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href="http://www.natsiew.nexus.edu.au/">This website</a> provides extensive information on culture, history, education and other issues. Website:</p> <p class="paragraph"> <span class="Content2">Aboriginal Student Support and Parent Awareness Program</span><br> ASSPA provides funding for a variety of activities to enhance educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) students. Federal funding has been provided for both Educational resources and "People Based" programs. The program aims to involve parents in the decision processes that affect their children's schooling.<br> <a href="http://www.schools.ash.org.au/ASSPA/">ASSPA website</a></p> <p class="paragraph"> <span class="Content2">What Works </span><br> The Work Program – Improving outcomes for Indigenous students.<br> This website provides information about improving outcomes for Indigenous students, advice and information about how improvement can be achieved and examples of contemporary cases where this has occurred.<br> <a href="http://www.whatworks.edu.au">What Works website</a></p> <p class="paragraph"> <span class="Content2">NSW Department of Education and Training</span><br> <a href="https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/index.htm">DET website</a>: </p> <p class="paragraph"> <span class="Content2">Board of Studies NSW</span><br> Aboriginal Education Contexts<br> This website includes teaching and learning resources for all Secondary KLAs, for the Primary curriculum, and in literacy and numeracy, including Aboriginal Languages and current research on Aboriginal education; it showcases examples of school-developed, context-based teaching and learning projects created by teachers, Aboriginal Education workers and members of the local community in collaboration.<br> <a href="http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/aboriginal_research/communityconsultation">Website</a></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> <td width="22" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="434" border="0" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> </td> <td><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="4" border="0" alt="" /></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>