 | Remotes |  |
Action Areas which have Remote and Very Remote Schools
| State / Territory |
Action Areas
(between 4-18 schools in each)
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| New South Wales |
5 |
Queensland
|
4 |
Northern Territory
|
7 |
Western Australia
|
3 |
South Australia
|
4 |
Principals Australia, Dare to Lead and Indigenous Community Volunteers Remote Executive Support Strategy Report, Kimberly WA, NT, September-November 2009. For a copy of the report click Remote here.
| Tristate | | Approximately 9% of Dare to Lead
coalition schools are in remote or very remote locations. A group of
identified school leaders working in or with remote schools attended a
meeting in July 2005 to identify the particular needs of remote
schools. Discussion centred on how Dare to Lead can best
support school leaders in these locations to improve the educational
outcomes of their Indigenous students. As a result of this meeting, a Dare to Lead Tristates Remotes group has been established.
Early in the year school
leaders from remote schools in the NT, SA and WA come together in Alice
Springs for a Tristate conference. During the conference, participants
will discuss and compare the particular challenges faced by leaders in
remote schools in these areas and the ways in which the project can
provide effective support.
The Tri-states group focuses on the needs of school leaders in remote areas of the NT, SA and WA.
Tristate Reports
Approximately 70 educators from across the TriState region attend the fifth annual Dare to Lead TriState
Remote School conference in mid March 2010. To read the report
about the conference click here.
Click here to download the 2009 Tristate Report
Click here to download the 2008 Tristate Report
Click here to download the 2007 Tristate Report
Click here to download the 2006 Tristate Report
Tristate Newsletters
2009
May, 2009
February, 2009
Resources
Interstate Student Data Transfer Note (ISDTN)
In
the Attendance Forum of the Tristate 09 conference, mention was made of
the Interstate Student Data Transfer Note (ISDTN) which was adopted by
all State and Territory government, Catholic and Independent education
sectors through MCYEETYA.
This form is to be used when enrolling
students from interstate. Download a copy here. Further information can
be found on www.mcyeetya.edu.au/transfernote.
From Surviving to Thriving - A guide for newly appointed principals
Working
as the principal of a remote community school can be exciting,
challending and rewarding, especially for new principals. This guide
has been compiled in consultation with current and former principals of
remote schools in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South
Australia. It is intended to assist principals preparing for their
first posting to a remote community school. To download a copy of the
guide click From_Surviving_to_Thriving_-_250909.pdf.
Tristate Conference Presentations
Bob Somerville, Tristate Keynote 2009
Indigenous Education Leadership Institute
NAPLAN, NT
NAPLAN, SA
Tri-Border Attendance Strategy
Attendance, NT
Attendance, SA
Attendance, WA
UsMob
www.usmob.com.au
UsMob is a dynamic interactive website set in the Town Camps of Alice Springs.
Adults and children from the
Arrernte community were involved in the creation of the project, which
includes the website, interactive games and short films following the
lives of four Indigenous teenagers. The key target audience for the
overall UsMob project is 8 - 14 year olds but the site also gives
adults an insight into the challenges and experiences of young people
living in Indigenous communities. UsMob has been designed as a
collaborative project delivering messages of building relationships, experiencing culture and learning about community.
Directed by David Vadiveloo,
Us Mob has been developed with the Arrernte community, including the
Tangentyere Council and the Aboriginal Town Camp Council in Alice
Springs. The websites teacher's information includes fact sheets
related to each of the 7 episodes.
NB: The interactive component of the site requires broadband. For more detailed requirements, see the front page of the website.
| School Action | | The Indigenous Youth
leadership Program (IYLP) provides scholarships and leadership
opportunities for young Indigenous people. The programme is a national
initiative that will offer up to 250 scholarships to young Indigenous
Australians 12 - 25 years of age undertaking secondary or tertiary
studies within Australia. The target is young Indigenous Australians
from remote areas who have demonstrated potential leadership capability
and want to develop their leadership skills with the support of both
family and community. Tertiary scholarships offer $6000, secondary
scholarships offer $15,000 per student per year.
| ARMtour | | The
ARMtour program uses sport and high profile athletes as Role Models to
encourage Aboriginal children in remote communities to stay in school,
lead healthy lifestyles and make positive choices in life.
Our
teams of athletes visit remote communities around Australia, working
with the schools to deliver educational, health and sporting programs.
During our visits the ARMtour role models seek to convey four simple
messages to remote Indigenous youth:
- Choose healthy foods and drinks to feel better and live longer.
- Avoid harmful behaviours and substance abuse, in particular petrol sniffing, alcohol abuse and smoking.
- Stay in school to gain formal education & greater opportunities.
- Play sport to keep fit and have fun!
Since 1997, ARMtour role
models have reached more than 6,000 young people in 11 communities in
the Northern Territory, Western Australia, East Arnhem Region, and the
Tiwi Islands. Many community leaders share stories of higher attendance
rates at school, increased participation in sport and less destructive
and dangerous behaviour among youth.
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