DOCSLIB.ORG

Annual Report 2017– 18 Whatwe Do

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Annual Report 2017– 18 Whatwe Do Annual Report 2017– 18 Whatwe do Our student scholarships address factors contributing to Support students who disadvantage: face social and economic disadvantage to achieve Students from low their full potential socio-economic through life-changing backgrounds scholarships. Indigenous students Provide professional Students from refugee development opportunities backgrounds to educators and school leaders to enable them to Students in rural and extend their leadership remote areas and teaching skills. Students living with a disability Enhance the value and reputation of Australia’s The Public Education Foundation is committed public schools, ensuring to helping break the every Australian has cycle of educational disadvantage and reducing access to a high-quality, inequality by supporting students and educators inclusive education. in Australia’s public education system. 2 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Contents Our Impact 2 Chair Report 3 Executive Director Report 4 Proudly Public Awards Night 5 2018 Public Education Foundation Scholarship Recipients 6 2017 Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence 10 Scholar profiles 12 The Public Education Foundation Advocacy and Research 14 is a charity dedicated to providing life-changing scholarships to young people in Our People 15 public education, their teachers and principals. 2017-18 Financial Report 16 The Foundation is supported Board of Directors 20 by the NSW Department of Education and works in Donors & Supporters 21 collaboration with schools, communities, the private sector and the government to support students achieve their full potential at a public school, while enhancing the value and reputation of public school education. To find out more about our work please visit our website: www.publiceducationfoundation.org.au ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 1 Our Impact E AE EN from early 200 to the end of June 2018 963 Scholarships TUENT EUATOR OLARP UNN 90 0 $288,144 OLARP ENER REAON AE UP O Girls 62% Boys 8 Total new scholars in 2015/2016 10 TUENT TEAER PRNPAL EEUTE PROR EAR Total new scholars 2015/16 121 2 7 7 in 2016/17 210 2016/17 201 1 7 1 45 Total new scholars in 2017/18 21 2017/18 20 5 4 1 8 OOL ALUE $ Total schools Scholarship value in 2015/2016 65 in 2015/2016 212 Total schools Scholarship value in 2016/17 0 in 2016/17 $507328 Total schools Scholarship value in 2017/18 99 in 2017/18 76,14 TOTAL OOL ENAE NE 2011 248 Chair Report This is our 10th year as a Foundation. It is gratifying to acknowledge that over this period we have been able to support almost 1000 scholars. Our monitoring shows that a small amount of additional support can make a huge difference, particularly for students confronted by hardship. In association with our sponsoring partners we have also been able to recognise excellence in school achievement, celebrate innovation and honour outstanding contributions from teachers and parents. It is pleasing to report that in our 10th year we have broken new ground and expanded our advocacy for public schools by publishing our first Issues Paper ‘What Price the Gap?' which placed a dollar value on our education performance as a nation and argued the economic benefits of lifting educational outcomes through funding that targets areas of need. Our advocacy for public education also included a social media campaign based on the lives of high profile former public school students each of whom spoke of the value of their education and the importance of particular teachers. The work of the Foundation is dependent on the generosity of our scholarship donors and the support we receive from our major sponsoring organisations - the NSW Department of Education, NSW Teachers Federation, Teachers Health Fund, Teachers Mutual Bank and First State Super. This year we farewelled Michelle Stanhope who made an outstanding contribution as General Manager. The re-structure that followed has seen David Hetherington expand his role as Executive Director and other staff members take on additional responsibilities, ensuring the highest quality of management and administration continues. Finally, 2018 concludes my term as Chair of the Foundation, a position I feel privileged to have held. I have appreciated the support of Board members and I wish the incoming Chair David Friedlander every success in the role. Chris Ryan Chair ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 3 Executive Director Report It is a privilege to present the Annual Report of the Great Australian Lives featured Professor Larissa Public Education Foundation once again. The 2017-18 Behrendt, Justice Michael Kirby and Craig Reucassel year has been marked by an outstanding cohort of explaining how public schooling shaped their scholarship recipients and exciting new developments success in later life. in our advocacy for public education. Larissa was kind enough to contribute further as I’m happy to report it’s been another record year for the keynote speaker of Proudly Public, our annual the Foundation. In 2017-18, we distributed $756,154 awards extravaganza, ably compered by the in scholarships, representing growth of 49% over the inimitable Robbie Buck. prior year. We supported 312 new and continuing scholars, a 22% increase, and we reached 99 schools I wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those across Australia, up from 90 in 2016-17. donors, supporters and organisational partners who make possible our support for kids and teachers in It has been especially gratifying over the past year public education – your generosity astounds us on to introduce a number of new scholarships. In a weekly basis. The staff at the Foundation work partnership with the GO Foundation, we offered eight tirelessly to channel this generosity towards changing new scholarships to indigenous students in public high students’ lives, and my gratitude goes to all of them. schools, while an anonymous benefactor enabled us to support five girls of refugee background in selective Finally, I know our staff and supporters will join schools through the Agnes Borsody scholarship. me in extending special thanks to our departing General Manager, Michelle Stanhope, who has been In keeping with our new strategic initiative, we produced two major contributions to the education the engine room of the Foundation for a number of debate in 2017-18. Our first research paper What Price years and who leaves with our very best wishes. the Gap? focused on educational inequality in Australia, David Hetherington and our first major social media campaign Building Executive Director 4 PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Proudly Public – A Celebration of Public Education At the Public Education Foundation’s annual awards night on 21 May 2018 we recognised the tremendous contribution made by leaders, school communities and students in our public schools. In the grand Sydney Town Hall, more than 240 scholarships were awarded to students and educators in our great public education system. The talents NSW Department of Education Arts Unit music and dance ensembles entertained the audience with their energetic performances and, as MC, ABC’s Robbie Buck skilfully tied the evenings proceedings together. Keynote speaker Professor Larissa Behrendt spoke passionately about her public education which provided her with the confidence and skills to go on to be the first Aboriginal Australian to study at Harvard Law School. NSW Education Minister, Rob Stokes, highlighted the importance of a well-resourced public education system to a strong and inclusive society. PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY: We would like to extend our thanks to the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, for generously providing a Lord Mayoral Reception for scholarship recipients and our supporters. The Public Education Foundation extends a very special thanks to all our event sponsors. Without their ongoing support the annual celebration of public education would not be possible. “Our public school system is one of the greatest agents of change that we have in our society and it produces young adults who have in themselves the ability to be agents of enormous positive change themselves. For this reason it remains absolutely essential that we invest heavily in our public education system.” Professor Larissa Behrendt Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at UTS, NAIDOC Person of the Year, Award Winning Documentary Maker and Writer ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 5 2018 Scholarship Recipients ABORIGINAL AGNES BORSODY CAPITAL CHEMIST EDUCATION COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP (NEW IN 2018) SCHOLARSHIP Supports Aboriginal and/or Supports female students with Provides support to ACT Torres Strait Islander students a refugee background through college students in their to successfully complete their critical high school years in final year of school. senior years of schooling. selective public high schools. Charlotte Bailey Jasmine Knight Elisha Chan Corrie Cooper Cessnock High School Hurlstone Agricultural High Mitchell McDermott Oscar McMahon School Black Mountain School Byron Bay High School Linh Chau Annalise Richmond Prairiewood High School Kai Scott Laura Ho Jason Woods ABORIGINAL Canberra College EDUCATION COUNCIL Prairiewood High School Shams Al-Kubaisi HIGH ACHIEVER Basma Mosaid Samia Ejaz Auburn Girls High School SCHOLARSHIP Po Thein Ler Thomas Harrington Tessa Mun Phong Dickson College Prairiewood High School Parramatta High School Nathan Foley Balthazar Lai AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE Madison Walker OLYMPIAD SUMMER Erindale College SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP Caitlin Johnstone Shaylah McClymont Supports an outstanding Gungahlin College student to
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Young Women in Public Affairs Awards List Contains the Names of Schools/Institutes Recipients Attended by Country As of 2020
    Young Women in Public Affairs Awards List contains the names of schools/institutes recipients attended by country as of 2020 Australia Alanvale College Mount Eliza Secondary College Amity College Mount St Benedict College Armidale High School Narara Valley High School Ballarat South Community Learning Precinct Narrabundah College Balwyn High School Pittsworth High School Bendigo Senior Secondary College PLC Armidale Beverly Hills Girls High School Port Hacking High School Birrong Girls High School Presbyterian Ladies College Borg Nonntal Proserpine State High School Bribie Island State High School Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Girls Grammar School Radford College Buckley Park College Sacred Heart College Canterbury Girls' Secondary College St. Andrew's Anglican College Castlemaine Secondary College St. Mary Star of the Sea College Christian College Geelong St. Mary’s College Galen Catholic College St. Rita's College Girton Grammar School The Friends' School Glossop High School The Illawarra Grammar School Hornsby Girls High School Trinity College Gawler Hurlstone Agricultural High School University of Queensland Killara High School University of West Australia Kotara High School Victor Harbor High School Laucenton College Walford Anglican School for Girls Lismore High School Wangaratta High School Loxton High School Warwick State High School MacKillop College Whitsunday Anglican School Macquarie University GWIKU Haizingergasse Matthew Flinders Girls' Secondary College Moorefield Girls High School Bangladesh Independent
    [Show full text]
  • Sustaining Success: a Case Study of Effective Practices in Fairfield HVA
    OCTOBER 2017 Sustaining Success: A case study of effective practices in Fairfield high value-add schools Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation The Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (CESE), undertakes in-depth analysis of education programs and outcomes across early childhood, school, training and higher education to inform whole-of-government, evidence based decision making. Put simply, it seeks to find out what works best. CESE’s three main responsibilities are to: • provide data analysis, information and evaluation that improve effectiveness, efficiency and accountability of education programs and strategies. • collect essential education data and provide a one-stop shop for information needs – a single access point to education data that has appropriate safeguards to protect data confidentiality and integrity • build capacity across the whole education sector so that everyone can make better use of data and evidence. More information about the Centre can be found at: cese.nsw.gov.au Author Natalie Johnston-Anderson Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation, October 2017, Sydney, NSW For more information about this report, please contact: Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation Department of Education GPO Box 33 SYDNEY NSW 2001 Email: [email protected] Telephone: +61 2 9561 1211 Web: cese.nsw.gov.au Acknowledgements The Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (CESE) would like to sincerely thank the principals and teaching staff of the schools in this case study for generously sharing their time, perceptions and insights with the researchers. CESE also acknowledges the critical role of Fairfield Network Director, Cathy Brennan, in instigating this work and in celebrating the success of these schools.
    [Show full text]
  • 2019 Minister's and Secretary's Awards for Excellence Public Education Foundation 3 Award Recipients
    We Give Life-Changing Scholarships 2019 Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence MC Jane Caro Welcome Acknowledgement of Country Takesa Frank – Ulladulla High School Opening Remarks It’s my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 Minister’s David Hetherington and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence. These Awards showcase the wonderful people and extraordinary talent across NSW public education – schools, students, teachers, Minister’s Remarks employees and parents. The Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC Order of Proceedings Minister for Education and Early Childhood The Public Education Foundation’s mission is to celebrate the Learning best of public schooling, and these Awards are a highlight of our annual calendar. The Foundation is proud to host the Awards on behalf of The Honourable Sarah Mitchell MLC, Minister for Tuesday 27 August 2019 Presentations Education and Early Childhood Learning and Mr Mark Scott AO, 4-6pm Minister’s Award for Excellence in Secretary of the NSW Department of Education. Student Achievement Lower Town Hall, Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching You’ll hear today about outstanding achievements and breakthrough initiatives from across the state, from a new data Sydney Town Hall sharing system at Bankstown West Public School to a STEM Performance Industry School Partnership spanning three high schools across Listen With Your Heart regional NSW. Performed by Kyra Pollard Finigan School of Distance Education The Foundation recently celebrated our 10th birthday and to mark the occasion, we commissioned a survey of all our previous scholarship winners. We’re proud to report that over Secretary’s Remarks 98% of our eligible scholars have completed Year 12, and of Mark Scott AO these, 72% have progressed onto university.
    [Show full text]
  • STATEMENT of HERITAGE IMPACT a NEW HIGH SCHOOL for BALLINA 37-49 Swift Street, Ballina NSW 2478
    STATEMENT OF HERITAGE IMPACT A NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR BALLINA 37-49 Swift Street, Ballina NSW 2478 Lot 392 DP 755684, Lot 477 & Lot 478 DP 729251 Prepared by EJE Heritage May 2017 10806-SOHI-001 Issue J STATEMENT OF HERITAGE IMPACT A NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR BALLINA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 HERITAGE LISTINGS ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 SITE IDENTIFICATION ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................... 7 1.5 CONSTRAINTS AND LIMITATIONS .................................................................................................... 7 2. HISTORICAL CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 The History of Ballina .........................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 Annual Report
    TEACHERS & TEACHING RESEARCH CENTRE ANNUAL 2020 REPORT Acknowledgement of Country The Teachers and Teaching Research Centre respectfully acknowedges the traditional custodians, the Pambalong clan of the Awabakal people on whose lands the Centre resides at the Callaghan Campus of the University of Newcastle. Annual Report 2020 This Annual Report summarises key highlights and achievements of the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre during 2020. Every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information included. You can contact us at [email protected] About the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre 4 A Message from the Director 5 Snapshot 6 Major projects 10 Building Capacity for Quality Teaching in Australian Schools 12 Impact on Student Outcomes 13 New Jurisdictions 14 QTR Digital 14 Longitudinal Research 15 Quality Teaching Academy 16 Supporting Quality Teaching in Schools with Specific Purposes 18 Supporting Quality Teaching at Cessnock High School 19 Leadership Development for Middle School Leaders 20 COVID-19 Effects on Students and Teachers in 2020 21 Aspirations Longitudinal Study 22 The Path Travelled 23 Girls in Maths 24 HunterWISE 24 Quality Teaching in Higher Education 25 26 CONTENTS Our Team PhD Candidates and Thesis Topics 32 Look to the Future 34 Appendices 36 Appendix A: Current Research Projects 36 Appendix B: Publications 37 Appendix C: Governance Structure 42 Appendix D: TTRC Advisory Board Membership 43 4 | TTRC ANNUAL REPORT 2020 ABOUT THE TEACHERS & TEACHING RESEARCH CENTRE Established in 2013 and led by Laureate Professor Jenny Gore, the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (the Centre) is located in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
    [Show full text]
  • School National Championships
    School National Championships Alexandra Hills State High School Brisbane Adventist College Brayden Martin Cooper Greenwell Kyle Walker All Saints Anglican School ETHAN Smith Bundaberg Christian College James Aitken Jan-Mikhail Calusinski Dylan Edwards Christian Montesalvo Byron Bay High School Ashton Montesalvo Angus Kynoch Tobi Edwards Alstonville High School Matthew David Freedman Christian Fox Liam Rogers Ewan Chate Carita Ness Bohdi Hosking Fletcher Maxwell Joe Young Bryn Walshaw Tarquin Ness Ambrose Treacy College Tom Ziebarth Byron Bay Public School Thomas Waites Jethro Leedman Rory Larsson Camden Haven High School Aquinas College Jarred Spilsbury Riley Billingham Ryan Billingham Cavendish Road State High School Quinn Oldham Ashmore State School Max van den Berg Charlotte Guy Thomas Dippelsman Jarrod Russell-Mether Keegan O'Brien Australian Christian College Jasmin Thompson Matherson Galway Jared Oldham Daniel Toia Belmont High School NSW Dylan Wildman Sophia Butler Kieran Human Conor Toia Bishop Druitt College Sandon Carpenter Centenary Heights State High School Vivien Nisted Nate de Nooyer Elle de Nooyer Willis Harmon Chancellor State Secondary College Jarrod Weier Farrer Memorial Jessica Purtell Agricultural High School Nick Chisholm Chanel College Alexander Hill Ferny Grove State High School Daniel Bailey Chevalier College Jack Molloy Luke Skelly Tobin Reeder Finley Mueller Chrisholm Catholic College Leo Fullagar Max Mitchell Billy Molloy Rohan Stokes James Bruce Clairvaux Mackillop College Patrick Flood Glasshouse Christian
    [Show full text]
  • Schools Competition 2014 School Addresses and Contact Details
    NSW Junior Chess League METROPOLITAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPETITION 2014 SCHOOL ADDRESSES AND CONTACT DETAILS Abbotsleigh Region: Met North Address: 1666 Pacific Highway (cnr Ada Ave), Wahroonga NSW 2076 Chess Coordinator: Mr P Garside School Phone: 9473 7779 School Fax: 9473 7680 Ascham School Region: Met East Address: 188 New South Head Rd, Edgecliff NSW 2027 Chess Coordinator: Mr A Ferch School Phone: 8356 7000 School Fax: 8356 7230 Asquith Girls High School Region: Met North Address: Stokes Avenue, Asquith NSW 2077 Chess Coordinator: Mr M Borri School Phone: 9477 6411 School Fax: 9482 2524 Australian International Academy - Sydney Campus Region: Met East Address: 420 Liverpool Road, Strathfield NSW 2135 Chess Coordinator: Mr W Zoabi School Phone: 9642 0104 School Fax: 9642 0106 Balgowlah Boys (Northern Beaches Secondary College - Balgowlah Boys Campus) Region: Met North Address: Maretimo Street, Balgowlah NSW 2093 Chess Coordinator: Mr J Hu School Phone: 9949 4200 School Fax: 9907 0266 Barker College Region: Met North Address: 91 Pacific Highway, Hornsby NSW 2077 Chess Coordinator: Mrs G Cunningham School Phone: 9847 8399 School Fax: 9477 3556 Baulkham Hills High School Region: Met West Address: 419A Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 Chess Coordinator: Mr J Chilwell School Phone: 9639 8699 School Fax: 9639 4999 Blue Mountains Grammar School Region: Met West Address: Matcham Avenue, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782 Chess Coordinator: Mr C Huxley School Phone: 4757 9000 School Fax: 4757 9092 Canterbury Boys High School Region: Met East Address:
    [Show full text]
  • The Resource Allocation Model (RAM) in 2021
    NSW Department of Education The Resource Allocation Model (RAM) in 2021 For NSW public schools, the table below shows the 2021 RAM funding. The 2021 RAM funding represents the total 2021 funding for the four equity loadings and the three base allocation loadings, a total of seven loadings. The equity loadings are socio-economic background, Aboriginal background, English language proficiency and low-level adjustment for disability. The base loadings are location, professional learning, and per capita. Changes in school funding are the result of changes to student needs and/or student enrolments. *2019/2020 2021 RAM total School full name average FOEI funding ($) Abbotsford Public School 15 364,251 Aberdeen Public School 136 535,119 Abermain Public School 144 786,614 Adaminaby Public School 108 47,993 Adamstown Public School 62 310,566 Adelong Public School 116 106,526 Afterlee Public School 125 32,361 Airds High School 169 1,919,475 Ajuga School 164 203,979 Albert Park Public School 111 251,548 Albion Park High School 112 1,241,530 Albion Park Public School 114 626,668 Albion Park Rail Public School 148 1,125,123 Albury High School 75 930,003 Albury North Public School 159 832,460 education.nsw.gov.au NSW Department of Education *2019/2020 2021 RAM total School full name average FOEI funding ($) Albury Public School 55 519,998 Albury West Public School 156 527,585 Aldavilla Public School 117 681,035 Alexandria Park Community School 58 1,030,224 Alfords Point Public School 57 252,497 Allambie Heights Public School 15 347,551 Alma Public
    [Show full text]
  • The Resource Allocation Model (RAM) in 2021
    NSW Department of Education The Resource Allocation Model (RAM) in 2021 For NSW public schools, the table below shows the 2021 RAM funding. The 2021 RAM funding represents the total 2021 funding for the four equity loadings and the three base allocation loadings, a total of seven loadings. The equity loadings are socio-economic background, Aboriginal background, English language proficiency and low-level adjustment for disability. The base loadings are location, professional learning, and per capita. Changes in school funding are the result of changes to student needs and/or student enrolments. Updated March 2021 *2019/2020 2021 RAM total School full name average FOEI funding ($) Abbotsford Public School 15 364,251 Aberdeen Public School 136 535,119 Abermain Public School 144 786,614 Adaminaby Public School 108 47,993 Adamstown Public School 62 310,566 Adelong Public School 116 106,526 Afterlee Public School 125 32,361 Airds High School 169 1,919,475 Ajuga School 164 203,979 Albert Park Public School 111 251,548 Albion Park High School 112 1,241,530 Albion Park Public School 114 626,668 Albion Park Rail Public School 148 1,125,123 Albury High School 75 930,003 Albury North Public School 159 832,460 education.nsw.gov.au NSW Department of Education *2019/2020 2021 RAM total School full name average FOEI funding ($) Albury Public School 55 519,998 Albury West Public School 156 527,585 Aldavilla Public School 117 681,035 Alexandria Park Community School 58 1,030,224 Alfords Point Public School 57 252,497 Allambie Heights Public School 15
    [Show full text]
  • The View Mount View High School’S Newsletter “Delivering Excellence, Innovation and Success”
    The View Mount View High School’s Newsletter “Delivering excellence, innovation and success” 1 106 Mount View Road, Cessnock NSW 2325 T (02) 4990 2566 F (02) 4991 1728 E [email protected] Issue 7 AUGUST 2014 EVENT CALENDER YEAR ADVISERS Year 7 Rebecca Conn Year 8 Rebecca Bartlett th Mon 11 – Fri ∙ Yr12 HSC Trial period Year 9 Angela Roughan Year 10 Sharon Curran th 15 Aug Year 11 Christine Bell Year 12 Nathan Russell th Tue 12 Aug ∙ MVHS Jnr AECG AGM at 12.30pm Wed 13th Aug ∙ P & C meeting in common room at 6.30pm Thur 14th Aug ∙ Boys vocal workshop at Merewether High PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Mon 18th Aug ∙ Transition visits to primary schools th Tue 19 Aug ∙ Transition visits to primary schools ∙ Leos Dinner in MPC at 6pm Ms Desley Pfeffer Wed 20th Aug ∙ Yr10/11 English presentation by Marcel Staffing Bernard at 9am Mr Craig Jarrett has recently been Tue 26th Aug ∙ CAPA graduation at 6pm permanently appointed to the Wed 27th Aug ∙ Transition visits to primary schools th Science faculty after Mrs Penni Fri 29 Aug ∙ Horsesports Carnival at St Andrews Reserve Potts-McBean left the teaching Aberdeen Mon 1st Sep ∙ Project 10 session 6 service. ∙ FI regional races at Newcastle Uni ∙ Transition visits to primary schools In Term 3 we welcome Ms Amy Johnson to our English ∙ Yr6 M&T testing for Yr7 2015 session 1 at staff. Amy will be replacing Mr Col Fraser who recently 4pm, session 2 at 5.30pm at MVHS retired. Tue 2nd Sep ∙ Yr6 Maths Fun Day for primary schools th Thur 4 – Sat ∙ State Athletics at Homebush 6th Sep We welcome Craig and Amy to our team of dedicated Thur 4th Sep ∙ Yr6 M&T testing for Yr7 2015 at 5pm at teachers.
    [Show full text]
  • NSW Equity Consortium
    NSW Equity Consortium Whole-of-cohort outreach with Years 7–9 Quick overview Approach What do we mean by literacy? • Alliance between UNSW, UTS and Macquarie University and partner Literacy is more than the teaching of ‘basic skills’, although there is space for these as the ‘building blocks’ schools of literacy development. We view literacy as a set of practices that are deeply context-dependent, and are connected to the event, practices, audiences and distinct epistemologies of a subject. We are also • Research-informed literacy intervention outreach program all advocates for a view of critical literacy as underpinning this project, as this will permit a social justice- • 7–9 whole cohort approach orientation (as per Freirean notions of reading the word, reading the world) to the teaching and learning of • Designed and delivered in partnership with three universities and literacy. By this we mean that it is useful to see literacy as a continuum, from a focus on the fundamentals partner schools (spelling, phonics, grammar) at one end to the socio-political and ethico-civic potentials of literacy (reading • 5-year commitment between the lines, asking critical questions, making connections across texts, supporting intellectual risk- taking) at the other. The focus on literacy is both informed by strong consensus in the literature about the fundamental role played by literacy in student attainment, and a request from the school partners. In particular, while the research predominantly focuses on student writing, there is a strong warrant to focus on students’ Program purpose and focus: reading practices, particularly with regard to interpretive and inferential comprehension.
    [Show full text]
  • Northern Sydney District Data Profile Sydney, South Eastern Sydney, Northern Sydney Contents
    Northern Sydney District Data Profile Sydney, South Eastern Sydney, Northern Sydney Contents Introduction 4 Demographic Data 7 Population – Northern Sydney 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population 10 Country of birth 12 Languages spoken at home 14 Migration Stream 17 Children and Young People 18 Government schools 18 Early childhood development 28 Vulnerable children and young people 34 Contact with child protection services 37 Economic Environment 38 Education 38 Employment 40 Income 41 Socio-economic advantage and disadvantage 43 Social Environment 45 Community safety and crime 45 2 Contents Maternal Health 50 Teenage pregnancy 50 Smoking during pregnancy 51 Australian Mothers Index 52 Disability 54 Need for assistance with core activities 54 Housing 55 Households 55 Tenure types 56 Housing affordability 57 Social housing 59 3 Contents Introduction This document presents a brief data profile for the Northern Sydney district. It contains a series of tables and graphs that show the characteristics of persons, families and communities. It includes demographic, housing, child development, community safety and child protection information. Where possible, we present this information at the local government area (LGA) level. In the Northern Sydney district there are nine LGAS: • Hornsby • Hunters Hill • Ku-ring-gai • Lane Cove • Mosman • North Sydney • Northern Beaches • Ryde • Willoughby The data presented in this document is from a number of different sources, including: • Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) • Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) • NSW Health Stats • Australian Early Developmental Census (AEDC) • NSW Government administrative data. 4 Northern Sydney District Data Profile The majority of these sources are publicly available. We have provided source statements for each table and graph.
    [Show full text]