YULE BROOK COLLEGE&
ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
Working collaboratively to improve educational outcomes for
Aboriginal students
Basis of agreement is founded on the following understandings …
• Importance of Reconciliation and Cooperation
• Acknowledgement of uniqueness of Aboriginal culture
• Education is the key to the future
• (Importance of) strong and positive relationships
• Commitment to … a spirit of cooperation and harmony
• ALL Aboriginal students graduate
• YBC is a “no shame” college
• Encouraging students to take pride in self & family
Re-engaging the community
Parent & community requests
For students• NAIDOC Week
• Fair treatment for behaviour issues
• Substitutes for suspension
• Rewards
•Consultant group
For Parents • Aboriginal person on Council
• Aboriginal people involved in decision making
• Parent Committee
• Meeting place
• Local mentors
Underpinning school planning
Priorities
Pedagogy (How we teach & learn)
Pedagogical approaches which will promote collaborative and conciliatory relationships
Community (How we relate to one another)
… to promote mutual respect, and build capacity for students to participate in the community.
Supporting strategies
Cooperative Learning in all classes
Pastoral care program promoting a student-centred focus; implemented through a uniform program
Behaviour management strategies based on the principles of Restorative Justice
Build and enhance partnerships which support these priorities
Coherent whole-school teaching & learning program – personalised and related to student passions and the real world (Big Picture)
Other actions and responses
Annual NAIDOC Commemoration
Aboriginal person and parent of Aboriginal students recruited for College Council
Aboriginal Education Council (Community members, parents, students & teachers)
Recommitment to Community Agreement
Partnership with Clontarf Football Academy
ABC of two-way literacy and learning – professional development; action research and genealogy
Indigenous meeting circle – partnership with local government; consultation with Noongar Action Committee
Some statistics
0
20
40
60
80
2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008
Growth of Indigenous enrolments
Graduation of Indigenous students Year 10
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2001 2006 2008(anticipated)
Graduates