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
Stage 4
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 historical inquiry, using information from a range of sources as evidence where appropriate
Create written texts to explain historical concepts related to Aboriginal Peoples’ experience of colonisation in Australia
Differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal worldviews of relationships to Country and land, including the concept of terra nullius
Aboriginal Peoples’ connection to Country as context for resistance throughout British colonisation and expansion
The causes and locations of the Frontier Wars across Australia
Significant conflicts during initial contact: Sydney Cove and surrounds
Escalating tensions, resistance, conflicts and significance of Aboriginal identities involved
Reasons for the expansion into Tasmania, the causes of the Risdon Cove conflict and the Black War
The Myall Creek Massacre and another conflict in at least ONE other region or colony
The role of religious organisations during the period of colonisation
The establishment and role of the Aborigines Protection Board (APB) in NSW
The impact of colonisation on Aboriginal Peoples, including women and their continued resistance
Impact of missions, reserves and stations on Aboriginal Peoples’ lives
Perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples on historical terms such as ‘invasion’, ‘colonisation’ and ‘settlement’