What do year 10 do in history?

The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s social, cultural, economic and political development.

Is history a compulsory subject in Australia?

Geography… According to a report by The Australian, the Government has endorsed a new school curriculum that scraps history and geography as compulsory subjects and bringing in coding classes instead.

What history is taught in Australian schools?

Most early settlement history is taught in primary school, where children learn about European exploration and the First Fleet, Aboriginal perspectives and resistance, and the Australian colonies. In years 7 and 8, students learn about “the ancient past”, including ancient Australia.

Is Acara the Australian curriculum?

ACARA has developed the Australian Curriculum. It gives teachers, parents, students and the community a clear understanding of what students should learn, regardless of where in Australia they live or which school they attend.

Who designed the Australian curriculum?

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
The curriculum is developed and reviewed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, an independent statutory body. Since 2014 all states and territories in Australia have begun implementing aspects of the Foundation to Year 10 part of the curriculum.

What did we have before the Australian curriculum?

also altered by the establishment of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (and its predecessor, the National Curriculum Board).

Is history still taught in Australian schools?

Australian primary schools do not really teach history. There are elements of “social studies” or “culture and society” that blend aspects of economics, geography, history and politics.

What do you learn in Year 7 history?

The students cover the death of Beckett, Henry VIII, Bloody Mary and the Gun Powder Plot. The students are asked to use evidence to investigate and work out what happened, but equally to question the reliability and usefulness of a range of sources.

What are the Australian history wars?

The history wars in Australia is a term which is used to describe the public debate about the interpretation of the history of the European colonisation of Australia and the development of contemporary Australian society (particularly with regard to their impact on Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders).

When was the Australian Curriculum introduced?

2009
The Shape of the Australian Curriculum, first approved by the council of Commonwealth and state and territory education ministers in 2009, guided the development of the Australian Curriculum.

When was naplan introduced?

2008
2.2 Literacy and numeracy testing was carried out at a state level for a number of years before NAPLAN was introduced in 2008.

Why was the Australian Curriculum introduced?

ACARA draws on the best national talent and expertise, and consults widely to develop the Australian Curriculum and resources. The rationale for the introduction of the Australian Curriculum centres on improving the quality, equity and transparency of Australia’s education system.

What is the Australian Curriculum for Year 10 history?

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: History are available as PDF documents. The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context.

What does the Australian curriculum include?

This strand includes personal, family, local, state or territory, national, regional and world history. Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: History are available as PDF documents.

Does the Jacaranda History Alive series include the Australian Curriculum for history?

The updated Jacaranda History Alive AC series provides 100% coverage of the Australian Curriculum for History. To dispatch your order as quickly as possibly, at times items may also be shipped to you directly from the publisher.