1. NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
VALUES EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

2. SOME QUICK STATISITICS
Teachers
Support Staff
3 176 Office Admin Staff
2123 Corporate Services Staff
TAFE Teachers
4 100 TAFE Support Staff
217 AMES
TOTAL

3. Students and Schools 100 Preschools 4 307 Preschool Students
Primary Students
Secondary Students
TAFE Students
Apprentices
1 448 National Art School students
2 246 primary and secondary schools

4. Budget 1.3 million students
Recurrent Budget of $10.7 billion or 25% of state budget
$668.3 million to non- government schools
Largest employer and largest organisation in Australia

5. Main Divisions Schools TAFE State Training Services Adult Education
Community and Migrant Education
Higher Education

6. Major School Divisions
Aboriginal Education
Curriculum and Vocational Education
Disability Programs
Education Measurement and School Accountability
Equity Programs
Professional Learning /Leadership
Quality Teaching and Learning
Safety and Security
Student Health and Well Being

7. Values Education Core Values
INTEGRITY: honest and trustworthy
EXCELLENCE: high personal achievement and lifelong learning
RESPECT: regard for yourself and others
RESPONSIBILITY: accountable for your actions to yourself and others
COOPERATION: working towards common goals

8. MORE CORE VALUES PARTICIPATION: Being proactive and productive
CARE: Concern for others
FAIRNESS: Committed to social justice/ oppose prejudice
DEMOCRACY: Accepting /promoting the rights, freedom and responsibility of being an Australian citizen

9. HOW CORE VALUES AFFECT OUR TEACHING
Curriculum: An opportunity to teach, demonstrate and explain values
Through the Key Learning Areas: Student Learning Outcomes

10. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Skills and competencies-problem solving, planning
Literacy and numeracy skills
Confidence in new technologies
Ecological Sustainability Practices
Employment Related Skills

11. HOW VALUES AFFECT SCHOOLING
Love of learning
Reaching high standards
Having care and respect for self and others
Having care and respect for families and communities
Respect for work
Being fair and and believing in social justice
Being an active citizen of Australia and the world
Appreciating Australia is a multicultural society

12. SOCIAL VALUES Students value all people
We should assist and empower disadvantaged groups
We should be comfortable with cultural and linguistic diversity
We should be compassionate towards others in need
We should be aware of our heritage
We should support social cohesion
We should reject violence, harassment and discrimination
We should support peaceful resolution of conflict

13. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
A key web site for you:

14. Environmental Education Policy for Schools

15. SUPPORT DOCUMENT

17. Drain Stencils
Learning about stormwater

22. What are Sustainable Schools?
A holistic program with measurable environmental, economic and social outcomes
Improvements in schools’ management of resources and grounds (including energy, waste, water, biodiversity, landscape design,products and materials
Action based and involves whole community

23. Guiding Principles of Sustainable Schools
A school culture committed to principles of ESD
Goes beyond awareness raising to action learning and integration with school curricula
Whole community involved
Seeks partnerships with the school
Relates to quality teaching, values education, systems theory, action research, organisational theory

24. Benefits to Schools Helps to achieve curriculum requirements
Reduced consumption of resources and improved management of school grounds
Teachers and students working on real life problems and outcomes
Professional development for whole staff
School is a model for sustainability for whole community

25. Some Achievements of Sustainable Schools
One town has abolished plastic bags
Scavenging non native birds removed from a school district
Water in school reduced by 40% saving $3320
Another school reduced waste by 75%
School Environment Committees established
Aboriginal elders consulted on design of heritage walk
Criterion for selection of principal was for a person committed to Environmental Education.

26. THANK YOU
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