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• The Religious Intolerance Helpline webpage provides information and resources about reporting bullying or intolerance on the basis of religious belief or spirituality.
• You can access the Religious Intolerance Helpline by calling 1300 679 332. The helpline provides support for students, staff and community members with information, report referral and management, and support services.

• Strengthening harmony and building resilience in school communities: Advice for schools (PDF 267 KB) provides advice to schools about building and maintaining school community harmony and includes suggested responses for managing community disharmony.
• Cultural inclusion – the department’s webpage exploring culturally inclusive practice at the whole school level.
• Supporting Aboriginal Children – the department has partnered with the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) to develop a range of resources for services that provide early childhood education and care to Aboriginal children.
• Re-imagining Evaluation: A Culturally Responsive Evaluation Framework – this framework highlights the importance of centring Aboriginal students, their families, and their communities at the heart of evaluation methodology and processes.
• – the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership toolkit and report providing resources to support the cultural responsiveness of teachers and leaders to enhance their teaching practice.
• Calendar for cultural diversity develops awareness of significant dates of cultural and religious significance for the school community.

Refugee Student ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Advisor: 02 7814 3796

• Supporting students from refugee backgrounds webpages provide information about students from refugee backgrounds and available support.
• The Refugee Student Counselling Support Team provides support for schools through advice, tailored professional learning and targeted support in complex cases.
  • Phone: 1300 579 060
  • Email: refugeesupportteam@det.nsw.edu.au

• – a national anti-racism education website that is managed by the NSW Department of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø on behalf of all Australian schools.
• Anti-racism Professional support – a range of professional learning opportunities in anti-racism, multicultural education and intercultural understanding are available for school staff, students and community.
• – webpage on religious discrimination.

EAL/D education webpages provide an overview of EAL/D learner support including delivery and funding.

• Henry Parkes Equity Resource Centre has a large collection of materials to support schools. These include resources for trauma, resilience and wellbeing including specialist counsellor resources.
  • Email: EquityResourceLibrary@det.nsw.edu.au
  • Phone: 02 8808 1177

• Engaging communities – information about family-school partnerships, examples of practice, research, resources and professional learning to promote positive community relations with parents from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Reconciliation in education – Narragunnawali supports schools and early learning services in Australia to develop environments that foster a higher level of knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contributions.
• Interpreting and translations webpages provide guidelines on how to use an interpreter for interviews, including information about funding for interpreting, and translations of important information and documents.