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Dare to Lead (Indigenous Education)

November 2007 - Current

August 2007

Focus on: Celebrating Achievements

May 2007

Focus on: Enabling Pathways

April 2007

February 2007

November 2006

Focus on: Retention, Transition and Scholarships


September 2006

Focus on: Action Everywhere!


August 2006

Focus on: Accelerated Literacy


May 2006

Focus on: Innovation


February 2006

Working Strategically


November 2005

2005 in Review

What's Happening in schools, Advice for school leaders with planning for 2006 Indigenous initiatives, What's happening in 2006 and more.




September 2005

How you're Making the Difference

Updates about Action Areas, Buddy Schools, Excellence Awards, Cultural Tours and lots more!


June 2005

Focus on ... Making the Difference Launch

The anticipated launch of the next phase of the Dare to lead Project took place in Canberra on May 24th. News on Action Areas and more.


April 2005

Focus on ... Vital Voices

When the world is so busy and noisy, how do we determine what we need to hear?


February 2005

Focus on ... Data and Funding

Working to targets based on relevant data and with good monitoring processes in place, seems to be an integral element in the formula for success in student outcomes.


December 2004

Focus on ... achievement

One of the highlights of the year for the Dare to Lead project was the announcement of the inaugural Excellence in Leadership in Indigenous Education awards, at the National Museum in Canberra on November 12th. Find out what wonderful things are happening in schools around the country, and keep up-to-date with the Dare to lead project.


August 2004

Focus on ... Cultural exchange

Cultural awareness is an aspect of effective leadership, particularly in schools with Indigenous students. Dare to Lead is able to support school leaders in expanding their own cultural awareness in a number of ways. Highlights: The school leadership visitation programs; The cultural tours and field trips; Student exchange programs; Protocols


May 2004

Focus on ... Retention and Completion

Keeping kids at school is a key strategy in improving their educational outcomes! Here are some school stories about successful approaches for their Indigenous students. Highlights: Excellence in Leadership in Indigenous Education Awards; Retention at Mt Austin; Retention at Alice Springs High School; Year 12 completion at Kalkaringi Community Education Centre; What Works at Murray Bridge Christian College; Principals Associations reflect on their commitment to Dare to Lead: Taking it On


March 2004

Focus on ... Language and identity

During the next three years the Coalition have committed ourselves to contributing to an unprecedented improvement in outcomes achieved by our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Highlights: Reconciliation Week 2004; Reviewing your school; Resources; Buddy Schools; What Works


February 2004

Focus on ... Taking action

The focus for Coalition Members in 2004 is on "Taking Action!" The role of the Dare to Lead project is to assist you in this regard,but leading is your role! Highlights: Reconciliation; Subsidised Resources; What Works; What's happening at: Slacks Creek State School, on the NSW Coast, at Horsham Secondary College; Buddy Schools in action


November 2003

Focus on ... Action

Dare to Lead is big. In six months, the project has begun to blossom. A Dare to Lead Leadership Forum was held in Adelaide on 6 November to take stock and plan for 2004. Highlights: Staying on Track; The story so far; On the ground; What next in 2004?; Upcoming events


Special edition - November

Better news stories

Minister Nelson releases the second National Report to Parliament on Indigenous Education and Training (2002) & Linda Burney spoke to a packed house of ACT school leaders at the National Museum in Canberra on 7 November.


October 2003

Focus on ... transition

"The sense of security and affirmation which Indigenous students may have acquired in primary schools can easily be lost in the transition to secondary school." Margaret Smith, an Aboriginal Education Assistant at Quirindi High School, NSW. Highlights: How is this big move made manageable?; Research and data on transition; Elizabeth College's transition program; Mentoring & Tutoring schemes; University Indigenous units; School-to-work transitions


August 2003

Focus on ... connecting with community

"Never be afraid to take chances or risks in reaching out to other people, but it should always be a matter of 'treat me as you like to be treated'. It's a human value we all should have: respect. Once you have that, you can start to make connections" Dr Alice Rigney, Narungga/Kaurna woman, former school principal and educationalist. Highlights: Welcome to Country; Protocol; Forming partnerships; Yule Brook College talk about winning the Milton Thorne Award; St Charles' Primary - connecting with the Indigenous community; NIELNS Ambassadors; ASSPA explained


June 2003

Focus on ... the national launch

This edition of the newsletter provides you with an overview of the national, state and territory launches of the Dare to Lead: taking it on project which have been held across the country during May and June. Highlights: The national launch - the calls to action; Keynote Quotes; All of us...Taking it On; New voices, new futures

March 2003

Focus on ... attendance

Attendance is a significant and sometimes controversial issue, and the negative effects of absenteeism apply to any school students who do not attend school regularly. The sorts of issues that schools may address in thinking about improved attendance are also likely to be of relevance to all students. Highlights: Research and approaches; What other schools are doing; Attendance - What Works; Frequently asked questions; Dilemmas and challenges


November 2002

Introducing our new Professional Officer; The Dare to Lead project - an update; Filling you in; Ways of Being, Ways of Talk; Using What Works in Murray Bridge; Challenging Questions;


September 2002

Dare to Lead enters its next phase; Working Together for Indigenous Youth; Inspiring example #2; National Reconciliation Award 2002


July 2002

This edition of the newsletter is dedicated to What Works: Explorations in improving outcomes for Indigenous students. A few of you would have been involved in it, some of you will know about it, many of you will have heard about it. It's a seriously important step forward for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, and particularly for young people. Highlights: What Works: Explorations in improving outcomes for Indigenous students; Inspiring example #1


June 2002

What do you think? - A hypothetical; The National Indigenous Education Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (NIELNS); A Model of More Culturally Inclusive and Educationally Effective Schools; APPA's Partnering A Better Future; The MCEETYA Taskforce on Indigenous Education (Discussion Paper 2001); Discussion issues at the school level;


April 2002

Between June 2000 and May 2001, over a thousand Australian school leaders attended Dare to Lead forums across the country. The purpose of these forums was to build awareness and encourage action to improve educational outcomes for our Indigenous students. Highlights: Ten well attended forums; Quotable quotes; The good news & the bad news; Talk back; In print and online; What now?