Aboriginal Culture

At Maylands Peninsula Primary School, it is our aim to become a culturally responsive school that has a strong ethos based on respecting and valuing diversity.

The Department of Education's Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework (ACSF) sets expected standards for staff when working with Aboriginal students, their families and communities. It guides staff to incorporate culturally responsive attitudes, values and behaviours into their everyday work. The framework gives us a basis to reflect on our approaches to Aboriginal education, strive for improvement, and engage Aboriginal families and communities in schooling. It is about transforming our practices as we collectively move towards a more capable and responsive organisation.

The Maylands Peninsula Primary School Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework Plan has been developed in response to the ACSF. It provides guidance to staff about being culturally responsive to the diverse needs, backgrounds, experiences and knowledge of Aboriginal students; and being able to use these as a basis to facilitate learning opportunities.

Furthermore, the Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework Plan provides a structure for all staff to reflect on their practices and identify opportunities for improved action to build on the existing knowledge and skills of all students. This strategic plan promotes initiatives aimed at enhancing Aboriginal Education and Excellence.

In essence, the focus of the Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework Plan is to take into account an Aboriginal perspective when planning teaching and learning experiences, and integrate any opportunities that present into the regular classroom teaching and learning program, rather than 'teach' aboriginal studies as a standalone subject.