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Curriculum Planning Guidelines – Phase 2: Planning & Resourcing

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Program and student grouping – Building a picture: Students

What do you know about your students?

  • What data will best inform curriculum planning?

Background

  • What are the cultural backgrounds and perspectives of your students?
  • Do they have specific social needs that will impact on your curriculum plan?
  • What personal needs should be considered?
  • Are there any family situations that need consideration?
  • What are the language backgrounds of this group?

Interests

  • What are the interests of your students beyond school?
  • What are the pathways this group is exploring?

Learning

  • What are the learning needs of your students?
  • What perceptions do your students have of themselves as learners?
  • How do they approach learning?
  • What are the prior educational experiences of this group?

Achievement

  • What are your students' levels of achievement in literacy and numeracy?
  • What are their levels of achievement in these domains and dimensions of the Victorian  Essential Learning Standards?
  • What are their levels of achievement in other domains and dimensions?
  • How will this information inform your planning?