THE ARK - SECTION 7
WEBSITES - USEFUL LINKS
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
Arts SA http://www.arts.sa.gov.au
SAYAB - South Australian Youth Arts Board http://sayab.org.au
Music SA Online http://musicsa.com.au
Technology School of the Future http://tsof.sa.edu.au
SACSA - South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability Framework http://sacsa.sa.edu.au
NATIONAL YPAA - Young People and the Arts Australia http://ypaa.net
Australia Council - Young People and the Arts http://www.ozco.gov.au/council_priorities/young_people/
Australia Council - Arts & Education http://www.ozco.gov.au/council_priorities/education/
Arts Encore (Victoria's equivalent of Arts Edge) http://vicartscentre.com.au/education/index/html
Artsedge - AiS Projects (Western Australia) http://www.artsedge.dca.wa.gov.au
Artist in Schools (AiS) Projects (Northern Territory) Department of Employment, Education and Training www.deet.nt.gov.au
Regional Arts Australia Online http://www.regionalarts.com.au/raa1/support/links/asp
Australia Council for the Arts http://ozco.gov.au
Foundation for Young Australians http://youngaustralians.org
Grantslink http://grantslink.gov.au
Fuel4arts - Arts marketing tools and ideas http://www.fuel4arts.com/
Sauce:hot tips for effective arts promotion http://www.fuel4arts.com/sauce/12_commmunicating/communicating.htm
INTERNATIONAL Chicago Arts Partnerships for Education http://www.capeweb.org/forms.html
The Arts Edge (The Kennedy Centre's site) http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Champions of Change http://aep-arts.org
Arts Council England http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/information/index.php
GLOSSARY OF TERMS - 'eduspeak' ... what does that mean?
Accountability
Curriculum accountability is defined as the professional responsibility of educators, site leaders and state office personnel to:
• Provide a comprehensive account of the progress and achievement of learners as described in the SACSA Framework (assessment and reporting)
• Explicitly account for the steps taken to improve the level of achievement within the Outcomes and Curriculum Standards (planning and programming)
Behaviour Management
Behaviour Management refers to the processes schools use to work with students in regard to how to appropriately behave in the classroom, school yard and with each other. Good behaviour management strategies provide opportunities for best practice learning. Many schools develop their own Student Behaviour Management Policies, which can be provided upon request.
Curriculum The school curriculum refers to the learning pathway that students undertake from Birth to Year 12. The SACSA Framework describes the curriculum Key Ideas and Outcomes all learners can expect their education to be built on. The 8 areas of learning described in the SACSA Framework are:
• Arts
• Design and Technology
• English
• Health and Physical Education
• Languages
• Mathematics
• Science
• Society and Environment
Duty of Care
Duty of Care is anticipating and avoiding foreseeable harm or minimising harm when it occurs. For example, Duty of Care can involve identifying risks, being careful about physical and emotional safety and knowing what to do when someone has been harmed. A moral duty of care exists when there is no legal duty of care - this is the case for a majority of arts workers.
ESL - English as a Second Language
Some schools will have specialist teachers or courses to assist students whose first language is not English. Many new migrants or refugee students would work in these programs.
" in parentis loci ."
In legalese, it means a person standing in the shoes of a parent, therefore completely on the side of the child. With this phrase the law recognizes the parent's supreme commitment to his or her child. For us ... in schools to do anything less than advocate zealously for our children's rights and safety would be irresponsible and a betrayal of their trust.
LOTE - Languages other than English
You got it...Languages other than English e.g Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, Italian etc...Most schools teach at least one other language some more.
Mandatory Reporting
The Children's Protection Act, 1993 obliges departmental staff, contract staff and volunteers to notify Family and Youth Services if they suspect on reasonable grounds that a child has been or is being abused or neglected. There are Mandatory Reporting Training courses, which you can participate in if interested. For more information on this contact Carclew Industry Development manager.
NIT - non-instruction time
Non-instruction time is time allocated to teachers when they are not teaching students. This time is allocated to allow teachers to attend to curriculum planning, lesson preparation, administrative tasks associated with teaching responsibilities, etc. Non-instruction time is provided by another teacher who has expertise in a particular learning area, eg LOTE, Visual Arts, Drama, Science ...
SACE - South Australian Certificate of Education
The current SACE caters for Year 11 and Year 12 students. The recent curriculum developments associated with the SACSA Framework define the senior years as comprising Years 10 - 12.
SACSA - South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability Framework
The SACSA Framework is mandated for all government schools and has been adopted by a number of schools in the Catholic and Independent schooling sectors. In short it is the curriculum for years R - 10.
