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7–10Child Studies 7–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation from 2028
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Content

Life Skills

Life Skills for Stage 4/5

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.

Children globally
The health and wellbeing of children around the world
  • Recognise challenges that affect how children grow and develop in different parts of the world

  • Compare the health and wellbeing of children in different countries

  • Explore reasons why children’s health is different outside Australia

  • Explore how global problems can affect children’s health and wellbeing

  • Recognise how caring for the planet can help improve children’s health around the world

  • Recognise global strategies that help support children’s health and wellbeing

  • Demonstrate respect for diverse groups around the world

  • Recognise how respecting children’s diversity supports their wellbeing

  • Explore why it is important to listen to children about issues that affect them worldwide

International child care and education
  • Recognise types of child care and educational settings for children around the world

  • Recognise differences in access to education and child care in different parts of the world

  • Identify how education helps children learn about and value diverse cultures

  • Explore ways children can learn about cultural traditions through play

  • Identify differences in child care or education between Australia and other countries

  • Identify the factors that could affect education for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and Indigenous children around the world

The lives of children globally
  • Explore cultural activities from another country

  • Plan an activity to celebrate a culture with children

  • Recognise how access to food in different countries affects a child’s health

  • Recognise types of technology used by children

  • Explore how technology connects children around the world

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