Pre-primary to Year 10: The Arts additional curriculum familiarisation online workshops

Contact

Antoniett Halden (08) 9273 6791
Antoniett.Halden@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering two additional half-day online workshops in November to support schools with familiarisation with the Western Australian Curriculum for Pre-primary to Year 10: The Arts.

These workshops are designed for teachers in remote and regional areas, as well as those who were unable to attend the in-person workshops.

The purpose of these workshops is to:

• familiarise schools with the support materials on the Authority website
• explore the key curriculum changes in detail for specified subjects
• provide activities that guide schools in understanding the new curriculum changes
• provide teaching and learning support.

These are a repeat of the Term 3 online workshops hosted by the Authority.

The Authority will provide teacher relief payments for schools within the school systems/sector for up to two teachers per each half-day workshop in each learning area. A digital presentation pack, which can be used to facilitate professional learning at the school level, will also be sent to participants after the workshop.

Register for a half-day online workshop on the Authority’s Events page at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events.

Further information regarding these professional learning opportunities is available at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/resources/revised-western-australian-curriculum-familiarisation.

Note: the Authority uses Webex as the delivery platform for all online events. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the events to participate.

Australian Curriculum Languages Pre-primary to Year 10 – Online familiarisation briefing and in-person Auslan familiarisation workshop

Contact

Kimberley Paton (08) 9273 6372
Kimberley.Paton@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering an online briefing to support schools and teachers using the Australian Curriculum Languages and an in-person half‑day workshop to support teachers and schools using the Australian Curriculum: Auslan.

Australian Curriculum Languages – Online familiarisation briefing

Australian Curriculum Languages to be covered in this briefing are:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• Classical Greek
• Classical Languages Framework
• Latin
• Modern Greek
• Spanish
• Turkish
• Vietnamese.

The Australian Curriculum for these Languages is available on the K–10 page of the Authority website at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/curriculum-browser/languages.

Further information on the Australian Curriculum Languages briefing is available in Edition 9 of this Circular at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/kto6-circulars/edition-9-september-2026.

Australian Curriculum Languages: Auslan – In-person familiarisation workshop

The purpose of this workshop is to familiarise teachers with the relationship between the Australian Curriculum: Auslan and the revised Western Australian curriculum: Languages. It will cover:

• the protocols related to the introduction of an Auslan teaching and learning program in contextually and culturally sensitive and appropriate ways
• the key similarities and differences between the curriculum structures
• the implications for planning, teaching and assessing
• practical approaches for implementing the Australian Curriculum while meeting the Western Australian curriculum and reporting requirements.

The Australian Curriculum: Auslan is available on the K–10 page of the Authority website at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/wa-curriculum/learning-areas/languages-v1/australian-curriculum-languages/auslan-australian-curriculum.

Briefing and workshop dates

• Australian Curriculum Languages – Online familiarisation briefing: Thursday, 22 October 2026 from 3.30–4.30 pm.
• Australian Curriculum: Auslan – In-person familiarisation workshop: Monday, 23 November 2026 from 8.30 am – 12.00 pm, Conference rooms 1–3, Mason Bird Building, 303 Sevenoaks Street, Cannington 6107.

Both the briefing and the workshop are not compulsory and are free to attend.

Register for the briefing and the workshop on the Authority’s Events page at https://scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events.

Note: the Authority uses Webex as the delivery platform for all online events. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the event to participate.

Planning for multi-age group classes – Online briefings

Contact  

Melissa Van Der Wielen (08) 9442 9478
Melissa.VanDerWielen@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering online briefings to support teachers in planning for multi-age group classes.

Register for the online briefings on the Authority’s Events page at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events.

Note: the Authority uses Webex as the delivery platform for all online events. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the event to participate.

Further information on planning for multi-age group classes online briefings is available in Edition 9 of this Circular at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/kto6-circulars/edition-9-september-2026.

Pre-primary to Year 10 Languages curriculum – Familiarisation seminars

Contact

Kimberley Paton (08) 9273 6372
Kimberley.Paton@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering online professional learning seminars during Term 4 to support schools with familiarisation with the Western Australian Curriculum for Pre‑primary to Year 10: Languages to be implemented in 2027.

Register for the seminars on the Authority’s Events page at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events.

Note: the Authority uses Webex as the delivery platform for all online events. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the event to participate.

Further information on these seminars is available in Edition 9 of this Circular at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/kto6-circulars/edition-9-september-2026.

Kindergarten and Pre-primary Statement and Years 1 and 2 Statement – Online briefings

Contact

Anthea Davies (08) 9442 9425
Anthea.Davies@scsa.wa.edu.au

Laura Fox-Woodford (08) 9442 9450
Laura.Fox-Woodford@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering online briefings on the Kindergarten and Pre‑primary Statement and the Years 1 and 2 Statement. These sessions will be the final briefings delivered by the Authority on the statements in 2026.

Register for the online briefings on the Authority’s Events page at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events.

Note: the Authority uses Webex as the delivery platform for all online events. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the event to participate.

Further information on the Kindergarten and Pre‑primary Statement and Years 1 and 2 Statement is available in Edition 7 of this Circular at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/kto6-circulars/edition-7-july-2026.

Equitable Access to Assessment survey now open

Contact

Jordana Halden (08) 9273 6353
Jordana.Halden@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is seeking stakeholder feedback on equitable access adjustments (EAA) for students undertaking assessments.

As part of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Refreshment, the Authority’s Board is seeking independent advice on:

• the parameters the Authority should establish to confirm EAA for students undertaking ATAR course examinations before Year 12, ideally in Year 10
• appropriate alternatives to the current requirement for a documented medical diagnosis when students seek EAA
• whether the disabilities listed in the Authority’s EAA Policy and Guidelines should be amended
• whether the adjustments listed in the EAA Policy and Guidelines should be amended.

The EAA Policy and Guidelines are available at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/equitable-access-assessment-policy.

School staff, parents/guardians/carers, current and former students, and other interested community members are invited to complete a short survey to provide feedback on the current EAA Policy and Guidelines.

Please complete the survey via the link on the Authority’s EAA Policy and Guidelines page at https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/equitable-access-assessment-policy by Monday, 23 November 2026.