Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Working Group

Terms of reference

The working group will provide a forum for members to share information and to raise and deliberate upon matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education. Specifically, it will be responsible for:

• Implementing the actions contained in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan 2010–2014;

• reporting, as required, to AEEYSOC and MCEECDYA on progress in implementing the above mentioned actions;

• providing governance for projects aligned to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan 2010–2014 as directed by AEEYSOC and MCEECDYA;

• consulting, as required, with stakeholders;

• providing policy advice on matters referred to it by AEEYSOC and MCEECDYA; and

• drafting, with the assistance of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, annual reports on Indigenous education and on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan 2010–2014.

Timeframe and reporting arrangements

Membership

• senior officials with responsibility for Indigenous education from the Australian Government and Australian States and Territories;

• a senior official of the National Catholic Education Commission;

• a senior official of the Independent Schools Council of Australia; and

• a senior representative of Indigenous education consultative bodies.

• The majority of members shall be Indigenous Australians. Members who are not Indigenous Australians are encouraged to invite an Indigenous colleague to accompany them to meetings.

Chair

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