Welcome to the latest issue of P–10 Australian Curriculum news.
In this edition, we’ll help you prepare for the upcoming school year with our new series of Australian Curriculum v9.0 in Queensland* webinars and in-person events coming in Term 1, 2025. There’s something for everyone across Prep to Year 10, whether you’re an educator or leader.
You'll also find out about new resources to help you plan curriculum and assessment effectively.
As we wrap up another incredible year, the QCAA K–10 Curriculum and Assessment Branch extends a heartfelt thank you to all schools and educators for their support and feedback this year. We hope you have a restful summer break, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with you in 2025.
*Australian Curriculum v9.0 in Queensland (ACiQ) refers to QCAA-developed professional learning and resources that support Queensland schools to implement the P–10 Australian Curriculum v9.0.
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Student Free Days 2025: webinar program
Our webinar 'greatest hits' are coming back by popular demand on the student free days (23 & 24 January) in 2025.
These sessions are a great way to catch up on boosting your skills if you missed any during the year, particularly for anyone new to the Australian Curriculum v9.0.
Plenty of topics are covered across the two days — register now via the links below:
Prep–Year 6
- Prep: Using transition statements to support continuity of learning
- P–2 Part 1: Reading in the early years of the Australian Curriculum v9.0: English — understanding the curriculum
- P–2 Part 2: Reading in the early years of the Australian Curriculum v9.0: English — assessment
- P–6: Understanding Australian Curriculum v9.0: Mathematics
- P–6: Designing quality assessment in Mathematics v9.0: Mathematical modelling projects
- P–6: Strategies for planning and assessing in multi-age contexts using the AC v9.0
Years 7–10
- Designing quality assessment
- Designing accessible assessment and adjustments for all learners
- AC v9.0: English – Extending writing formulas: Understanding stages and phases of texts
- Designing quality assessment in Mathematics v9.0 – Mathematical modelling projects
Prep–Year 10
Term 1 PD program
Hit the ground running in 2025 with our new range of professional development webinars and in-person events, coming to you in Term 1.
Download and print the Term 1 PD posters for P–6 (PDF, 234.6 KB) and Years 7–10 (PDF, 235.1 KB) for an at-a-glance guide to what’s on, including:
- Primary leaders in learning face-to-face workshops
- Prep–Year 6 English and Mathematics
- Years 7–10 subject-specific topics with a deep dive into assessment, unit planning and helping students develop core skills
- Prep–Year 10 Planning app how-to and accessing key ACiQ resources.
Find out more and register for Term 1 sessions via the P–10 Australian Curriculum PD webpage — the search and filter functionality makes it easy to find sessions most relevant to you by location, year level or learning area!
Primary leaders in learning: in-person workshops
Principals and leaders of curriculum & learning are invited to join our free in-person workshops in Term 1, 2025.
These exclusive events are designed to equip leaders with actionable strategies to enhance student outcomes using the Australian Curriculum v9.0.
On the day, leaders will have access to QCAA resources—including planning and assessment examples—to guide discussion on developing curriculum and assessment literacy, and inform planning, assessment and quality assurance processes relevant to individual school contexts.
Don't miss this chance to lead the way improving learning outcomes for all students — register via the links below:
- Major Queensland cities: Brisbane, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns
- Emerald
- Mount Isa
Planning ahead: P–6 HASS, Languages & The Arts PD in 2025
To support primary educators in the P–6 Humanities and Social Sciences, Languages and The Arts learning areas, professional learning will follow the below structure in 2025:
- In Semester 1, videos and webinars to support familiarsation and planning will be available to support a solid foundational understanding of the curriculum changes for these learning areas via a self-guided format.
- In Semester 2, face-to-face workshops will be held around Queensland focusing on strategies to design quality assessment.
Support positive transitions to school
Schools can now access transition statements for their 2025 Prep students via the Kindergarten Transition Statement application in the QCAA Portal.
These statements contain personalised, strengths-based information about a child’s learning and development to help Prep teachers effectively plan their approach to support a positive transition to school. Our FAQs and comprehensive resource list will help you access and use transition statements.
Don’t forget to also register for our free webinar on 23 January 2025 to understand how to best use the information in transition statements to support your new cohort of Prep students through a smooth transition
Years 7–10: AC v9.0 familiarisation and planning presentations
New downloadable PowerPoint presentations are available on the QCAA website to introduce curriculum leaders and teachers to the changes in the Australian Curriculum from v8.4 to v9.0 for all learning areas in Years 7–10.
They outline the intent and structure of the Australian Curriculum v9.0 and provide advice and actionable steps to guide effective planning in schools.
You’ll find the PowerPoint presentations in the new PD resources tab on each learning area page.
P–10 Languages: Auslan and Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages
We’ve just launched two new webpages dedicated to P–10 Languages: Auslan and Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages.
Both pages feature subject-specific resources developed by QCAA curriculum experts that support teachers to implement the new curriculum for these subjects.
P–6 Curriculum and assessment plans: Science, HPE & Technologies
Curriculum and assessment plans (CAPs), used at the recent Designing quality assessment workshops, are now available on the QCAA website for the following learning areas and year levels:
- Design and Technologies: Years 1–2
- Digital Technologies: Years 5–6
- Health and Physical Education: Prep and Years 5–6
- Science: Year 2 and Year 5
You can find the CAPs under the Planning tab for each learning area. In the coming weeks, sample CAPs will be available for all year levels in Science, Health and Physical Education and Technologies.
P–6 English: Resource to support text selection
Our new resource to guide conversations about range and balance of texts taught in Prep–Year 6 English is now available to download from the Planning tab on the English learning area page.
Teachers and leaders can use this resource to help them make decisions about the selection of texts to meet the needs of their Prep–Year 6 students, while also addressing the criteria outlined in the Australian Curriculum v9.0: English.
- Last updated:
- 28 November 2024
