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: In the modern world, people have become more involved in global movements such as sustainability, rights, freedoms and equality. Australia works with its neighbours and other nations to address these shared goals.
This focus area aligns with:
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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 migration experiences through oral, visual written or multimodal texts
Personal or local stories of people coming to Australia, including when, from where, how and why they came
Personal or local cultural celebrations or milestones and their significance
Aspects of everyday life that are influenced by culture
Cultural activities or events that celebrate different groups within the school community
The geographical location of the countries from which Australia’s postwar migrants came
Reasons people migrate
The experience of an individual or migration group, including the experiences of migrant women
A turning point or series of events that influenced the reasons that a group of people migrated to Australia
The influence of a local and/or international development on the migration group
Local, state, national or international groups and activities that support migrants and refugees
Rights and responsibilities of residents in Australia
School or local activities or events that promote intercultural understanding
The impact of migration on multiculturalism in Australian society
How Australians celebrate a shared national identity
A current event related to migration