The draft Australian Curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history (K-10)

Consultation on the draft
 Australian Curriculum: English, mathematics, science and history



The draft Australian Curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history (K-10) will be available for consultation from 1 March 2010 to the end of May 2010. The draft curriculum for these learning areas will be available online through the Australian Curriculum Consultation Portal, and will include content

The consultation website will be available for everyone to read, review, download or print the draft K-10 curriculum. Opportunities will be available to provide feedback on the draft curriculum On-line survey



Teachers and other stakeholders in the broader education community will be able to review the curriculum materials and provide targeted feedback through an online survey.

BACKGROUND
The Curriculum Development Process, outlines four stages in the development of the Australian curriculum.

Phase 1 - The Australian Curriculum

The Australian curriculum will be developed in the first phase for English, mathematics, science and history.
In May 2009, the Interim National Curriculum Board (NCB) published The Shape of the Australian Curriculum: English, Mathematics, Science and History.

Phase 2 – The Australian Curriculum
The second phase of the Australian curriculum development involves geography, languages and the arts. Initial shape papers for geography, languages and the arts will be available for public consultation in mid 2010.


Phase 3 - The Australian Curriculum
The third phase of the Australian curriculum development involves design and technology, health and physical education, ICT, economics, business and civics and citizenship.
The Shape of the Australian Curriculum identifies ten general capabilities to be addressed in the Australian curriculum.


The General Capabilities
The general capabilities are literacy, numeracy, ICT, thinking skills, creativity, self management, teamwork, intercultural understanding, ethical behaviour and social competence. Particular attention has been given to the incorporation of literacy, numeracy, ICT, thinking skills and creativity into the draft Australian curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history.

Australian Curriculum Fact Sheet
This fact sheet summarises the progress on the development of the Australian curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history.

Shape of the Australian Curriculum

Australian Policy Online:
Shape of the Australian Curriculum: English, Mathematics, Science and History.

The National Curriculum Board (NCB) has reached a major milestone in developing the Australian curriculum. They have now released reports covering the overall goals and objectives of the National Curriculum, as well as individual reports for English, Mathematics, Science and History. There is also a summary of the work of the Board from its inception in April 2008 to May 2009.