Turrwan Circle's big steps towards reconciliation

By Chelsea Channing
Published July 12, 2018

When school staff work collaboratively with Indigenous parents and community members, the group as a whole can be capable of great things.

This is certainly the case for Bald Hills State School’s Turrwan Circle, a parent and community engagement group which is ...

This story appeared in the July 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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Turrwan Circle's big steps towards reconciliation

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