Curriculum
Teachers and school leaders at Karalee take personal and collective responsibility for improving student learning, working as a team and learning from each other’s practices. As part of our “learning together” philosophy, teachers are provided with dedicated Curriculum Development sessions to work in year level teams to collaboratively plan, deliver and review the effectiveness of curriculum delivery.
The Australian Curriculum, v8.4 and v9, is 3-dimensional; it includes learning areas, general capabilities, and cross-curriculum priorities. Together, the three dimensions set out essential knowledge, understanding and skills all young Australians need so they will be able to learn, contribute and shape their world now and in the future.
In 2024 Karalee State School will be implementing the Australian Curriculum v9 in Mathematics from P-6. Our prep cohort will additionally be implementing v9 for HASS, Science, The Arts and Technologies. Year 6 will also implement v9 in HASS. All other learning areas will follow v8.4.
Leaning Areas:
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
• The Arts
• Technologies
• Health and Physical Education (HPE)
• Languages (AUSLAN)
General capabilities are addressed explicitly in the content of the Learning Areas. The general capabilities encompass the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that, together with curriculum content in each learning area and the cross-curriculum priorities will assist students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century.
The requirements for Queensland state schools in implementing the Australian Curriculum are outlines in the P-12 curriculum, assessment and reporting framework (P-12 CARF). From 2024 until 2027 we will be operating under both the v8.4 and v9 of the P-12 CARF until phase 5 of the implementation schedule is completed.
A whole school approach to pedagogy
2024 marks the beginning of a new four-year strategic plan for Karalee State School. As part of this journey, we will be undertaking a pedagogical review leading towards an updated whole school approach to pedagogy. This will be in response to assessment and reporting data by selecting and employing effective pedagogy, using the principles (the curriculum, the learning and the learner), in support of students' achievement, wellbeing and engagement We will furthermore explore and enhance digital learning in teaching and learning.