The school attendance strategy - Nganampa Education Tjitji Tjutaku (NETT) Kunpuntjaku is Anangu owned and operates across the lands.
It is important to us to work closely with parents and other members of the community so that we make sure children are getting the best education. The input from families is very important.
Read MoreAnangu have identified that one of the reasons their children don’t like going to school is because they don’t understand what is going on in the classroom and lessons are not relevant to the world they live in outside the classroom.
Schools don’t have first language resources for use in schools that meet Bilingual Education resource standards and teachers (Aboriginal and non-Aborginal) are not sufficiently trained in how to teach in multilingual classrooms. This project focusses on addressing some of the needs for teachers and schools in supporting a fully Bi-Lingual education program across all Anangu schools.
Read MoreAnangu have been asking for a very long time for work to be done on providing their children with work skills that will help them move from school into the workforce. The Pathways to Employment project is seen as a vital link for their children’s future. PYEC has been working with Empowered Communities and the Department for Education to find funding to employ a local employment broker. The PYEC Employment Broker will work with schools and local employers to create opportunities for work experience and work placements to create clear steps from school to work.
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