1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au W Title of Presentation AFMLTA Conference 2015 www.education.nt.gov.au Languages Education An NT Perspective July 2015

2. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au Our Plan for Today … Today we will share Our context Who we are … Where we’ve been Our destination Where we’re going … Our journey What we are doing … Where we’re up to Our reflections What we’ve learnt … Your feedback What you think … What you learned

3. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.det.nt.gov.au Who we are … Top 5 Languages Spoken at Home NTAustralia Only English – 62.8%Only English – 76.8% Kriol – 1.9%Mandarin – 1.6% Djambarrpuyngu –1.4%Italian – 1.4% Greek – 1.3%Arabic – 1.3% Warlpiri – 1.1%Cantonese – 1.2% 33,000 Students 154 Government schools 67 Small remote Schools 17 Catholic schools 22 Independent schools CharacteristicsNTNationally Indigenous students40%5 % Speak an Indigenous Language16.2%0.3% Identify as LBOTE37.2%23% Live in remote and very remote areas45%2% In Northern Territory, 27% of people spoke a language other than English at home in 2011.

4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.det.nt.gov.au Who we are … Languages Centres in Darwin and Alice Springs provide languages programs to 40 schools using face to face and distance learning modes: IndonesianJapanese ChineseArrente Spanish French … The most commonly taught World Languages in NT schools: IndonesianJapanese ChineseModern Greek 436 students study a language as part of Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training in 2015 (Years 11 – 12) 263 of these are enrolled in an Asian languages 8 Schools offer Bilingual Programs (Indigenous language/s & English) Most remote schools provide Language & Culture Programs using language maintenance and/or revitalisation pathways

5. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au The History of Languages Education Where we’ve been …

6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.det.nt.gov.au What are three things this summary tells you?

7. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au The Northern Territory Board of Studies Aiming to strengthen the teaching and learning of languages in schools through: Provision of advice relating to languages education in NT an Development of an implementation plan for Australian Curriculum: Languages Identification of appropriate model/s for delivery of the Languages curriculum. Where we’re going … Languages Learning Area Indigenous Languages and Culture NT Curriculum Framework Language Specific Curricula (World Languages) Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages Australian Curriculum

8. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au Northern Territory Department of Education Strategic Plan 2013-2015 Goal 5: Building Productive Partnerships Strategy 3- Create opportunities to share and build Asian cultural understandings and language expertise to support greater regional economic collaboration. Strategy 4 - Work in partnerships with communities to build Indigenous cultural and language understandings to support local economic development. Where we’re going …

9. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au The NT International Education and Training Strategy 2014-2024 Aiming to strengthen the relationship between the NT and Asia through: Study tours - Chinese Provinces Asian languages in schools - Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian International exchange grants - students, teachers, scholars, professionals, scientists and artists Languages teaching capability - professional development, innovative recruitment and teacher exchanges Pre-service teacher training - Asian languages Where we’re going …

10. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.det.nt.gov.au What challenges and opportunities does this raise?

11. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au What we’re doing … Engagement Phase 2013 Research Phase 2014 Development & Communication Phase 2015 Implementation Phase 2016

12. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au Goal All students in the NT have access to a rich and comprehensive languages education, developing the communicative skills and intercultural capabilities that will allow active engagement with and contribution to local and global communities in their present and future lives. Vision Leaders at all levels from the system to the classroom, build a culture that promotes systematic and purposeful languages learning Principles Quality of languages education Continuity of languages education Provision of languages programs Sustainability of languages resources Measures Student perceptions Student progress Student achievement Student participation DRAFT Where we’re up to …

13. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au Expert Teams Improvement agenda / Plan Effective Practices Coordinated Partnerships Collection and Analysis of Data A Culture that promotes languages learning Curriculum Delivery Planned Use of resources Differentiation Where we’re up to … Working within a School Improvement Frame

14. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au PrinciplesStrategiesMilestonesMeasures Quality languages learning 1.Expert teams 2.Effective Practices Identify a team of experts and establish ways to align and support their roles Student perceptions Student progress Student achievement Student participation Continuity of Languages Learning 3.Coordinated partnerships 4.A culture that promotes languages learning Establish and strength language pathways and monitor the quality of teaching and learning at each stage of schooling Provision of Languages Programs 5.Curriculum delivery 6.Differentiation Provide tools to develop school level scope and sequence plans and increase the number of students who are engaged with languages learning at each stage of schooling Sustainability of languages resources 7.Improvement agenda/plan 8.Planned use of resources 9.Collection and analysis of data Complete profile of languages educator profiles and re-activate Language Teachers’ Association of Northern Territory DRAFT Where we’re up to …

15. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au Conscious awareness of own and others’ perceptual positions Being persistent in the use of a rigorous research and evidence base Conceptualising scalability Keeping the child in the centre Moving from theory to practice Respecting past and present effort Working through change management processes Contextualising languages within School improvement Balancing the workload – the content, the communication, the networks …. What we’ve learnt …

16. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au What did you notice? Strengths, positive elements and connections or Issues, confusions, problematic aspects, gaps and disconnects Thoughts …

17. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION www.education.nt.gov.au Thank you! Marisa Boscato Senior Manager Curriculum Department of Education, Northern Territory marisa.boscato@nt.gov.au Weifeng Mao Consultant Department of Education, Northern Territory weifeng.mao@nt.gov.au