Australian Curriculum: The Arts

April 2013

Australian Curriculum: The Arts

The Melbourne Declaration identifies eight learning areas including:

The Arts (performing and visual)

Curriculum development phases

Consultation timeline

Development process for Phase 1 subjects

• NSW has made no commitment to implementation of the Australian Curriculum for arts subjects.

• The Board of Studies will follow its regular cycle of curriculum evaluation and review which will identify priorities for curriculum renewal. When a current syllabus or learning area is identified for renewal the Board will take the opportunity to incorporate Australian curriculum content.

• In all cases, all schools are required to implement current approved NSW Syllabuses until otherwise advised by the Board.

Implementation

The Australian Curriculum: The Arts

• is being developed for F-10• is described in bands of year levels not Stages • has content descriptions not outcomes• has content elaborations not ‘learn to’ and ‘learn about’.

Organisation of the Australian Curriculum

The Australian Curriculum: The Arts comprises five subjects:

• Dance• Drama• Media Arts• Music• Visual Arts.

Organisation of the Australian Curriculum

Each subject is presented through two interrelated strands:

• Making – using processes, techniques, knowledge and skills to make art works

• Responding – exploring, responding to, analysing and interpreting art works.

Organisation of the Australian Curriculum

The Australian Curriculum: The Arts proposes:

• F-6opportunities to learn in five Arts subjects

• Years 7-8opportunities to learn in one or more Arts subjects

• Years 9-10opportunities to specialise in one or more Arts subjects.

Organisation of the Australian Curriculum

Mandatory hours

The draft curriculum does not specify hours for each Arts subject.

Time allocations will be determined by the relevant education authorities in each state or territory.

Organisation of the Australian Curriculum

General capabilities

Literacy

Numeracy

Information and communication technology (ICT)

competence

Intercultural

understanding Personal and social competence

Critical and creative thinking

Ethical behaviour

Cross-curriculum priorities

• Rationale• Aims• Learning in…• Band descriptions• Content descriptions

specifying what teachers are expected to teach (mandatory)

• Elaborationsexamples that illustrate each content description (non-mandatory)

• Achievement standardsstatements of the learning typically expected of students for that band.

Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Visual Arts

Department of Education and Communities

ACARA

Board of Studies NSW

Contact details

Margaret BradleyCreative Arts Advisor Early Learning and Primary Education – Learning and Leadershipe: margaret.bradley@det.nsw.edu.au

Rach KirstenCreative Arts Advisor Secondary Education – Learning and Leadershipe: rach.kirsten@det.nsw.edu.au

Department of Education and CommunitiesLevel 3, Oxford StreetDARLINGHURST  NSW  2010