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Learn more about your current stage of cultural responsiveness and find recommended actions to support your ongoing learning, so that you can improve your teaching practice.
The power of education to impact change cannot be overstated. For many, education is the means through which dreams and aspirations are realised. For others, education is something to be endured for little or no gain. The legacy of colonisation has undermined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students’ access to their cultures, identities, histories and languages, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have not had access to a complete, relevant, and responsive education.
Teachers and school leaders serve a vital role in our society; they act as mentors, experts and role models for future generations and have the power to impact the change that is required in our classrooms and learning environments to ensure that every student is accessing quality education.
Cultural responsiveness is not about adding to the demands of teachers; it is about enhancing and enriching teacher practice and broadening the perspective of the profession. It will strengthen the understanding and skills of teachers and school leaders, maximising student learning outcomes through a more holistic approach to schooling.
This Capability Framework defines the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to improve or enhance knowledge in teaching to and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and applies to teaching and learning in a range of contexts including urban, regional, remote and very remote.
