The Australian Curriculum

This post gives a brief run down on the Australian Curriculum and outlines my opinion on the development and implementation of it in Australian public schools. I was going to write the outline myself, however Shannan from The Blog of (the future) Mrs Perrino has done an excellent job! So I will just focus on why I think that the development and implementation of the Australian Curriculum is a positive move towards a consistent and unified curriculum for all young Australians.

Firstly, I have had personal experience of moving children from one state to another that resulted in problems associated with the different school starting age and curriculum. These problems are prevented by having a common curriculum between all Australian states and territories. 

Secondly, all research and resources, including knowledge from those that input in the design of the curriculum are focused into one Australian curriculum rather than spread out into all the different curriculum's that were operating; after all, Australia is not that big and really, does every state and territory need to have an individual curriculum. 

What about the need to have a relevant curriculum to the local area? I believe that as the content descriptors are very broad, they allow the individual schools and teachers to teach content that is relevant and in context to their particular area and students. 

In summary, I think that the development of the Australian Curriculum is a positive move towards providing quality education to young Australians.