Wynyard High School’s Curriculum

What is it that we most want students to leave Wynyard High School with?

• Literacy and numeracy skills that will allow engagement in continued learning and participation in the real world.

• A sense of identity and connection to our community and the world beyond.

• Independent learning skills

Knowing number

Using number

My place in

Wynyard

My place in the world

LiteracyBasic

communication skills

Purpose driven

communication

Numeracy InquiryProblem solving

strategies

Trans-disciplinary problem solving

Identity Dependent Learners

Independent Learners

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Overarching long-term outcomes for students at Wynyard High School

Throughlines

Our Curriculum and the TCFThe curriculum at Wynyard High School reflects the Tasmanian CurriculumFramework. This requires that students study in seven areas:

with ICT (information communication technology) and thinking embedded in allseven of these areas.

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How is the Curriculum Organised?

Wynyard High School’s curriculum is organised aroundthree groupings of subjects, Focussed Learning, AppliedLearning and Personal Learning.

• Focussed learning includes Literacy, Numeracyand ICT.

• Applied learning includes Science, Society and Historyand Health and Wellbeing.

• Personal Learning includes areas of study chosen by students depending on their interests and their plans for future learning and/or employment. The courses offered cover the full range of curriculum areas.

Where is the Tasmanian Curriculum available for my Child at WHS?

Tasmanian Curriculum Area

Junior Focussed Learning(8 x75 min lessons per

week)

Junior Applied

Learning(8x75 min

lessons per week)

Junior Personal Learning(4x75 min

lessons per week)

Senior Focussed Learning(6x75 min

lessons per week)

Senior Applied

Learning(8x75 min

lessons per week)

Senior Personal Learning(6x75 min

lessons per week)

Compulsory for all students

Optional Compulsory for all

studentsOptional

1Arts

2English-Literacy (LOTE)

3Health and Wellbeing

4Mathematics-Numeracy

5Society and History

6Science

7Vocational & Applied Learning

Real Game Pathways

planning 8

ICT 9

Thinking

Examples of Learning UnitsIdentity

Health and Well Being Applied Learning

7 Personal relationships

Self esteem

Team building

Communication

Bullying

Empathy

Conflict resolution Cyber bullying

My place in WynyardMy community – aspects of Wynyard

8 Community projects in class size

groups with teacher supervision.

e.g. cleaning up the river walking track

How can we make a difference?

9 Setting an emotional, a physical and a social goal

Self esteem

Sexuality

Being AustralianDemography of Australia;

Indigenous culture and multiculturalism

My response to multiculturalism?

Democratic values and processes, citizenship

Justice: systems of government, levels of government, making laws, policing

10 My place in the worldRelationship between Australia and Asia

Community: How can I build social capital? Individual and small group community based projects that can be local or global in nature

My place in the World

Numeracy

Focussed Learning

7/8 Knowing Number

Review 4 operations (with whole numbers, decimals and fractions)

Place value and building an understanding of place value when multiplying and dividing by 10

Order of operations

Equivalent fractions and equivalence of fractions and decimals

Mental computation modules 5 and 6

Locate integers (including negative integers) fractions and decimals on a number line

Ratio and proportion

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10

Earning money: wages, salary, casual, commission

Percentage discount, profit/loss, calculations of GST and tax using a tax table,.

Spending, borrowing and investing money:

Concept and calculation of interest

Hire purchase

Pro and cons of credit cards

Using Number

Examples of Learning Units

Samples of documented units

Personal Learning

Personal Learning

Personal Learning

Traineeship and Apprenticeship Pathway Program (TAPP)

This course isavailable to grade 10Students who wish toparticipate in relevantPolytechnic vocationallyfocussed courses and aWork Placement. Itencompasses the majorTCF subjects, includingLiteracy, Numeracy,Science and Society andHistory, plus a personallearning choice.

Additional Learning SupportStudent learning at Wynyard High School is

further supported by:

• A whole school literacy plan

• A whole school numeracy plan

• A flexible learning area which provides support for a full range of students by addressing specific learning needs of individuals. E.g. Life skills, social skills, literacy and numeracy support, extension programs such as CELO.

Assessment Assessment of learning is made against the 15 stages described in theTasmanian Curriculum Framework.

At Wynyard High School we recognise the importance of formativeassessment to improving students’ learning. • Documenting learning sequences in terms of skills, knowledge and

problem solving allows us to clarify and share what we want students to be able to do.

• Identifying learning strategies assists in developing effective classroom discussions, activities and tasks.

• Evidence of learning from these activities can guide students and teachers on what to do next to move learning forward.

Importantly, we recognise that the learning strategies identified in our unitsummaries need to be adapted to meet student needs.

That is, while we value clarity around curriculum, there is a need for fluidityand evolution.

Acknowledgements

Seaton, Andrew. Key Abilities Modelhttp://www.andrewseaton.com.au/reform.htm

Erickson,H.Lynn 2002. Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching beyond the facts. Corwin Press, Inc.

Murdoch, K., and Hornsby, D. 1997. Planning Curriculum Connections: Whole-school Planning for Integrated Curriculum. Armadale, Australia: Eleanor Curtain.

William, Dylan. 2009. Assessment for learning: why, what and how? Institute of Education, University of London.