| Lesbian |
A woman whose primary emotional and sexual attraction is toward other women. The term is often used to designate women who self-identify as same sex attracted, as opposed to women who have sex with other women, but who do not self-identify as a lesbian. |
LOTE
|
Language Other Than English |
| Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse |
The requirement for a person to report known or reasonably suspected cases of child abuse. |
Manipulate
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To manage or influence by devious skill. |
Multiculturalism
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Where a society believes that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can co-exist peacefully and equitably in a single country. |
Participation
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In this case means "an active role for students in decisions about, and implementation of, education policies and practices, and of the key issues that determine the nature of the world in which they live" (from R. Holdsworth, 'Student Participation: What do we Mean?' Connect, 126: Dec 2000.) |
Prejudice
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An opinion formed without enough thought or examination. |
Professional Development
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Often called ‘PD’. This describes sessions that teachers attend to further their knowledge on a wide range of topics. It could be managing student behaviour to planning for retirement. |
Punitive/Non-punitive
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Concerned/not concerned with inflicting punishment. |
Queer
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An umbrella term that that includes a range of alternate sexual and gender identities, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. |
Race
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People who are believed to belong to the same genetic group. |
Racism
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Discriminatory or abusive behaviour towards members of another race. The belief that members of one race are superior to members of other races. |
| Responsibility |
Having an obligation to look after, respect the rights of those in your community and be accountable for your own actions. |
Right
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An entitlement, often backed up by law (really more complex than this but for better understanding you will have to read the section on human rights). |
SAC
|
School Assessed Coursework. |
Same Sex Attraction
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Attraction towards people of one's own gender. The term has been used in the context of young people whose sense of sexual identity is not fixed, but who experience sexual feelings toward people of their own sex. |
School Leaver
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A pupil who is about to leave or has recently left school, especially at the minimum school-leaving age. |
Sex
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Whether someone is male or female according to their reproductive roles. |
Sexual Harassment
|
Unwanted bullying of a sexual nature. |
Sibling
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A person's brother or sister. |
SMS
|
Short Text Message via a mobile phone or handheld electronic device. |
Socio-economic Background
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How someone is identified in terms of their social and economic static. |
SSAY
|
Same Sex Attracted Youth |
Systematic
|
Characterised by system or method; methodical; planned. |
| TAFE |
Acronym for Technical and Further Education. |
Torres Strait Islander
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Someone whose ethnic background is from the Torres Strait Islands, found between the coastline of Papua New Guinea and the northerly tip of Cape York Peninsula, Australia. |
Union
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Organisation that represents a common group of people, usually those who are working in a particular industry. |
| University |
An institution of higher education having authority to award bachelors' and higher degrees, usually having research facilities. |
| VTAC |
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre, The centre which you apply to in order to gain a place in tertiary education. |
| Youth Allowance |
A service provided by Centrelink to assist people with their financial needs whilst studying. |
