Education Policies for Indigenous Australians

Running head: EDUCATION POLICIES FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
Education Policies for Indigenous Australians
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Education Policy comprises of the principles in the educational sphere that helps in
operating the education system. The educational policy in Australia focuses on the aspect of
improving that of the educational outcome along with well-being of the indigenous Australians
so that they can excel in all the aspects in relation to education (Santoro et al., 2011). This essay
focuses on the effectiveness pertaining to ESL educational policy in Australia and the effect that
ESL education has on the indigenous students of Australia. It focuses on the quality of the school
education in terms of the media rhetoric. It states how the promotion of social justice is an
important aspect for the Christians and how providing equal opportunities in relation to
education can help in the promotion in equality within the Australian society.
English as a Second Language (ESL) policies helps in assisting the schools in Australia
in the delivering of the ESL programmes on the basis of the linguistic along with the cultural
needs of the student. The instructions are delivered on the basis of the stage of the schooling. I
think that learning English is crucial for the success of the indigenous Australians and it can
augment their opportunities pertaining to employment. According to me, educating the
indigenous Australians with English as the additional language can help in developing their
English language competence and it can improve the learning outcome of the students in
Australia. It can help them in the aspect of pursuing of further education along with training.
EAl/ D education is currently provided at the primary, high school and at the intensive English
Centre (Johnson, Cherednichenko & Rose, 2016). The literacy plans in Australia make it a point
that money is not required pertaining to these programs that helps many indigenous Australians
to take the advantage of this facility. Australia has aacted like a leader in the arena of researching
and teaching of ESL recently as the Commonwealth has allocated funds so that it can be of

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benefit for the students. Specialist ESL teachers have been appointed in some schools that
greatly helps the indigenous Australians. ESL taskforce has prepared policy framework for that
of the Ministerial Council of Education.
The Aboriginal Education and Training Policy have been developed after collaboration
with the Aboriginal communities that helps in providing policy advice for that of the employees.
I think that aboriginal education can increase the cultural competency of the Aboriginal staff in
an organization (Aihw.gov.au., 2014). The Government of Australia has been determined to
close the gap between that of the indigenous and the non-indigenous Australians. According to
me, parents, communities along with the government should act like partners for providing
education to the indigenous Australians. They can work in collaboration that can help in
improving the quality of education provided to the indigenous Australians. I think that the
Remote School Attendance Strategy of the Australian government can help in engaging the
schools along with the community organizations. It can play an effective role in ensuring that the
children attend school on everyday basis (Malcolm, 2011). The Government is involved in
funding programmes that can help in providing practical support to the young indigenous
Australians in the different areas where a large number of youths are unemployed. According to
me, the Remote Jobs and Communities Programme can help in establishing new business for the
indigenous Australians.
I think that the teachers knowing how the mental structure of the indigenous students are
different from that of the non-indigenous students can play an important role in mitigating the
differences that is embedded in the Australian society. It is more important that the teachers are
sensitive to the demands of the students that can help the students in learning properly and
quickly (Wigglesworth, Simpson & Loakes, 2011). According to me, the development of