Presentation to University of SA staff and partners about the MATSITI Initiative on 3 December 2012

1. More deadly teachers!
DUCIER Seminar: Professor Peter Buckskin
www.matsiti.edu.au | info@matsiti.edu.au | 3 December 2012

2. MATSITI Presentation Contents
• MATSITI overview & progress to date
• Deans of education research findings
• UniSA initiatives
• Key questions
• 2013 Work Plan
This Project is funded by the Australian Government Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations through
the More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative.

3. Key questions
1. Project linkages with your work
2. Comments on 2013 priorities
– Research focus
– Grants mix
– Event program
– Marketing teaching
3. Next steps

4. MATSITI Project Objectives
• Increase the number of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander teachers
in Australian schools
• Enhance professional and
leadership capabilities of
experienced Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander teachers

5. Overview | More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative
• 1% of Australian school teachers are
Indigenous (5% of students)
• $7.5m Initiative over 4 years funded
by Australian Government (DEEWR)
• Project managed by University of SA
• Led and governed by Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander educators
• Project Plan at www.matsiti.edu.au

6. Policy Context | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teacher Workforce Reform
Action #33:
A National Indigenous
Workforce Strategy

7. MATSITI Project Governance
School Jurisdictions
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Universities
Government schools
Islander Communities Schools of Education
Catholic schools
School and community leaders Indigenous Education Schools
Independent schools
Professional networks & Research Centres
Indigenous Schooling Units
Negotiated agreements Negotiated agreements Negotiated agreements
MATSITI Project Leadership Project Management Team
Indigenous Reference Group
Professor Peter Buckskin
Emeritus Professor Paul Hughes
Dr Kaye Price
Working Party External Project Evaluator
MATSITI Contract Management
DEEWR Program Delegate
Standing Council on School
Education and Early Childhood
(formerly MCEECDYA)

8. Research | Teacher workforce profile and education award completions

9. 2012 MATSITI Partnerships | ACDE Retention and Graduation Project
• Audit of Indigenous student
outcomes in teacher education
• Review of approaches to
retention and graduation
• Report on course completion
and early career experiences
• Networks of educators in
teacher education and Indigenous units
• Institutional plans to improve Indigenous
retention, success and graduation rates
• Budget: $827,000
http://matsiti.edu.au/education-deans-meet-to-improve-indigenous-teacher-education/

11. July 2012 | 200 Teachers | 80 First Nations

12. Indigenous teachers relative to student population (Government schools)

13. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers by years teaching experience
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Not available 0-5 years 6-10 tears 11-20 years more than 20 years
DEEWR SiAS survey 2011

14. Teaching Standard Graduate Proficient Accomplished Lead
1.4 Strategies MATSITI Grants
2012 for
teaching Aboriginal
and Torres Strait
Islander students
2.4 Understand and
respect Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
people to promote
reconciliation between
Indigenous and non-
Indigenous Australians
37 AITSL teaching standards covering student
learning, content, planning, safe & supportive
environment, assessment, professional
learning & community engagement

18. Comments on MATSITI 2013 priorities
• Research focus
• Grants mix
• Event program
• Marketing teaching
www.matsiti.edu.au/docs/
MATSITI-2013-Work-Plan-v0.5.pdf

19. MATSITI 2013 Work Plan
Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
teachers and
school leaders
Schools and
school authorities
University faculties
of education

20. MATSITI Project Team
Professor Peter Buckskin (Project Director)
Professor Paul Hughes*
Dr Kaye Price*
University of South Australia
08 8302 0562
info@matsiti.edu.au
www.matsiti.edu.au
*MATSITI Research Associates