Curriculum Policy and Major Education Reports
Victoria – Key Documents – the 1995 Context
Implementing Ministerial Paper No. 6 – 1986
- Intended as a teacher/school resource that is essentially concerned with the ‘how’ of achieving the policy principles of access and success outlined in Ministerial Paper No. 6.
- Stresses the importance of an inclusive curriculum; student participation; parent participation; mixed-ability classrooms; non-competitive assessment; and attention to issues of race, class and gender.
P-12 Curriculum and Organisation Framework – 1988
- Designed as a support document for schools in developing curriculum and an overview to nine other documents which deal with each learning area for the new framework of P-12 Curriculum.
- Elaborates on the guiding principles of Ministerial Paper No. 6.
- Stresses the importance of an inclusive curriculum; student participation; parent participation; mixed-ability classrooms; non-competitive assessment; and social justice.
Curriculum and Standards Framework – 1995
- Identifies eight Key Learning Areas: The Arts, English, Health and Physical Education, Languages Other Than English, Mathematics, Science, Studies of Society and the Environment, and Technology.
- Consists of eight booklets, one for each Key Learning Area. Each booklet outlines strands and learning outcomes for each of the Levels from 1 to 6/7.
Using the CSF: An Introduction – 1995
- Part of a series of booklets designed to assist with the implementation of the CSF.
- Primarily includes practical advice to schools on how to use the CSF for curriculum planning and review.
- Provides initial advice on integrating the curriculum and on assessment and reporting.