Aboriginal Educator Workforce

Quality education engages and empowers children and young people through positive relationships in safe, supportive and welcoming learning environments where cultural, social and linguistic diversity is valued, celebrated and embedded in learning.

Young people in the Northern Territory (NT) commence early learning programs and school education already equipped with deeply established knowledge systems, cultural values and ways of learning that have been shaped by their families and communities.

Teachers have the biggest in-school impact on positive student learning outcomes. Local Aboriginal teachers provide continuity for student learning through an ongoing commitment to their communities, helping to increase engagement and provide experiences for Aboriginal students that make learning meaningful, relevant, accessible and culturally responsive.

RATE builds capacity of existing Aboriginal educators in remote education settings at every step of their education careers, and creates opportunities for Aboriginal educators who aspire to become qualified teachers.

RATE helps to provide professional learning to develop English, numeracy, digital literacy and pedagogical skill for Aboriginal educators. The project streamlines support through delivery of a suite of professional development opportunities including non-accredited professional learning, Vocational Education and Training (VET), and Tertiary education qualifications.

Resources

NTG schools wanting to promote RATE can access further information from eLearn. You will need an NTSchools account to login.

For further information please email assistant-teach.det@education.nt.gov.au.

Scholarships to the value of $15,000 per year (dependant on study load) are available for Aboriginal people in urban, regional and remote NT locations who are aspiring teachers and are currently studying, or are eligible to enrol in initial teacher education courses at a NT higher education institution.

For further information, go to the Teach in the Territory website, or email aboriginalschola.doe@education.nt.gov.au.

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