What works 2005 Second Annual Conference on Conflict Resolution Education Gary Shaw Department of Ed

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What works! 2005Second Annual Conference
on Conflict Resolution EducationGary
ShawDepartment of Education TrainingVictoriaA
ustralia
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Workshop aims

• Provide a brief overview of the Australian
  education system
• Present relevant policy frameworks in the context
  of safe schools
• Explore strategies schools can use in the
  promotion and implementation of safe and
  supportive learning environments

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Human Bingo

• Introduce yourselves and find the answers to
  questions in the boxes. No persons name can be
  entered more than once.

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Australian context

• gt20 million people
• Federal government since 1901
• Six states and 2 Territories
• 23 born overseas
• 6 - 7 indigenous

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Australian context

• Liberal democratic tradition
• Responsible government
• Written constitution
• Parliamentary sovereignty
• Frequent elections / compulsory voting
• Political Parties
• Relations between level of government

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Australian education statistics

• 9,615 schools (72 government schools )
• 233,065 F/T teachers (67 female)
• 3,331,964 F/T students (67 in government
  schools)
• 130,447 F/T indigenous students
• 75.7 retention rate of F/T students to Y12
• 39.5 retention of F/T indigenous students to Y12
• 2004 ABS figures

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In Victoria

• 2,317 schools (72 government)
• 829,988 F/T students
• 6145 F/T indigenous students
• 25 of students born in non-English speaking
  country
• _at_3500 new arrivals from non-English speaking
  country each year
• 2005 DET figures

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National frameworks

• The Adelaide Declaration National Goals for
  Australian Schooling
• National Safe Schools Framework
• The National Drug Education Strategy
• National Values Education Forums Project

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Adelaide Declaration

• Goal 3 Schooling should be socially just, so
  that
• 3.1 student outcomes from schooling are free from
  the effects of negative forms of discrimination
  based on sex, language, language, culture and
  ethnicity, religion or disability and of
  differences arising from students socio-economic
  background or geographic location

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The National Safe Schools Framework

• The Framework recognises the need for sustained
  positive approaches that include an appreciation
  of the ways in which social attitudes and values
  impact on the behaviour of students in our school
  communities. Such approaches encourage all
  members of the school community to
• value diversity
• contribute positively to the safety and
  wellbeing of themselves and others
• act independently, justly, cooperatively and
  responsibly in school, work, civic and family
  relationships
• contribute to the implementation of appropriate
  strategies that create and maintain a safe and
  supportive learning environment.

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Power

• Think of a time when you felt physically or
  emotionally powerful.

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National Drug Education Strategy

• Principles of drug education
• Key themes
• Comprehensive evidence based
• Positive school climates relationships
• Targeted to needs and contexts
• Effective pedagogy

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Nine Values for Australian Schooling

• 1. Care and Compassion
• 2. Doing Your Best
• 3. Fair Go
• 4. Freedom
• 5. Honesty and Trustworthiness
• 6. Integrity
• 7. Respect
• 8. Responsibility
• 9. Understanding, Tolerance and Inclusion

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The Childrens Manifesto

• What values do students express in the manifesto?
• How would these compare to your school values?

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Examples of schools in Action

• Murtoa College
• Lalor East Primary School
• Lalor Secondary College

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National resources

• Mind matters
• Discovering Democracy / Civics
• Talking Tactics
• Values Education

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Mind Matters
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A whole school approach to enhancing resilience
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Victorian frameworks policies

• Framework for Student Support Services
• Guidelines for managing cultural and linguistic
  diversity
• The Victorian Essential Learning Standards
• Restorative practice

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Framework for student Support Services
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Framework for Student Support Services

• Students are better prepared for learning when
  they are healthy, safe and happy, therefore,
  student welfare is the responsibility of all
  staff working in a whole school context. Student
  learning cannot be separated from welfare.

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The Mind of Youth recommendation

• Develop a school culture that promotes belonging,
  connectedness and allows students to feel they
  can fit in. This may involve developing strong
  peer networks, promote relationships and reduce
  student anonymity.

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Restorative Practices

• Problem solving philosophy that in schools
  focuses on relationship management and repair
• What happened?
• Who has been harmed?
• How have they been harmed?
• What can be done to repair the harm done?

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Effective Schools

• To achieve the vision of the Blueprint for
  Government Schools in Victoria

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Contact information

• Gary Shaw, DET Phone [phone] Fax 61 3
  9637 2170
• shaw.gary.r_at_edumail.vic.gov.au
• Victorian DET website
• http//www.sofweb.vic.edu.au