NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING VALUES EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

SOME QUICK STATISITICS 57 184 Teachers 14 126 Support Staff 3 176 Office Admin Staff 2123 Corporate Services Staff 10 013 TAFE Teachers 4 100 TAFE Support Staff 217 AMES TOTAL 90 938

Students and Schools 100 Preschools 4 307 Preschool Students 436 551 Primary Students 305 027 Secondary Students 513 070 TAFE Students 135 913 Apprentices 1 448 National Art School students 2 246 primary and secondary schools

Budget 1.3 million students Recurrent Budget of $10.7 billion or 25% of state budget $668.3 million to non- government schools Largest employer and largest organisation in Australia

Main Divisions Schools TAFE State Training Services Adult Education Community and Migrant Education Higher Education

Major School Divisions Aboriginal Education Curriculum and Vocational Education Disability Programs Education Measurement and School Accountability Equity Programs Professional Learning /Leadership Quality Teaching and Learning Safety and Security Student Health and Well Being

Values Education Core Values INTEGRITY: honest and trustworthy EXCELLENCE: high personal achievement and lifelong learning RESPECT: regard for yourself and others RESPONSIBILITY: accountable for your actions to yourself and others COOPERATION: working towards common goals

MORE CORE VALUES PARTICIPATION: Being proactive and productive CARE: Concern for others FAIRNESS: Committed to social justice/ oppose prejudice DEMOCRACY: Accepting /promoting the rights, freedom and responsibility of being an Australian citizen

HOW CORE VALUES AFFECT OUR TEACHING Curriculum: An opportunity to teach, demonstrate and explain values Through the Key Learning Areas: Student Learning Outcomes

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Skills and competencies-problem solving, planning Literacy and numeracy skills Confidence in new technologies Ecological Sustainability Practices Employment Related Skills

HOW VALUES AFFECT SCHOOLING Love of learning Reaching high standards Having care and respect for self and others Having care and respect for families and communities Respect for work Being fair and and believing in social justice Being an active citizen of Australia and the world Appreciating Australia is a multicultural society

SOCIAL VALUES Students value all people We should assist and empower disadvantaged groups We should be comfortable with cultural and linguistic diversity We should be compassionate towards others in need We should be aware of our heritage We should support social cohesion We should reject violence, harassment and discrimination We should support peaceful resolution of conflict

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION A key web site for you: http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/polisies/envired/assets/pdf/eepolicy.pdf http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/policies/envired/assets/pdf/eeimplementdoc.pdf

Environmental Education Policy for Schools

SUPPORT DOCUMENT

Drain Stencils Learning about stormwater

What are Sustainable Schools? A holistic program with measurable environmental, economic and social outcomes Improvements in schools’ management of resources and grounds (including energy, waste, water, biodiversity, landscape design,products and materials Action based and involves whole community

Guiding Principles of Sustainable Schools A school culture committed to principles of ESD Goes beyond awareness raising to action learning and integration with school curricula Whole community involved Seeks partnerships with the school Relates to quality teaching, values education, systems theory, action research, organisational theory

Benefits to Schools Helps to achieve curriculum requirements Reduced consumption of resources and improved management of school grounds Teachers and students working on real life problems and outcomes Professional development for whole staff School is a model for sustainability for whole community

Some Achievements of Sustainable Schools One town has abolished plastic bags Scavenging non native birds removed from a school district Water in school reduced by 40% saving $3320 Another school reduced waste by 75% School Environment Committees established Aboriginal elders consulted on design of heritage walk Criterion for selection of principal was for a person committed to Environmental Education.

THANK YOU Syd Smith sydsmith@optushome.com.au Tel +61 417 282576