11–12Ancient History Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2024)
The new Ancient History Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Ancient History Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
2025 and 2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabuses for Year 11
- Continue to teach the Ancient History Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabuses for Year 12
Content
Life Skills
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
Examples of objects that would provide someone in the future with information about their daily lives
Artefacts from the ancient world and what they tell us
How objects can deteriorate over time if they are not preserved
Location of the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum
The natural features of Campania
Effects of a volcanic eruption
When and where the eruption of 79 CE occurred
What happened as a result of the eruption of 79 CE
The main groups of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum
The everyday life of a citizen
Key elements of political life
How religion was practised
The health and diet of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum
The perspectives of different groups of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Comparisons between life in Pompeii and Herculaneum and life today
The value of sources in understanding life in Pompeii and Herculaneum
How artefacts from Pompeii or Herculaneum were discovered
Strategies for excavation and conservation
Considerations for the study of human remains
How artefacts from Pompeii or Herculaneum have been preserved
The importance of reconstruction of these sites
The reliability of reconstructions of these sites
The advantages and disadvantages of tourism