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The Progressive Curriculum Frameworks

The Progressive Curriculum Frameworks have been designed in two formats:
  1. PDF: For printing in colour so that educators can highlight and annotate upon 
    the frameworks (right-click to save).
  2. Excel: For educators who wish to work directly on a computer to hyperlink, highlight, annotate or copy the coloured content into planning documents (email Effective Curriculum Ideas for the Excel files).

Click on the links below to view the current PDF versions of The Progressive Curriculum Frameworks (or right-click to save):
Note:
  • Each document contains a version number (e.g v7.2, v6.0) - These version numbers match the updates made by ACARA to to each learning area's documents (see their version history here)
  • It is recommended for printing purposes to print these in A3 colour
  • The documents below comply* with the ACARA Copyright Guidelines - see the disclaimer here
  • The frameworks marked F-7 or F-8 are Australian Curriculum F-10 learning areas without the progressive analysis applied to Years 8-10 or 9-10
  • The original Australian Curriculum documents can be viewed and downloaded from the ACARA website or via The Australian Curriculum iOS app.
English
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - English - Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (F-7): 2015 (v7.2)

Mathematics
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Mathematics - Measurement & Geometry - Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (F-7): 2015 (v7.2)
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Mathematics - Number & Algebra -    Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (F-7): 2015 (v7.2)
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Mathematics - Statistics & Probability - Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (F-7): 2015 (v7.2)

History
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - History - Strands with Elaborations (F-7): 2015 (v7.2)

Science
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Science - Science as a Human Endeavour - Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (F-7)2015 (v7.2)
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Science - Science Inquiry Skills - Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (F-7) 2015 (v7.2)
  • Australian Curriculum - Non-Progressive Framework - Science - Science Understanding - Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (F-7): 2015 (v7.2)

NOTE: THE DOCUMENTS BELOW DO NOT APPLY TO WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS. THE SCSA IS ADAPTING THE CONTENT IN THESE LEARNING AREAS TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS.

Civics and Citizenship (2015+)
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Civics and Citizenship - Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (3-7)2015 (v7.2)

Economics and Business (2015+)
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Economics and Business - Strands with Elaborations (5-7)2015 (v7.2)

Geography
(2014/2015)
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Geography - Strands and Sub-strands with Elaborations (F-7)2015 (v7.2)

 Technology (2015+)
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Digital Technologies - Strands with Elaborations (F-8): 2015 (v7.2)* - Hyperlinks to lesson content coming soon.
  • Australian Curriculum - Progressive Framework - Design and Technologies - Strands with Elaborations (F-8): 2015 (v7.2) or 2014 (v6.0)

The Progressive Capacity Matrices


Click on the links below to view the current PDF (or right-click to save) and Excel versions of The Progressive Capacity Matrices.
NOTE: It is recommended for printing purposes to print these in A4 colour.

Mathematics Progressive Capacity Matrices
  • Chance Events - Progressive Capacity Matrix - Year Level Labels Hidden (.pdf .xlsx)
  • Location - Progressive Capacity Matrix - I Can Modifications & Year Levels Identified (.pdf .xlsx)
  • Multiplication - Progressive Capacity Matrix - Year Level Labels Hidden (.pdf .xlsx)
  • Time - Progressive Capacity Matrix - Year Levels Identified (.pdf .xlsx).

English - Writing - Non-Progressive Capacity Matrices
  • Narrative Genre (6 Parts) - Capacity Matrix (.xlsx)
  • Recount Genre - Capacity Matrix (.pdf .xlsx)
  • Persuasive Genre - Capacity Matrix (.pdf .xlsx)
  • Autobiography Genre - Capacity Matrix (.pdf .xlsx).



Other Resources Designed For The Australian Curriculum


Naturally with the advent of a new curriculum, various bodies, both educational and profit-orientated, create a myriad of resources specifically designed for teachers and students to help them learn or teach a new curriculum. Contained below are links to a variety of resources made specifically for the Australian Curriculum:
  • E4AC: English for the Australian Curriculum - Twelve year-level units (F-10) of work for English and literacy education created in a partnership with Education Services Australia and the joint associations of the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE), the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA) and the Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) and funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Visit the website or download the webpages for each of the units directly from here
  • TeachingACEnglish - A resource created by Educational Services Australia to teach differentiation and explicit teaching of the Australian Curriculum: English.
  • Scootle - Provides teachers with access to more than 20,000 digital curriculum resources in the National Digital Learning Resources Network designed for English, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography, managed by Education Services Australia (ESA). All Catholic and Independent schools and Government schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and Victoria can access Scootle. Teachers in New South Wales and Queensland government schools currently access the national digital curriculum resources via their own state-wide e-learning environments. These states will provide Scootle access to their teachers in the near future. Faculty and students at Australian universities and TAFEs and members of licensed professional associations can also access Scootle. Click here to register to use Scootle
  • National Digital Learning Resources Network - A selection of digital curriculum resources from the thousands of items available through the National Digital Learning Resources Network (NDLRN). The sample demonstrates how NDLRN resources for Foundation to year 10 are aligned to the Australian Curriculum. It includes interactive learning resources and tools, film clips, sound files, photographs, maps and teacher support materials.Before viewing an item, you will be prompted to select the digital repository you have access to, for example Scootle, TaLe, The Learning Place, FUSE or WestOne
  • Supporting Australian Maths Project (ASMI) - Resources for teachers and students in (i) Years 5 to 9 and (ii) Years 11-12, formed with the Australian Curriculum content descriptors as the starting point
  • AC Maths Units - MoneySmart Teaching offers quality resources for primary teachers from Foundation to Year 6 that are aligned to the Australian curriculum. The units of work and teacher guides give educators lesson plans that they can take directly into the classroom. The digital activities help students to learn real life skills like recognising and counting money and managing a budget
  • AC History Units - 8 units developed by the History Teachers' Association of Australia to support teachers in the implementation of the Australian Curriculum
  • Australian Curriculum History resources - The Asia Education Foundation content provide various resources to help teachers implement the Australian Curriculum: History
  • Australian Curriculum Lessons - A user-submitted site designed for educators in Australia where teachers can get paid to post their lessons so that other teachers can get ideas and lessons to use in the classroom. The site’s owner and developer is Scott McGlynn, a teacher at Buninyong Primary School in Victoria.


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