At
Labrador State School we plan, teach, assess and report to parents on the
Australian Curriculum Version 8. The image above shows our school’s Provision
of Whole School Curriculum document, which maps out what learning areas are
taught to satisfy the requirements of the Australian Curriculum, and how the
timing of these consider vertical alignment of curriculum throughout a child’s journey
through our school. The Australian Curriculum learning areas are;
English
Mathematics
Science
Humanities
and Social Sciences
Health
and Physical Education
The
Arts – Music, Dance, Drama, Media Arts and Visual Arts
Technologies
– Design Technology and Digital Technology
Languages
- Chinese
We
utilise Curriculum into the Classroom (C2C) as a framework for delivery of the
Australian Curriculum, adapting this resource to fit the unique needs of our
school and its students, to ensure all areas of the curriculum are taught and
all elements of the achievement standard are assessed.
Planning
processes are aligned to the Australian Curriculum using C2C units as a base.
Teachers incorporate learning experiences that are engaging using our school’s
Pedagogical Framework (as shown in image above) to ensure consistency of
practice for children at Labrador State School. Teachers set high expectations
for student achievement, while differentiating instruction to the specific
learning needs of students. Some of the signature practices used to support
learning experiences at this school include -:
LEM
Phonics
Complex
Texts and Text Dependent Questioning
Sheena
Cameron Reading Comprehension Strategies
NCR
Maths Diagnostics
Berry
Street Trauma Informed Practice
Assessment of students is
moderated before, during and after the cycle of teaching and learning to ensure
consistency of judgements by teachers against the relevant achievement
standard.