P–10 Australian Curriculum news

The Term 3 professional development posters are now live! Download the latest versions for Prep–Year 6 or Years 7–10 to help map out your PD for the term ahead. These handy resources make it easy to visualise upcoming opportunities across year levels and learning areas.

• Poster: Prep–Year 6 professional development Term 3 2025 (PDF, 224.0 KB)
• Poster: Years 7–10 professional development Term 3 2025 (PDF, 227.1 KB)

The P–10 Australian Curriculum PD webpage has been updated with all the latest Term 3 webinars and workshops. Whether you’re looking for sessions in your region or prefer online options, simply select your location (or ‘Webinars’) and year level category. Use keywords to find learning area or subject-specific PD tailored to your needs.

Keep reading for an insight into what’s on!

Free workshops: Prep–Year 6 HASS, Languages and The Arts

Prep–Year 6 teachers: get hands-on and explore quality assessment design at our free workshops in Term 3 for the HASS, Languages and The Arts learning areas.

Whether you’re a specialist or a classroom teacher, this is a fantastic opportunity to connect with like-minded colleagues and explore strategies to help you effectively design and quality assure assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.0.

These workshops build on our familiarisation and planning series of videos and worksheets. If you need a refresher, you can access these resources under the PD resources tab on the HASS, Languages or The Arts learning area page.

Register for a workshop near you:

• HASS in-person
• Languages in-person
• The Arts in-person.

Hybrid/online option

If you can’t make it to one of our face-to-face workshops, our hybrid option is for you!

Online spaces are available at a limited number of workshops for remote attendees to connect with in-person participants for a full-day of learning and collaboration.

Register for a hybrid workshop:

• HASS hybrid
• Languages hybrid
• The Arts hybrid.

Free webinars for Prep–Year 10

In Term 3, join our new series of free webinars on:

• designing quality assessment tasks across learning areas in Prep–Year 6 and Years 7–10
• unpacking the assessment literacy courses, and;
• exploring new unit planning functionality in the P–10 Planning app.

Prep–Year 6

Designing quality assessment:

• English Years 3–6 – extended response spoken
• Mathematics – statistical investigation
• HPE – project
• Science – investigation
• Technologies – investigation

Prep–Year 10

• P–10 Planning app: Exploring new unit planning functionality
• P–6: Improving assessment using the assessment literacy courses
• 7–10: Improving assessment using the assessment literacy courses

Years 7–10

Designing quality assessment:

• English – extended response spoken analytical
• Mathematics – statistical investigation
• HASS – examination
• HPE – project
• Languages – examination
• Science – investigation
• Technologies – investigation
• The Arts – performing project
• The Arts – non-performing project

We’re excited to announce the launch of the first batch of our brand-new assessment literacy courses for Years 7–10 teachers — available via the Learning Hub application in the QCAA Portal.

These self-paced, research-informed courses are designed to help you enhance your assessment practices, support student learning, and build confidence in making consistent and reliable judgments.

The remaining courses and supporting resources will be released progressively throughout the year.

Prep–Year 6 teachers, if you haven’t explored the suite of courses specifically targeted at primary, then now is a great opportunity to upskill. Follow the instructions later in this newsletter to organise your access to the QCAA Portal and get started.

Register for our free webinars in Term 3 to explore how the courses assist assessment literacy:

• Years 7–10 webinar
• Prep–Year 6 webinar.

Based on consultation and feedback from teachers, the QCAA standards elaborations (SEs) for the P–10 Australian Curriculum v9.0: Mathematics have been reformatted for greater clarity and to align with the revised 2025 senior Mathematics syllabuses.

The SEs, which are based on the P–10 Australian Curriculum achievement standards, have not changed in meaning. The new formatting makes them easier to use when creating marking guides for observed demonstrations, examinations and projects.

You can find the reformatted SEs under the Assessment tab on the Mathematics webpage.

The QCAA Portal is your gateway to key applications that support your work with the Australian Curriculum v9.0. In it, you’ll find the:

• P–10 Planning app
• Assessment literacy courses (P–6 and 7–10) via the Learning Hub app.

Follow the three easy steps below to unlock your access.

Step one: Register

If you don’t already have an account, register for the QCAA Portal.

Step two: Role assignment

Ask your school’s Access Management Organisation Administrator to assign the relevant role to your account. These roles are not granted automatically.

P–10 Planning app roles:

• Teacher
• Application Administrator
• Data Summaries Viewer

Assessment literacy course roles:

• Learning Hub: Prep–6 Training Participant
• Learning Hub: Years 7–12 Training Participant

You will receive a confirmation email when the role has been assigned.

If you are unsure who your school’s Organisation Administrator is, please contact QCAA Client Services by email clientservices@qcaa.qld.edu.au or phone (07) 3864 0299.

If your school does not have an Organisation Administrator, your school will need to submit a request for staff members to be allocated this role.

Step three: Access

Once the role is assigned, the corresponding app tile(s) will appear on your QCAA Portal homepage.

Click the tile to get started.

A new resource supports Years 3–6 English teachers in planning for and assessing reading using the Australian Curriculum v9.0: English.

Through this presentation, you’ll explore how reading is represented in the curriculum and gain practical guidance and examples for classroom planning and assessment.

You’ll find the presentation under the PD resources tab on the English learning area page.

The full suite of familiarisation and planning videos and worksheets for Prep–Year 6 across learning areas is now available on the QCAA website.

These resources help build a strong foundational understanding of the changes in the Australian Curriculum v9.0, and set teachers up for success as they engage with further QCAA professional learning (e.g. Designing quality assessment webinars and workshops).

You can download the resources from under the PD resources tab on each learning area or subject webpage.

Say hello to Evie Skinner, QCAA Principal Project Officer for P–10 Technologies, at the DATTA conference on Friday 20 June. Evie is looking forward to sharing practical insights and strategies to help Years 7–10 teachers design high-quality assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.0.

Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers (QAMT)

Abigail Twyman and Libby Foley, QCAA Principal Project Officers for P–10 Mathematics, are keen to help you understand how mathematical modelling develops across year levels and explore practical considerations for planning and assessment in the Australian Curriculum v9.0.

You can join them at the state conference on Friday 27 June, and at the virtual conference on Friday 18 July.

Queensland Art Teachers Association (QATA)

Lucy Flook, QCAA Principal Project Officer for P–10 The Arts, will represent QCAA at The Queensland Art Teachers Association conference, QATACON25 ‘Celebrate Creativity’ on
Friday 18 July. Lucy will present to both primary and secondary teachers on quality planning in The Arts.