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More Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderTeachers Initiative (MATSITI) 2015 Conference# OURMOBTEACH Continuing the journey for education workforce diversity

Tarndanya DeclarationOctober 2015

A national forum of leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators from all sectors of education met at Tarndanya [Adelaide] on30 September - 1 October 2015.#OurMobTeach delegates from all States and Territories endorse the following resolutions:More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative (MATSITI) #OurMobTeach conference.www.matsiti.edu.au/events/ourmobteach

1#OurMobTeach delegates welcome the 2015-18 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy and its first priority onleadership; quality teaching and workforce development; and underpinning principles of cultural recognition, partnerships and accountability.National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy 2015www.scseec.edu.au/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/ATSI%20documents/DECD__NATSI_EducationStrategy.pdf

2Delegates seek recommitment of the Australian Education Council to a more equitable ratio of teachers to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students they teach, as agreed by all Australian Education Ministers in 2010.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan 2010-2014www.scseec.edu.au/archive/Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-Education-Action-Plan.aspx

3Delegates call for an alliance of school employers, universities, AITSL and school leadership agencies in partnership with First Nations’ education leaders to design, implement and monitor the four-year strategy.

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership | www.aitsl.edu.au

4The First Priority Area of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy 2015;Leadership, Quality Teaching and Workforce Development should focus on the following actions:

4.1Attracting more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to consider teaching as a career of choice.

4.2Significantly increasing graduation rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people participating in teacher education programs at Australian universities.

4.3Positive employment and recruitment strategies, by the three sectors of schooling, to halve the gap in employment outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers and non-Indigenous teachers.Council of Australian Governments: Closing the Gap in Indigenous Disadvantagehttps://www.coag.gov.au/closing_the_gap_in_indigenous_disadvantage

4.4Ensuring there is a robust data, evidence and accountability framework to implement and review priorities outlined within the 2015 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy.

5Delegates applaud the high level of industry and stakeholder management achieved to date by MATSITI and the many significant actions taken to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people teaching and leading in Australian schools.Delegates recognise that there is much unfinished business to close the gap in Indigenous education and employment outcomes, and therefore seek an extension of three years to continue the MATSITI initiative in partnership with Australian governments; schools; universities; and community and education advocates.

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