We will deliver:

• Targeted funding to support EAL/D learners, newly arrived students and students from refugee backgrounds.
• Evidence-based pedagogies for EAL/D learners.
• Specialist EAL/D teaching allocations and positions in schools.
• Engagement strategies that improve the participation of students and families from culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse backgrounds in all aspects of school life.
• A system-wide anti-racism strategy to eliminate racism and advance equity for all students across NSW public schools.
• Culturally inclusive and responsive policies and feedback processes.
• Expert support and professional learning to assist schools in responding to racism, discrimination and complex issues relating to cultural inclusion and social cohesion.
• Interpreting and translation services to facilitate communication with families.
• High quality education programs and services for international students.

So that:

• Schools are effectively resourced to support EAL/D learners, newly arrived students and students from refugee backgrounds.
• Schools have the capacity and capability to build effective partnerships with their local communities.
• All students, staff and community members are treated with respect and have equitable outcomes, opportunities and experiences within public education.
• Parents and carers who do not speak or understand English well or who are Deaf, deaf or hard of hearing and/or have a speech communication difficulty can access information about public education and be engaged in their children’s learning.

We will deliver:

• An EAL/D teacher workforce strategy that builds the supply and retention of qualified EAL/D teachers.
• The EAL/D Education Leadership Strategy to strengthen EAL/D education expertise in schools.
• High quality resources and professional learning that extends knowledge of all staff to promote equity.
• Strategies that enhance and support cultural, linguistic and religious diversity across the department.
• Leadership development programs which foster mutual respect, equity and excellence.

So that:

• EAL/D learners have access to appropriately qualified EAL/D teachers.
• EAL/D teaching expertise is valued and promoted in schools.
• Teachers and staff have the knowledge and skills needed to foster equity and address barriers experienced by students and families.
• Teachers and staff from culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse backgrounds have equitable access to employment and career development opportunities.
• Leaders are well equipped to promote equity and social change.

We will deliver:

• Culturally inclusive and accessible resources for families on early education and care.
• Culturally inclusive and responsive early education and care environments.
• Targeted funding and supports for early learners from families seeking asylum and newly arrived families from refugee backgrounds.
• Professional learning to improve staff capability to provide quality learning and education, and support children and their families as they transition between early education and primary school.

So that:

• Children and families from all cultural backgrounds have equitable access to quality early education and care.
• All children have a sense of belonging in early education and care and are well supported in their transition to school.
• Early education and care staff are confident in delivering culturally responsive early learning programs which recognise and build on the cultural and linguistic capital of children and families.

We will deliver:

• Effective EAL/D education and intensive English programs.
• Specialist EAL/D pedagogy and approaches.
• Culturally inclusive pedagogy and curriculum, and resources that foster intercultural understanding.
• Differentiated literacy and numeracy, curriculum and assessment practices for EAL/D learners, students from refugee backgrounds and international students.
• High quality language programs, including languages other than English, community languages, Aboriginal languages, and maintenance and revival programs.
• High quality education programs and services for international students.
• Curriculum and co-curricular programs that build all students’ understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
• Support for collaboration, consultation and partnerships with community organisations and relevant stakeholders.

So that:

• EAL/D learners, newly arrived students and students from refugee backgrounds have equitable access to the curriculum.
• All students are well supported to engage in an academically challenging curriculum.
• Students extend their cultural and linguistic skills and knowledge.
• Students from all cultural backgrounds have equitable access to educational opportunities.
• All students have the knowledge and skills needed to effectively engage with their learning.
• All students engage with local and global issues and have the skills to contribute to a culturally, linguistically, and religiously diverse world.

We will deliver:

• Targeted support strategies for newly arrived students, including those from refugee backgrounds or seeking asylum.
• Specialist school counselling services for newly arrived EAL/D learners, students from refugee backgrounds and those seeking asylum.
• Transition and bilingual support programs for newly arrived EAL/D learners.
• Strategies that build cultural safety, cultural inclusion and a sense of belonging for all students.
• High quality anti-racism education programs and resources.
• Culturally responsive whole school wellbeing strategies.
• Culturally inclusive student leadership and advocacy programs.

So that:

• Students from refugee backgrounds and students seeking asylum thrive at school.
• Newly arrived students successfully settle into school.
• Students from all cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds learn in environments that are safe, culturally inclusive and free of discrimination and racism.
• Students from all cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds are treated with respect and supported to engage positively at school.

We will deliver:

• Strategies which assist students from culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse backgrounds to achieve literacy and numeracy standards.
• Culturally inclusive and responsive vocational education and careers pathway programs.
• Post-school pathway programs for further education and vocational opportunities for students from refugee backgrounds and students seeking asylum.
• Culturally responsive retention strategies for students from culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse backgrounds.
• Strategies that build collaborative family-school and industry partnerships to support goal setting for post-school pathways.

So that:

• Students from all cultural backgrounds have equitable access to employment and further education opportunities.
• Students from all cultural backgrounds are supported to participate fully in school education and finish school well prepared for life and work in culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse NSW.
• Families and communities are well-informed to support post-school goal settings and decision making.