Primary Years Programme (PYP)
All Junior School staff have been busy collaboratively mapping the curriculum for this academic year. All subject areas are mapped to ensure students are exposed to all content areas reflected in the Australian/West Australian Curriculum. This process is overlaid at Scotch with the mapping of the remaining four IB essential elements: key concepts, attitudes, approaches to learning (formally referred to as the transdisciplinary skills), and action, both planned and potential. This mapping ensures academic rigour across the school.
The IB have recently published and made some changes to the Programme standards and practices. The Programme standards and practices provide a set of criteria against which both IB World Schools and the IB can evaluate success in the implementation of the four programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), and the IB Career-related Certificate (IBCC). The changes are in relation to the IBCC and the MYP areas. There are no changes to the PYP.
The Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority (ACARA) recently made available new phase 2 and 3 curriculum documents. Curriculum for the arts, health and physical education, technologies, economics and business, and civics and citizenship for Foundation - Year 10 is now available on the Australian Curriculum website http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/. States and territories, and education authorities will determine implementation timelines for schools.
Kathy Derrick
Deputy Head of Junior School - Curriculum
