7–10History 7–10 Syllabus
The new History 7–10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
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.
Historical context: People lived before us. We can learn about the past using sources such as documents, interviews, visual or tactile materials, artefacts or sites.
This focus area is unique to Years 7–10 Life Skills.
Content in Working with historical concepts and skills outlines how historical concepts and skills are to be integrated with all other content in this focus area as part of the process of historical inquiry.
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Engage in the historical inquiry process
Communicate ideas about the past through oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Everyday objects and activities from now (present), a long time ago (past)
Significant events in the recent past
Chronology of significant events in the recent past
Evidence of the past in the local area and beyond
Archaeologists investigate sites to learn about the past
Historians use an inquiry process to answer questions about the past
Types of sources used to investigate the past
The processes of historical inquiry, including asking questions, identifying and using sources, recognising perspectives in sources and communicating about the past
History of a local Aboriginal identity and/or Language group
History of a local site
Ancient sites that are still being conserved and preserved
Australian sites that protect and preserve the heritage of Aboriginal Peoples
Importance of conserving artefacts and remains from the past
How individuals can contribute to conservation
The impact of a person or event from the past on life today