CEDoW Curriculum Reform News – Primary

K-6 Curriculum Programming

Teachers must demonstrate evidence of alignment between NESA’s syllabuses and their curriculum documentation. This means that the various elements of curriculum documentation align with each other and reflect the relevant syllabus. For example, units of work (outcomes, duration) correlate with those in the scope and sequence and timetable.

This does not mean that teachers cannot change the sequence of unit delivery or duration of time allocated to a unit of work. Adjusting curriculum delivery in response to student needs is good practice. Teachers have the flexibility to decide how such adjustments are made and recorded. Brief electronic or handwritten annotations on the scope and sequence or noting the change through a unit of work are both valid ways of recording such changes.

Detail in programming: Teachers include information in their programs to indicate the syllabus content they plan to teach and how they intend to teach it. A teaching program typically details syllabus outcomes, syllabus content and teaching strategies.

The amount of depth and detail included in a teaching program is a matter for the teacher. Teachers should ensure that the teaching program clearly demonstrates that the syllabus is being delivered and any relevant syllabus requirements are met. Lesson plans and descriptions of repetitive and basic classroom practices are not required in units of work.

CEDoW K-6 Programming Guidelines can be located on the K-6 Curriculum Support site under ‘Planning and Programming Support’.

K-6 Curriculum Support

The K-6 Curriculum Support page contains:

• Important links to external and internal sites
• Professional learning
• Planning and programming support
• Assessment and reporting
• Professional reading

For enquiries please contact learningk-12support@dow.catholic.edu.au.