KU Annual Report KU Annual Report 2017 | Page 16

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 SOCIAL POLICY AND INVESTMENT Reconciliation In launching KU’s first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2016, we recognised that for reconciliation efforts to be sustained and successful, they must be embraced by the whole organisation and embedded within practice. KU 20 17 One of the key deliverables within our RAP is the development of centre-based RAPs in each KU centre, ensuring that KU’s journey towards reconciliation is genuine, and always reflective of the local context. Throughout 2017, the first cohort of individual KU centres have embarked upon the process of developing their own RAP. Reflecting on their environments, educational program and the connections they already have, or are yet to develop, with local Aboriginal communities, centres have been supported by KU’s dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs team. As part of KU’s commitment to social investment, additional resourcing saw the team and programs expand in 2017. Additionally, KU’s Regional RAP Champions are at the forefront of achieving the objectives set out in KU’s RAP. In this first year, RAP Champions have guided their own centres through the process of developing and publishing their own RAP. This saw the publishing of 22 centre RAPs in 2017, with a further 2 under review. Perhaps most impressive is the additional 38 RAPs already being developed by centres, under the guidance and support of a RAP Champion. 42 INCREASE IN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CHILDREN ATTENDING KU 10