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Curriculum

Curriculum Newsletter Term 3 2019

Welcome to Term 3. This newsletter provides key updates, and other relevant information on a range of
Curriculum matters. Please share this newsletter with interested staff, who can directly subscribe by updating
their profile on the AISWA website.

This year sees full implementation of the WA Curriculum and Assessment Outline, unless schools have prior
approval for an alternative curriculum. Full implementation includes teaching, assessing and reporting by schools
each semester, on all eight Learning Areas (with the exception of Languages in Years 5-8).

In this edition read about:

• Staff changes • SCSA and ACARA News
• AISWA teachers contribute to ACARAs work • Revision of the Melbourne Declaration
sample collection

• Update on AISWAs Getting Creative with • Term 3 Professional learning offerings
Capabilities Project
• New AISWA resource—Animal Ethics

Staff changes

The Curriculum team are delighted to welcome a new Consultant in
the Technologies Learning Area—Simon Fittock. Jan Clarke (previous
Technologies Consultant) continues to work with AISWA in the role of
Manager IT support. Simon commences with AISWA the week
beginning Monday 29 July.

Maree Whiteley (previous Consultant for HASS) has assumed the role
of Primary Curriculum Consultant. Maree’s work will include a focus
on the use of inquiry pedagogies, interdisciplinary teaching,
approaches to personalised learning and General Capabilities.

Who are we?
Kris Stafford | Manager Curriculum
The Curriculum team provides leadership and advice to assist schools
implement the Western Australian (WA) Curriculum. This includes the K-  kstafford@ais.wa.edu.au
10 Outline and the WACE. Capturing the diverse needs of schools,  08 9441 1667
AISWA Curriculum Consultants can support schools through the
 0437 609 791
provision of tailored Professional Learning to assist in the development
of high quality Teaching, Learning and Assessment Programs that have a
genuine impact on improving outcomes for students.

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