From Ms Kathryn Paul, Director of Teaching and Learning
Curriculum Updates
In Western Australia, the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) are hosting online meetings to support teachers with the implementation of the Western Australian curriculum for Pre-primary to Year 10 English and Health and Physical Education.
Pre-primary to Year 10 English and Health and Physical Education are the first two learning areas in the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline to be revised, as part of adopting and adapting the Australian Curriculum version 9 to the Western Australian context. Schools are required to teach the revised year level curriculum for English and for Health and Physical Education in 2025.
The purpose of the Authority’s meetings is to:
- familiarise schools with changes to the Authority website for the learning areas
- outline key curriculum changes
- provide teaching and learning support
- discuss opportunities for assessment and reporting of student progress.
These one-hour online meetings will support schools in implementing the mandated curriculum for English and Health and Physical Education.
Staff can register for one of the online meetings via the Authority’s link here.
Prayer Spaces in Schools: Religious Educators’ Professional Learning Day
On Thursday, 20 March, we were delighted to host Phil Togwell, International Director for 24-7’s Prayer Spaces in Schools, here from the United Kingdom. Phil and Sue Allison, National Coordinator of Prayer Spaces in Schools Australia, ran a practical seminar and workshop for our Religious Educators and School Chaplains at AngliSchools’ Head Office.
The Professional Learning workshops were highly engaging and interactive, where participants explored what prayer spaces are, and considered the theology and values on which prayer spaces are built. During the practical workshop, participants had an opportunity to try out practical prayer spaces and consider the versatile ways in which prayer spaces could be incorporated into our schools.
For further information on creating spaces in schools where students can pause to reflect or pray, and also for downloadable prayer activities, please visit Prayer Spaces In Schools
WA Melbourne Assessment Network Meetings 2025
The Term 1 WA Melbourne Assessment Network Meeting was held on Friday 21 March at The Studio School in Fremantle. This Network creates the opportunity for school leaders and teachers involved in either a New Metrics partnership or the Melbourne Assessment Community (MAC) to connect, share and grow the valid assessment and recognition of complex competencies in their school communities.
The Network meets once a term, and the focus at our meeting for Term 1 was on Credentialling. The meeting provided an opportunity to visit and tour The Studio School to see New Metrics in action, as well as hear from a variety of schools and speakers with a spotlight on assessment, moderation, credentialling, and New Metrics Pilot Programs for 2025.
Save the date for our next WA Melbourne Assessment Network Meeting from 2:00pm – 4:00pm on Wednesday 18 June at AngliSchools’ Head Office. Invitations will be sent to the Project Leads in each Network school early in Term 2.
Image: WA Melbourne Assessment Network cross-sectoral meeting held at The Studio School.
Best wishes for the Easter School Holidays.
