Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Out-of-Home Care
November 2014
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Out-of-Home Care, outlining five key priorities that should underpin new ways of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, based on practice and evidence developed through consultation and research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations and sector experts.
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July 2014
Submission on the National Partnership Agreement on the National Quality Agenda for Early Childhood Education and Care 2014 Review, with a focus on approximately 270 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Budget Based Funded services that fall outside of the National Quality Framework.
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Partnership Training Manual: Creating Change Through Partnerships
June 2014
Training manual designed to support partnership leaders within organisations wishing to develop and strengthen partnerships in child and family service delivery, operating as an interactive guide that can be used as part of a facilitated presentation or independently to access relevant information, ideas, tools and practice supports.
Safe For Our Kids: A Guide to Family Violence Response and Prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Families
June 2014
Guide to family violence response and prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, developed in consultation with community-controlled service providers, aimed to support best practise across the country in order to reduce the incidence and impact of family violence.
Partnership Audit Tool: Creating Change Through Partnerships
May 2014
Audit Tool designed to support inter-agency partnerships in child and family service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, providing a framework and tools for measuring progress towards achieving genuine partnership goals.
The Journey ‘to Big School’: Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Transition to Primary School
May 2014
Report that investigates practical implications and applications of the findings from earlier review, 'Supporting Transition to Schools', and considers critical gaps between transition theory and practice and draws together key recommendations for future policy and practice in this area.
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A Place for Culture? Exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Competence in the National Quality Standard
December 2013
Report on whether the cultural competence expectations in the Early Childhood Education and Care regulatory framework are adequately articulated and whether they can be met by the current assessment and rating processes.
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Whose Voice Counts? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participation in Child Protection Decision-Making
August 2013
Report that explores the extent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' participation in key decisions of child protection.
Supporting Transition to School for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children: What it means and what works?
June 2013
Literature review on the transition to formal school for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children proposing that, to be effective, approaches to school transition must recognise that transition requires a multidimensional focus, with a strengths-based approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s development and learning, applying a cultural lens and targeting the five dimensions of ‘readiness’.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle: Aims and Core Elements
June 2013
Report responding to the misunderstanding about - and partial application of - the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle and proposes needed structural changes.
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Bringing Child Rights into Your Classroom: An Educator’s Guide
March 2013
Classroom guide for teaching children's rights, with an overview and in-depth focus on our children's major rights.
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March 2013
Colouring book and other games for children to contextualise child rights and assist them in making meaning of them.
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