“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

St John’s Lutheran Primary School

St John's Lutheran Primary School is located in the coastal town of Bundaberg and has been operating for over 30 years. At the time of filming, the school had 200 F–7students. A community kindergarten is also located on site. The school began the curriculum …

St John’s Lutheran Primary School | Illustrations of practice | Primary curriculum | Resources

Rosebery Primary School

Rosebery Primary School is situated in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. It was established in 2011 and at the time of filming had a student enrolment of around 480. The school embraced the implementation of the Australian Curriculum, establishing leadership …

Rosebery Primary School | Illustrations of practice | Primary curriculum | Resources

Kalinda Primary School

Kalinda Primary School is a government school in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. At the time of filming there were 473 students enrolled, 27 teaching staff and 11 non-teaching staff. Kalinda has an energetic learning environment, and staff continually …

Kalinda Primary School | Illustrations of practice | Primary curriculum | Resources

Brighton Primary School

Brighton Primary School is a large school incorporating a centre for the hearing-impaired. At the time of filming, there were 619 students at the school. The additional language at the school is Auslan. The school’s vision statement is: ‘Engage, imagine, …

Brighton Primary School | Illustrations of practice | Primary curriculum | Resources

St Mary's School, Greenborough

St Mary's is a Catholic primary school in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. At the time of filming there were 540 students, 39 teaching staff (including part-time teachers) and 15 non-teaching staff. A comprehensive, rich, values-based curriculum is …

St Mary's School, Greenborough | Illustrations of practice | Primary curriculum | Resources

Landsdale Primary School

Lansdale Primary School is situated in the north-eastern suburbs of Perth and at the time of filming had 942 K–7 students. The students come from various cultural backgrounds with 38 per cent having English as an additional language or dialect. Lansdale …

Landsdale Primary School | Illustrations of practice | Primary curriculum | Resources

Staff planning: Adapting the Australian Curriculum to meet the needs of all students

The Woden School offers a supported high school and senior secondary school program to eligible students who meet the ACT Disability Criteria, including students with mild to moderate intellectual disability in addition to other medical conditions or …

Staff planning: Adapting the Australian Curriculum to meet the needs of all students | Illustrations of practice | Student diversity | Resources

Career education: linking learning for students with disability to workplace experiences

This illustration of practice describes how a career education program provides authentic learning experiences in a workplace environment within a high school. Black Mountain School differentiates the curriculum to cater for a range of learners while …

Career education: linking learning for students with disability to workplace experiences | Illustrations of practice | General capabilities and career education | Resources

Career Education: linking with community through social enterprise

This Illustration of practice demonstrates how Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School incorporates career education in an annual event tailored for students in Years 7 to 9.  ‘IMPACT Week’, provides students with opportunities to engage in ‘real world’ problem …

Career Education: linking with community through social enterprise | Illustrations of practice | General capabilities and career education | Resources

Career education: STEAM learning and creative problem solving

This Illustration of practice demonstrates how Burnie Primary School incorporates career education through the implementation of a Science, Technologies, Engineering, The Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) program, which also provides students with the opportunity …

Career education: STEAM learning and creative problem solving | Illustrations of practice | General capabilities and career education | Resources

Career Education: developing entrepreneurial skills through social enterprise

This Illustration of practice demonstrates how Myrrhee School and Cathedral College Wangaratta incorporate career education in social enterprise programs. In 2015 both schools introduced social enterprise learning through the ACRE Social Enterprise Schools …

Career Education: developing entrepreneurial skills through social enterprise | Illustrations of practice | General capabilities and career education | Resources

Online safety

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Multimedia

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Animation - ABOVE

Students studied endangered animals, read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, and created short stop motion animation artworks as part of a 10-week unit called ‘Our Animal Planet’. They developed their understanding of the natural world and sustainability, …

Animation - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources

Animation - AT

Students studied endangered animals, read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, and created short stop motion animation artworks as part of a 10-week unit called ‘Our Animal Planet’. They developed their understanding of the natural world and sustainability, …

Animation - AT | Samples | Work samples | Resources

Animation – BELOW

Students studied endangered animals, read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, and created short stop motion animation artworks as part of a 10-week unit called ‘Our Animal Planet’. They developed their understanding of the natural world and sustainability, …

Animation – BELOW | Samples | Work samples | Resources

Ensemble: Blueback fire - AT

Students studied the novel Blueback by Tim Winton and completed this dance task as part of an integrated unit that involved English and The Arts. The task required students to work in small ensemble groups to choreograph a dance sequence as an epilogue, …

Ensemble: Blueback fire - AT | Samples | Work samples | Resources

Class performance: Jimmie Jean and the Turtles - ABOVE

Students studied the Great Barrier Reef in an integrated unit that involved English, Science and The Arts. They developed their understanding of sustainability and conservation in relation to the reef by artistically exploring the narrative of the stimulus …

Class performance: Jimmie Jean and the Turtles - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources

Class performance: Jimmie Jean and the Turtles - AT

Students studied the Great Barrier Reef in an integrated unit that involved English, Science and The Arts. They developed their understanding of sustainability and conservation in relation to the reef by artistically exploring the narrative of the stimulus …

Class performance: Jimmie Jean and the Turtles - AT | Samples | Work samples | Resources