Student Learning

Student Learning

Become informed about what is being taught in the education system, how work is assessed, and the types of educational resources and programs available.

Student Learning includes:

  • Assessment – information about Prep to Year 10 assessment and Year 10 to 12 assessment
  • Curriculum Planning – includes Prep to Year 10 curriculum guidelines, Year 10 to 12 curriculum guidelines, eLearning planning, and training and adult learning curriculum guidelines
  • eLearning and ICT – provides a range of ICT professional learning opportunities and resources to support teachers to make ICT integral to learning and teaching.
  • Learning & Teaching Resources – Prep to Year 10 resources, Year 10 to 12 resources, eLearning resources, learning diversity resources, and training and adult learning resources
  • Learning & Teaching Research – includes information about DEECD Research forums and conferences, the VET Research and Planning Network, conducting research in Victorian government schools, Research@Work, other research publications and research summaries
  • Literacy and Numeracy – links to policies and supporting documents about teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy in Victorian government schools, including Key Characteristics of Effective Literacy and Numeracy Teaching P–6 and 7–10
  • Principles of Learning & Teaching – this section contains the six principles and their components with professional learning support materials including the PoLT online resource, data collection tools and case studies
  • Programs – a range of programs to support curriculum planning and delivery in all schools: Community Language Schools, Drug Education, English as a Second Language program, Gifted Education, 'Go for your life', Languages and Multicultural Education Resource Centre (LMERC), Multicultural education, School Sport Victoria, Strategic Partnership Program, Values Education
  • Represent! An SRC resource kit for students and teachers (PDF - 2.4Mb) - This kit has been produced by the Victorian Student Representative Council (VicSRC) to provide information and ideas for student representative councils (SRCs) in secondary schools throughout Victoria
  • Stages of Learning – Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) – within the Victorian Essential Learning Standards, there are three major stages of learning: Years Prep to 4 - Laying the foundations, Years 5 to 8 - Building breadth and depth, and Years 9 to 10 - Developing pathways
  • Student Reports – includes information for schools or software developers, for example, the requirements for student report cards, resources for school leadership teams and report coordinators, tips and advice for teachers, sample reports, and case studies

For information for parents and students, see: About School, Beyond School, and Senior Secondary and Youth Transitions

Recommended resources

FUSE Teacher Resources – provides a search engine for students and teachers, indexing information from a variety of local and international web sources.

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