge Active community
and values involvement and
ownership
Appropriate funding The establishment
that allows for Criteria for of 'true'
sustainability success partnerships
Flexible course
Quality staff and design, content and delivery
committed advocacy
Student support
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17. Strengthening pathways through the
concept of an Associate Teacher?
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