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North rocks deaf and blind school helps shape Australian Curriculum - Education - News - Hills Shire Times
THE Alice Betteridge School in North Rocks has been one of the few schools in the country to help shape the final product of the Australian Curriculum.
The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children school was one of about 150 schools in Australia chosen to road test parts of the draft curriculum last year.
``We thought that we had a great deal of information that we would be able to provide,’’ principal Jacqui Cashmore said.
The school gave the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority feedback to make sure the curriculum worked for students with disabilities.
``There were a lot of areas that needed to be worked on, but they have been quite good in acknowledging that,’’ Ms Cashmore said.
Ms Cashmore said one of the issues the teachers wanted to be addressed was making sure the wording was inclusive for all students.
``Some of the words would say `read’ or `speak,’ it wasn’t sort of acknowledging that some of our kids would use sign language or other means,’’ she said.
``Some of the activities also started at a very high level and we needed to be able to start the kids earlier.’‘
Ms Cashmore said the school is interested to see how the final product would work at the school.
``I think it raises the bar for all children,’’ she said.
``Once it’s undergone the changes I think it will be beneficial for students moving from state to state.’‘
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
* The national curriculum is being developed to set the standard and achieve consistency for the expected quality of learning in schools in Australia.
* The first phase is on English, mathematics, science and history from kindergarten to year 10.
* All schools are expected have implemented the first phase by the end of 2013.
* Inquiries: The Australian Curriculum v1.2.
THE Alice Betteridge School in North Rocks has been one of the few schools in the country to help shape the final product of the Australian Curriculum.
The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children school was one of about 150 schools in Australia chosen to road test parts of the draft curriculum last year.
``We thought that we had a great deal of information that we would be able to provide,’’ principal Jacqui Cashmore said.
The school gave the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority feedback to make sure the curriculum worked for students with disabilities.
``There were a lot of areas that needed to be worked on, but they have been quite good in acknowledging that,’’ Ms Cashmore said.
Ms Cashmore said one of the issues the teachers wanted to be addressed was making sure the wording was inclusive for all students.
``Some of the words would say `read’ or `speak,’ it wasn’t sort of acknowledging that some of our kids would use sign language or other means,’’ she said.
``Some of the activities also started at a very high level and we needed to be able to start the kids earlier.’‘
Ms Cashmore said the school is interested to see how the final product would work at the school.
``I think it raises the bar for all children,’’ she said.
``Once it’s undergone the changes I think it will be beneficial for students moving from state to state.’‘
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
* The national curriculum is being developed to set the standard and achieve consistency for the expected quality of learning in schools in Australia.
* The first phase is on English, mathematics, science and history from kindergarten to year 10.
* All schools are expected have implemented the first phase by the end of 2013.
* Inquiries: The Australian Curriculum v1.2.