Welcome to the latest issue of P–10 Australian Curriculum news.
Find out how to continue your professional development in Term 3 at the QCAA's thought-provoking Australian Curriculum v9.0 in Queensland (ACiQ*) webinars and in-person events.
You'll also learn about the most recent updates to our resources designed to support your curriculum and assessment planning.
Keep reading for more.
*The phrase "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.
Professional development in Term 3
Term 3 PD posters for Prep–Year 6 and Years 7–10
Hot off the press: download the Term 3 PD posters for
Prep–Year 6 (PDF, 103.5 KB) or Years 7–10 (PDF, 144.2 KB) to help plan your professional development in the term ahead.
Print them out and keep them as a handy guide to quickly find sessions that interest you.
Designing quality assessment in P–6: HPE, Science and Technologies
Join our free and interactive workshops from August to discover key strategies to help you design meaningful assessment tasks. In Term 3, the focus is on P–6 Health and Physical Education, Science and Technologies.
At these one-day sessions, our expert curriculum officers will show how you can use our ACiQ resources to plan assessments across a year level/band, create quality tasks and develop task-specific marking guides.
Register for a workshop at a venue near you via the links below. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your assessment know how and support student learning.
Teacher Relief Scheme (TRS)
Your school is eligible to claim one day of Teacher Relief Scheme (TRS) if staff attend a workshop. See memo 005/24 (PDF, 141.2 KB) for more information.
Student free day webinar program — 30 August
Did you miss a webinar from the past year? We’ve got you covered!
On the student free day in August, we’re bringing back some of our most highly requested ACiQ introductory sessions to help you plan curriculum and assessment for P–6 and Years 7–10.
The free webinars will cover:
- understanding P–6 English and Mathematics
- P–6 assessment literacy courses
- using the P–10 Planning app to support curriculum planning
- designing accessible assessment and adjustments in Years 7–10.
Register via the QCAA website.
New learning area webinars
With our fresh series of free P–6 and Years 7–10 webinars in Term 3, there’s no need to leave your desk to develop essential skills in creating engaging teaching, learning and assessment opportunities for your students.
Each session will build your understanding of curriculum and assessment planning concepts targeted at each learning area.
To find our full list of webinars and to register, visit the
P–10 Australian Curriculum PD webpage and use the search function to find sessions relevant to you.
Build your P–6 assessment literacy
Our P–6 assessment literacy courses have been updated to align to Australian Curriculum v9.0. Now is a great time to explore the courses, whether you just need a refresher or are interested in expanding on your skills and knowledge.
As part of the updates, you’ll find example tasks and marking guides that assess aspects of achievement standards across the range of learning areas.
The seven self-paced courses are designed for teachers at any stage of their career. Access the courses via the QCAA Portal.
- Last updated:
- 6 June 2024
