The Australian Curriculum is to be implemented by the beginning of 2013 in the Learning Areas of English, Mathematics, Science and History. In order to assist schools an audit tool has been developed. This tool is part of AISSA’s implementation strategy for the Australian Curriculum.

Schools involved in the Mapping Project in 2010 found the tool a valuable entry point for familiarisation and discussion of the Australian Curriculum. The tool has been updated and revised based on the final version (1.1) of the Australian Curriculum and on feedback from trial schools. 

The tool has been designed to enable you to map your school’s current curriculum structures, scope and sequence for years Foundation (Reception) to Year 10 against the new Australian Curriculum in the subject areas of English, History, Mathematics and Science. The content descriptors have been lifted from the final AC documents and organised sequentially by Strands.

 

You can map your school curricula against the Australian Curriculum documents using this tool. An audit code has been included which will enable you to indicate whether or not changes to your current school curriculum documents are required and to highlight resource and professional development implications.

 

The development of an implementation plan should be a priority for your school. At the end of the tool is a suggested proforma which highlights the need to consider timelines, tasks and personnel.

The 2010 Mapping the Curriculum Project developed a set of Guiding Principles for Effective Implementation -Click Here.  This may assist you in your planning. The entire Mapping the Australian Curriculum Project Report can be dowloaded below.