Teachers don’t feel confident sharing Aboriginal history and culture in classrooms, survey finds

New research has found Australian teachers are afraid of saying the ‘wrong thing’ when it comes to embedding First Nations histories and cultures into classrooms

The national curriculum on First Nations history and culture has existed for more than a decade…  but The joint study by the University of Queensland and the Sharing Stories Foundation found three-quarters of the teachers surveyed didn’t feel confident enough to share First Nations knowledge in the classroom.

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First aired on The Wire, Monday 15 July 2024