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Carly Steele, Lecturer in education, Curtin University

‘You can learn from this and so can the class’: 3 ways non-Indigenous teachers can include First Nations content in their lessons

All Australian teachers need to be able to teach their students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

It is part of their professional standards and the curriculum requires First Nations content to be taught across all areas of learning.

But non-Indigenous teachers are often hesitant to include First Nations content. Some say they do not have the required knowledge because they did not grow up learning about it. Others are worried about teaching it incorrectly or causing offense.

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