Understanding texts description
Understanding texts describes how a student becomes increasingly proficient in decoding, using, interacting with, analysing and evaluating texts to build meaning. Texts include components of print, image, sound, animated movements and symbolic representations. …
Understanding texts | Reading and viewing | National Literacy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
Two-way science at Leonora: investigating the Mamutjitji (antlion) and other invertebrates
Leonora District High School is a Foundation to Year 12 government school located in the remote mining community of Leonora which is 840 kms north-east of Perth in Western Australia on the traditional lands of the Wankatja people. It has an enrolment …
Two-way science at Leonora: investigating the Mamutjitji (antlion) and other invertebrates | Illustrations of practice | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures | Resources
Creating texts description
The Creating texts sub-element describes how students become increasingly proficient at creating texts for an increasing range of purposes. Students’ writing moves from representing basic concepts and simple ideas to conveying abstract concepts and complex …
Creating texts | Writing | National Literacy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
Respect matters: Foundation
Typically, in their first year of school, students learn through interactions with others, experimentation, practice and play. This is an opportunity to build social, emotional and thinking skills. Children at this age can play with others to achieve …
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What is the focus of the numeracy progression?
Numeracy development influences student success in many areas of learning at school. The progression can be used to support students to successfully engage with the numeracy demands of the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum. The National Numeracy …
What is the focus of the numeracy progression? | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
Food and wellbeing
Food and wellbeing | Portfolios | Curriculum connections | Resources
Food and fibre: Years 5 and 6
In Years 5 and 6, students develop their ability to pose questions and solve problems, make informed decisions and act responsibly. Curriculum continues to draw on students’ growing experience of community and the wider world to develop their understanding …
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“We keep evolving, we have a go at it”
Sanderson Middle School is a government school in Darwin. It is located on the traditional lands of the Larrakia People and has an enrolment of 375 students, of whom 35% are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. This school story reveals how teachers …
“We keep evolving, we have a go at it” | Illustrations of practice | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures | Resources
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 1 and 2
Explore a point of view (Year 1) - ACHASSI022 Explore a point of view (Year 2) - ACHASSI038 The connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world - ACHASSK050
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 1 and 2 | Relationship skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 5 and 6
Develop appropriate questions to guide an inquiry about people, events, developments, places, systems and challenges (Year 5) - ACHASSI094 Examine different viewpoints on actions, events, issues and phenomena in the past and present (Year 5) - ACHASSI099 Use …
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 5 and 6 | Evaluating options | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Respect matters: Humanities and Social Sciences
In Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) from Foundation to Year 6/7, students are provided with opportunities to: actively shape their lives through an expanding sense of themselves and their community; make reflective, informed decisions; value their …
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St Felix Catholic Primary School
St Felix school staff studied the school data to find programs that would address the needs of the student cohort. The school employed a numeracy coordinator to assist teachers to develop strategies to teach the mathematics curriculum through the proficiencies. …
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St Peter Chanel Catholic School
St Peter Chanel developed a whole-school initiative to concentrate on teaching mathematics through the proficiencies. The entire staff engaged with the analysis of the school data to find areas where the focus of teaching was to occur. The initiative …
St Peter Chanel Catholic School | Illustrations of practice | Mathematics proficiencies | Resources
Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat Clarendon College (BCC) is a regional independent school. At the time of filming there were approximately 450 students in the Early Learning – Year 4 campus. The identification and implementation of evidenced-based teaching approaches are proven …
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Balga Senior High School
Balga Senior High School is a 7-12 co-educational government school located in Balga, Western Australia on the Traditional Lands of the Whadjuk Peoples. The focus of their STEM Connections project was to integrate the F1 in Schools STEM challenge in their …
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Redlynch State College
Redlynch State College is a F-12 school located in Redlynch, Queensland on the Traditional Lands of the Yirrganydji Peoples. Their STEM Connection project focused on students monitoring the water quality in rain water tanks. School sector: Government School …
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Why were the progressions developed?
Literacy and numeracy are fundamental to a student’s ability to learn at school and to engage productively in society. Improving literacy/numeracy development is a priority for many schools. The development of the Literacy and Numeracy Progressions has …
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Consumer and financial literacy: F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences
The Australian Curriculum: F–6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) has a significant role in developing consumer and financial literacy in young people. The HASS curriculum supports the development of the dimensions of consumer and financial literacy …
Consumer and financial literacy: F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences | Subjects | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Online safety: Work Studies
The Australian Curriculum: Work Studies, provides Years 9 and 10 students with an opportunity to look at key work-related issues facing young people today and into the future. They investigate the skills and personal qualities associated with a range …
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Two-way science at Areyonga: investigating the health of local springs
Areyonga School is a Northern Territory government school located in a remote community 225 km west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory on the traditional lands of the Pitjantjatjara people. It has an enrolment of 50 students, of whom 100% are …
Two-way science at Areyonga: investigating the health of local springs | Illustrations of practice | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures | Resources