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ACARA CEO on the Australian Curriculum Review

Students quiz ACARA CEO David de Carvalho on the Australian Curriculum Review.

The National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship 2019: Students share their thoughts

In the survey, students in both Years 6 and 10 continue to believe that learning about Australia’s history is an important attribute of being a good citizen. However, there is a significant decrease in the number of Year 6 students who think that important attributes of being a good

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The National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship 2019: Parents share their thoughts

The results of the National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship 2019 are out. We asked parents if they think it is important to talk to their kids about political and social issues, and what issues their kids seem most interested in and passionate about.

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The dimensions of the Australian Curriculum

What’s the relationship between the three dimensions of the Australian Curriculum? Find out as ACARA’s CEO, David de Carvalho, takes us through the connection between learning areas, cross-curriculum priorities and general capabilities. The review will look to declutter the curriculum by improving the relationship of the general capabilities

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Want to know what teachers think about what they are teaching?

The review of the Foundation – Year 10 Australian Curriculum is now well underway. ACARA’s CEO, David de Carvalho, has been visiting 24 primary schools across Australia, one from each sector in each jurisdiction, to hear from teachers about their experience. View this video to hear about the top issues

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The ‘A’ in ACARA is for ‘Authority’

The fifth letter in ACARA’s name stands for ‘Authority’. Listen as ACARA’s CEO, David de Carvalho, talks about what that letter means, how ACARA exercises its authority and what the source of ACARA’s authority is.

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The purposes of education

Much of the current commentary is on how COVID-19 has affected schooling. In this video, David takes a step back from this, and reflects on the purposes of education and the fundamental things that make education important. View the transcript

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Top five qualities of a great teacher

What makes an exceptional teacher? What are some of the important qualities you can find in every great teacher? Listen to David's top five.

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Fanning the flames of wonder! My School 2020

The My School website has been updated with the most recent data available on Australia’s schools in March 2020.

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Fanning the flames of wonder! Episode 3, part 2 (November 2019)

Why does NAPLAN focus on literacy and numeracy and why are these skills are so important? Can NAPLAN be improved and how?

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Fanning the flames of wonder! Episode 3, part 1 (October 2019)

Is NAPLAN a summative or formative form of assessment? Watch the latest episode in David's vlog series 'Fanning the flames of wonder', where he explores the third word in our name - Assessment.

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Why is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures a cross-curriculum priority?

Can Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures really be embedded throughout the Australian Curriculum? Curriculum Specialist Caty Morris shares her thoughts

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Learning from the past while preparing for the future

31 October marks two important events that young people can learn about in the Australian Curriculum – and no, neither of them is Halloween, writes Curriculum Specialist, HASS, Mark McAndrew.