Recommendation 9

It was recommended that the Department of Education and Training:

Request from Council of Government School Organisations (COGSO), as part of its grant management, a breakdown in annual governance training delivered to all schools in the Northern Territory (NT), categorised by region, stage of schools and remoteness. The department should also request how COGSO is ensuring that their training is culturally appropriate and tailored to local contexts.

Status

This recommendation has been completed.

The department continues to work with the NT COGSO. As part of the response, the department enhanced the current funding agreement with NT COGSO to fund additional training officers who ensure governance training is accessible, responsive, and culturally appropriate for all school communities across the Territory. NT COGSO provide detailed and robust training data through the reporting requirements of this agreement.