Kindergarten and Pre-primary and Years 1 and 2 statements 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 updated Kindergarten and Pre‑primary and the new Years 1 and 2 statements. These statements form part of the mandated Guiding Principles in the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline (the Outline).

The updated Kindergarten and Pre‑primary Statement and the new Years 1 and 2 Statement set out the expectations for high-quality, child‑centred early childhood education in Western Australia that build on each child’s funds of knowledge to foster learning, development and wellbeing. The statements support both the Outline and the principles and practices of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).

The statements guide school leaders and educators to identify and explain early childhood in Kindergarten and Pre-primary and Years 1 and 2 contexts. They provide knowledge of pedagogy in the early years to support high-quality delivery of the Outline. The mandated statements are available at:

• https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/principles/guiding-principles/k-p-statement
• https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/principles/guiding-principles/years-1-and-2-statement

Register on the Authority 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 briefings, information sessions and workshops. Registrants will need to download the application prior to the meeting to participate.

Pre-primary to Year 10: Languages and The Arts curriculum familiarisation online briefings and workshops

Contact

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

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

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is offering online briefings and workshops in Term 3 to support schools with their familiarisation with the Western Australian curriculum for Pre-primary to Year 10 Languages and The Arts.

The one‑hour online curriculum familiarisation briefings for Languages and The Arts are a repeat of those offered in Term 2.

The half‑day online workshops are designed for teachers in remote and regional areas, as well as those who are unable to attend the remaining in-person workshops in Term 3.

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

Further information on familiarisation briefings and workshops is available at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/resources/revised-western-australian-curriculum-familiarisation.

The Western Australian curriculum, as published in the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline available at https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au, is the mandated curriculum for Western Australian schools and must continue to be implemented in all schools until advised otherwise. Schools will be required to teach the revised year level curriculum for Languages and The Arts in 2027.

Note: the Authority uses Webex as the delivery platform for all online briefings, seminars and workshops. Registrants will need to have downloaded the application prior to the briefings and workshops to participate.

Professional Learning Modules – Implementing the Western Australian curriculum

Contact

Adriana Douglas (08) 9273 6784
Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au

The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) has developed new online professional learning modules to support teachers with the implementation of the revised Western Australian curriculum.

The first set of modules focus on Pre-primary to Year 6 and Year 7 to Year 10 English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Science. These modules provide an overview of the revised curriculum and support teachers to deepen their understanding of the Learning Area organisation, Scope and sequence, Year level descriptions, Achievement standards, Ways of teaching, and available curriculum support materials.

Teachers will explore the Learning Areas and gain practical guidance on accessing and using the curriculum documents published on the Authority website. The modules also explain the phased approach to adopting and adapting the Australian curriculum and highlights key features of the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline.

These self-paced modules are designed to assist teachers in planning, teaching and assessing the revised curriculum and for implementation in classrooms across Western Australia.

The modules can be accessed via the Professional Learning tab on each relevant Learning Area page of the Authority website https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/wa-curriculum/learning-areas.

Social Cohesion Education Hub now available

Contact
Adriana Douglas (08) 9273 6784
Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au

The Australian Government has launched the Social Cohesion Education Hub (SCE Hub), a new online platform offering free, quality-assured, online resources to help schools and early childhood education services prevent and address antisemitism while supporting broader social cohesion, anti-racism and multicultural education.

The co-signed letter from the Federal Minister for Education, the Western Australian Minister for Education; Early Childhood, the Chair of the Antisemitism Education Taskforce, and Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, in relation to the SCE Hub, and the link to access the SCE Hub, are available on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website at

• https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/resources/social-cohesion-education-hub
• https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/further-resources/social-cohesion-education-hub.

The SCE Hub provides practical resources to support inclusive, respectful and welcoming learning environments from early learning to Year 12. Resources on the SCE Hub have been quality assured by a project advisory group of education and social cohesion experts, including representatives from the Office of the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism.

Educators and school communities are encouraged to explore the SCE Hub and consider how its resources may be used in their classrooms.

To find out more about the SCE Hub, visit www.socialcohesionhub.edu.au.