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: Ancient societies existed a very long time ago and they look different to the societies we have today. We can learn about ancient societies through stories, artefacts or sites.
This focus area aligns with:
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The following ancient societies can be explored in this focus area. Teachers can choose to focus on one or more of these societies:
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient India
- Ancient China
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
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 ancient world through oral, written, visual or multimodal texts
Everyday objects and activities from now (present), a long time ago (past) and a very long time ago (ancient past)
Societies existed in the past
How we can find out about the ancient past
The geographic location of the society
The geographical features of the society
How geographical features influenced the development of the society
A tradition from the ancient society that is the same or different to a tradition in the present day
Aspects of daily life of men, women or children in the society
A day in the life of a key individual
The type of government that existed
The main features of the society
The significance of a person in relation to trade, peace treaty or conquest of lands
How the cultural and innovative legacy of the ancient society shaped the world today
How a historical person, society or event is represented in a contemporary story