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Safety

Science learning experiences may involve the use of potentially hazardous substances and/or hazardous equipment. It is the responsibility of the school to ensure that duty of care is exercised in relation to the health and safety of all students and that …

Safety | Science | Senior secondary curriculum

Animal ethics

Through a consideration of research ethics as part of Science Inquiry Skills, students will examine their own ethical position, draw on ethical perspectives when designing investigation methods, and ensure that any activities that impact on living organisms …

Animal ethics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum

Overview of senior secondary Australian Curriculum

ACARA has developed a senior secondary Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science and Humanities and Social Sciences.  The senior secondary Australian Curriculum specifies content and achievement standards for each senior secondary subject. …

Overview of senior secondary Australian Curriculum | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Senior Secondary History subjects

The senior secondary Australian Curriculum: History consists of two subjects – Ancient History and Modern History. Ancient History focuses on the nature of the evidence of the ancient world, and the key features and developments of ancient societies. …

Senior Secondary History subjects | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Program of research (2017-2020)

One of the strategic directions in ACARA’s Charter is for ACARA to assemble the evidence base required to review, develop and refine curriculum.  ACARA’s current work plan includes a program of research into emerging curriculum trends to inform future …

Program of research (2017-2020) | Publications | Resources and publications

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 …

Why were the progressions developed? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

What is the purpose of the progressions?

Successful teaching and learning to address student needs in relation to literacy and numeracy requires the teacher to have an understanding of where the student is now and where the student needs to go next in their literacy and numeracy development. The …

What is the purpose of the progressions? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

How are the progressions structured?

There are common structural and organisational features in the progressions. Within each progression, the largest structural unit is an element. Elements are further divided into sub-elements, which are populated with indicators. The indicators within …

How are the progressions structured? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

How are the progressions and the Australian Curriculum related?

In the Australian Curriculum, learning area content describes the knowledge, understanding and skills that are to be taught in each year or band of years. Achievement standards describe the learning expected of students at each year level or band of years. …

How are the progressions and the Australian Curriculum related? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

How can the progressions be used?

The progressions do not describe what to teach; they provide a detailed map of how students become increasingly adept in particular aspects of literacy and numeracy development. Learning area content and achievement standards continue to be the focus …

How can the progressions be used? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

How can the benefits of the progressions be maximised?

Whole school In a school, the benefits of the progressions are maximised where there is a whole-school, systematic approach to literacy and numeracy development that ensures: opportunities for professional dialogue and collaboration to strengthen teacher …

How can the benefits of the progressions be maximised? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

How are the progressions different from the general capabilities and how can they be used?

The National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions are different from the general capability literacy and numeracy continua in scope, structure and intended use. The general capabilities describe what can reasonably be expected of students at particular …

How are the progressions different from the general capabilities and how can they be used? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

How do the progressions cater to the diversity of learners?

Consistent with ACARA’s Student diversity advice on the Australian Curriculum website, the progressions support teachers to cater for the diversity of learners by: acknowledging students’ different rates of progress through the levels and across elements acknowledging that …

How do the progressions cater to the diversity of learners? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

How were the progressions developed?

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), in partnership with NSW Department of Education, led the development of national collaborative action to develop the progressions from mid-2016 to the end of 2017. During 2016, version …

How were the progressions developed? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

A guide to the progressions for parents

Literacy and numeracy development influences students’ success in most aspects of schooling. The National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions are a resource that describe how literacy and numeracy learning  develops over time. There are two progressions …

A guide to the progressions for parents | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

Version history

Version 2.0 Approved by Ministers December 2017 and published with minor editorial changes 18 January 2018. Version 1.0 Draft version trialled in schools July/August 2017. Feedback used to inform version 2.0.  

Version history | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

PDF documents

Introduction to the National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions National Literacy Learning Progression National Numeracy Learning Progression Progressions overview presentation View the Literacy Progression learning area advice View the Numeracy …

PDF documents | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

Version 3 of National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions

In December 2019, the then Education Council agreed that Version 3 of the National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions (NLNLPs) would be used for the alpha phase of the Online Formative Assessment Initiative in 2020. Consistent with that decision, …

Version 3 of National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

Structure

In the Australian Curriculum, the Humanities and Social Sciences learning area comprises five subjects: F–6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences, and Years 7–10 History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business. In all five subjects, the …

Structure | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

PDF documents

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences are available as PDF documents.  F-10 HASS Key ideas - Subject sub-strand illustrations

PDF documents | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

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