7–10Work Education 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new Work Education 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Work Education 7–10 Syllabus (2019).
2026 and 2027 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028 – Start teaching the 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. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
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.
Types of community organisations
The roles and functions of community organisations
Actions to plan and prepare for community participation
How community participation can enhance wellbeing
Support for community organisations
Types of volunteer work
Reasons people volunteer
Benefits and challenges of volunteering
Strategies to access volunteer work
The support provided by community organisations to the local and wider community
Types of partnerships in the local and wider community
The benefits of partnerships in the community
Strategies in the workplace to promote wellbeing for people and communities
Strategies to promote environmentally friendly workplaces
The benefits of social responsibility in the workplace
Identify and demonstrate skills and strategies in relation to workplace social responsibility in hypothetical and real-world work situations
Investigate a partnership in the local or wider Australian community
Communicate the benefits of the partnership to individuals, the organisations involved and the community
Create an oral, visual, written or multimodal text to communicate ideas relating to a partnership in the Australian community