FPS Newsletter

Reconciliation Action Plan

Developing a Reconciliation Action Plan 

This semester, FPS committed to developing a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

 

The purpose of this plan is to support the school to build knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures and contributions, as well as strengthen relationships, respect, and opportunities in the classroom, around the school, and with the community.  

 

The RAP committee, comprising of parents and FPS staff, met and had valuable discussions about what is involved in the RAP process. The committee sought feedback from our vision statement, reviewed our staff/school survey, and had the opportunity to hear from Sam Roberts – Sam is a Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung person from our community. 

 

Since the last RAP committee meeting, the school’s Koorie Perspectives team (made up of FPS staff) have nominated a few actions from the RAP that we can work on as part of our efforts for FPS to become a recognised school for reconciliation. 

 

We have:

  • Installed our new ‘Acknowledgment of Country Plaques’ on both the Langridge Street and Wingrove Street campuses. 
  • Looked into providing staff professional development including Cultural Responsiveness and Competence training.
  • Looked into developing a stronger connection between the Year 5 students’ Yarning Conference work with the early years students.
  • Developed a calendar of significant dates for next year and started planning whole school events and learning opportunities.

 

Next RAP Committee Meeting

We are keen to book in our next RAP committee meeting. As we are quickly approaching the end of a very busy term, we thought it might be best to meet early next year instead. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday 8 February (week 2), the time is TBC.

 

We look forward to seeing familiar faces as well as welcoming new members. During this meeting, the committee will spend some time unpacking each of the RAP actions, as well as coming up with some goals and deliverables. We hope to see you there!  

 

~ Koorie Perspectives School Improvement Team