The purpose of the this paper is to express to the reader the writers view on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s (ACARA) statement that “an Australian Curriculum will contribute to the provision of a world-class education in Australia by setting out the knowledge, understanding and skills needed for life and work in the 21st century and by setting common high standards of achievement across the country” (ACARA, 2012). This paper will talk about the understanding of the Australian curriculum as well as the criticisms that the curriculum has endured and lastly how teachers implicate the curriculum into their classroom.…
When Scott Monk was watching A Current Affair, he was inspired to write his novel ‘Raw’ as he saw story that featured a story about a detention Centre for young offenders in far north Queensland. It focused on a program run by a husband and wife team who took on young offenders under their wings. Just like in Monks novel, this real life scenario would go on stock rides, wake the young people at the crack of dawn and muck around waterfalls. It was the last chance the offenders had before being sent to prison.…
Within Wales, it is important that children within the Foundation Phase have an awareness and knowledge of their country, the heritage of Wales, Welsh history and the cultural identity that is unique to Wales. To make sure that all children were able to have this experience, the Curriculum Cymreig (CC) was introduced as part of the National Curriculum for Wales. The Curriculum Cymreig was introduced in 1988 as part of the Education Reform Act and was conducted by the Welsh Assembly Government. Before this there was just a National Curriculum for both England and Wales, with Wales having emphasis on some subjects which linked in with the Welsh context. This was then revised in 2008 to help focus on the learner’s wellbeing and also skills development.…
The central theme of this essay is to what extent does the Australian curriculum achieve what it sets out to do. To answer this question, four main areas will be covered including, what the Australian Curriculum is, positions for and against the Australian Curriculum, the effectiveness of the Australian Curriculum and implications for the students when implementing the Australian Curriculum. Each of these four aspects considers literature to determine to what extent the curriculum is achieving what its set to do. Hence it's crucial to consider these aspects individually to come to a conclusion on the extent the Australian curriculum is meeting what is claims to do.…
The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), although involved in meaningful and ethical assessments in kindergarten, is also the overall nationwide governing body for the socio cultural and developmental appropriate Australian Curriculum. Previously governed state by state, 2004 saw the implementation of a National Curriculum. “The National Curriculum sets consistent national standards to improve learning outcomes for all young Australians” (ACARA, 2014) to ensure that “all children have the best start in life to create a better future for themselves and for the nation”. This is achieved through content descriptions and achievement standards, of what students should be taught and achieve. (Commonwealth of Australia, 2009).…
Explain the difference between the National Curriculum for Primary and Secondary Physical Education in relation to their processes and content…
Education in the schools lays a path for the better quality of life which is the essential and important for our society. Everyone knows that education is the purpose of acquiring knowledge for its industries as well as services and translates human beings capital into purposeful socio-economic assets’. The burden of society for a system to thrive to reach the best education. For an ideal system of education each country’s curriculum requires some distinct features. With constant modifications to the school curriculum and constant changes in society. No doubt, India and Australia are two different democracies and for both nations education is not a physical device which can be delivered by the post or any educator. The curriculum is a plan to develop capabilities that are likely to help to achieve the chosen educational aims which consists of vast number of topics to be taught in schools. Curriculum generally understood as the course and programs of study offered by education department. The concept “curriculum” is the best understood, however, from Latin root of the word which is “currere”, or “to run” as in to run a racecourse. According to Barnett and Coate, (2005) framework in the education that would limit academic freedom. Planning of curriculum for each grade needs both natural…
The word ‘curriculum’ originates from the chariot tracks in Greece. In Latin ‘curriculum’ was a racing chariot; and ‘currere’ was to run. Therefore it was a course. ‘Curriculum is a body of knowledge-content and/or subjects. Education in this sense is the process by which these are transmitted or 'delivered' to students by the most effective methods that can be devised.’ (Blenkin et al 1992, pg 23). And so, curriculum is the activities that learners will undertake to achieve certain learning achievements and goals. The planning, learners experience and order in which it occurs are all part of the curriculum. There are a vast amount of elements that help shape a curriculum and there are many different strategies and approaches to the design and implementation of a curriculum. In both day opportunities and the training department of South Tyneside Council for whom I work, the curriculum is designed around the objectives set by my employer.…
In order to meet rising demand in education and to be more competitive globally, Australian Education Ministers have tried to make agreed national goals for young Australians through policies (Connell, Welch, Vickers, Foley, Bagnall, Hayes, Campbell, 2013). This essay will analyze the emergence of Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians through social, historical and political perspectives, outline the main intentions of the policy, how this policy tries to address the issues of inequity in education faced by students from disadvantaged backgrounds and interpret the strengths and weaknesses of this policy.…
In the Primary sector, formation of the Australian Curriculum: History (ACARA, 2016d) has provided essential teaching and learning opportunities, thus, enabling Australian teachers to develop students’ awareness of Australian history. Based on a Grade 4 unit of work (Maxwell, Burke, & Salton, 2016b), this particular essay will be guided by an overarching inquiry question: “How well have these lessons been planned to effectively teach history” (Salton, Burke & Maxwell, 2016a). To begin, this essay will outline the efficiency of the alignment between the unit and the rationale from the Australian Curriculum: History (ACARA, 2016a). Subsequently, this essay will focus on the utilisation of the cross-curriculum priorities (ACARA, 2016c) within…
Over the past two decades, worldwide the focus has shifted towards a social justice and equity-based approach to education. In 1994, UNESCO’s Salamanca conference gave recognition to the need to work towards ‘schools for all’. The Salamanca Statement and framework for action, which was endorsed by the representatives of 92 countries including Australia, urges governments ‘to adopt the principle of inclusive education, enrolling all children in regular schools unless there are compelling reasons for doing otherwise’ (UNESCO 1994, p. ix). In Australia, the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA), mandates that students with disabilities are given the legal right to enrolment in regular schools and classes (Commonwealth of Australia,…
The approach of the Australian Government towards the funding of the public schools is unfair and unrealistic. The public schools are often known for catering the students from low socio-economic families. There are huge differences in learning outcomes across social groups challenging Australia’s claim of the fair education system (Lamb, 2015). The commonwealth and state government have increased the funding to private schools while cutting the funding to public schools (Save Our Schools (c), 2016). If the federal and state government continue to fund private schools more than public schools, then they are creating an education inequality in Australia. This system will only strengthen the already privileged students and will continue to disadvantage…
I selected this topic from your newspaper heading. ‘Prime Minister Julia Gillard’ set an ambitious goal for Australian education to be ranked as a top-five country in reading, mathematics and science by 2025. But according to the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) Report, in 2000, Australia’s education system was ranked number two in the world for reading and mathematics and ranked three for science. Today, we’re number eight for science, number ten for reading and number seventeen for mathematics. The decline is equivalent to more than half a year of schooling. Why did this happen and why did our education system fail? We have to find the answer to these…
The early foundations of the school curriculum has taken a turn in the last couple of years due to the question of whether students at a young age are being overwhelmed in school. The majority of an elementary student's day is spent at school and those students then go home to more work from what they learned in school. A typical school day is consisted of six to eight hours and most of that time a student is sitting in a desk being taught by their teachers (“National Center Of Education”, 2008). A student’s early education plays a large role in their future development for school. Each grade level is given a curriculum with set expectations that they have to meet and with that students must be taught the information even if it's not fully comprehended (Bull ,2016). The recent change in the elementary academic curriculum was a huge impact on the new material that needed to be taught to…
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