Education International 16 September 2024
Australia’s largest state has now made education about Aboriginal Cultures and Histories mandatory in every compulsory year of school education. The New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA), which is responsible for curriculum and assessment in every school and system in that state, has completed this work ensuring that school children from Kindergarten to Year 10 will learn each year about the cultures and histories of Indigenous Australians.
The News South Wales Teachers Federation Branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU), an affiliate of Education International, has welcomed this new policy and were key in advocating for the needed changes.
…Beyond Australia, new research from Education International shows a substantial increase in the number of education unions recognising and engaging with Indigenous People’s issues over the past 10 years.
The new edition of Education International’s Quadrennial Survey on the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Education reveals a rise in education unions’ recognition of and engagement with the issues affecting Indigenous Peoples.
Overall, while the report indicates growing awareness of and respect for Indigenous Peoples among education unions, ongoing challenges such as political instability, budget constraints, and legal discrepancies stand in the way of the full realisation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights in education.
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