How Does NSW DET Affect The Role Of Education In Schools?
The NSW Cultural Diversity and Community Relations policy (NSW DET 2005: online) is a document which aims to outline the responsibilities which NSW schools have to provide teaching and learning programs which will enable students across many different cultures and communities the opportunity to be able to identify with, and as, Australians. This policy should aid schools in developing students from all cultures and communities across NSW to develop the knowledge, skills and values for participation as active and involved citizens throughout their schooling and professional lives.
However, does this policy aid the students who are directly affected by the policy, or does it remove these students even further from the schooling community making it even harder for them to be accepted or supported within a multi-cultural community?
The NSW DET has recognised the ever changing cultural and community relations which have taken place, and continues to take place within school communities across NSW. To ensure that …show more content…
For example, children from non-english speaking backgrounds need extra help to adjust to an English speaking school environment. While the policy states that these students will be provided with appropriate support for them to develop their English skills, it needs to further elaborate on exactly how this is going to be achieved, what the indicators are that will et staff know that these procedures are working, and how these procedures could be improved for future students.
• Instead of addressing specific issues faced by students from different cultural backgrounds and identifying strategies available to the school administrators to ensure these injustices are not continued, this policy simply admits that the school environment is becoming more multi-cultural and the curriculum needs to reflect
However, does this policy aid the students who are directly affected by the policy, or does it remove these students even further from the schooling community making it even harder for them to be accepted or supported within a multi-cultural community?
The NSW DET has recognised the ever changing cultural and community relations which have taken place, and continues to take place within school communities across NSW. To ensure that …show more content…
For example, children from non-english speaking backgrounds need extra help to adjust to an English speaking school environment. While the policy states that these students will be provided with appropriate support for them to develop their English skills, it needs to further elaborate on exactly how this is going to be achieved, what the indicators are that will et staff know that these procedures are working, and how these procedures could be improved for future students.
• Instead of addressing specific issues faced by students from different cultural backgrounds and identifying strategies available to the school administrators to ensure these injustices are not continued, this policy simply admits that the school environment is becoming more multi-cultural and the curriculum needs to reflect