CSNSW is committed to improving the educational outcomes of all Aborignal and Torres Strait Islander students. We value diversity and celebrate the richness it brings to our schools and seek to further support the cultural identity of Aboriginal students, ensuring they become successful learners.
Provided are searchable collections of resources on external sites such as ABC Education, TED Ed, WooTube, NSW National parks and the Australian Children’s television network.
We warmly thank the Department of Education and Association of Independent Schools for making provisions for our schools to access their Learning at Home resources.
Koorie Teaching Resources
Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country.
Protocols for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
The eight-way framework of Aboriginal Pedagogy
This framework provides eight interconnected pedagogies to support and include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners. These pedagogies are also useful for all learners.
Stories of the Dreaming
Years 9-10
Teaching Aboriginal Languages in Schools
Stage 4 Languages
Word Up
The diverse languages of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples from Anmatyerre to Arrernte, from Bidjara to Bundjalung, from Nyungar to Ngaanyatjarra, from Yankunytjatjara to Yorta Yorta — one word at a time.
Gambay: Australian First Languages Map
Go to the First Languages website
Dust Echoes
Subjects: English and History.
Years: 7, 8, 9, 10.
Endeavour: Eight days in Kamay
Here you will find: ways to explore Aboriginal knowledge and histories highlighted alongside European perspectives through diverse K-11 student-centred learning activities links to videos, historic documents, images and other material from institutions and collections worldwide.
Go to the Endeavour: Eight days in Kamay website
ABC Education
Topic Showcase: FIRST AUSTRALIANS
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Tools and resources matched to the Australian Professional Teaching Standards.
National Museum
This free classroom resource supports teaching and learning about Indigenous history and culture. It is based on the powerful stories shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Encounters exhibition.