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Australian Curriculum - Past News Articles

Past news articles about the Australian Curriculum can be viewed below. 

2007 News Articles

Rudd proposes national school curriculum, 28 February 2007, The Age

2008 News Articles

Shaky start for national curriculum push, 30 January 2008, Courier Mail 

McGaw to oversee national curriculum, 30 January 2008, The Sydney Morning Herald

Curriculums in line by 2011, PM promises, 31 January 2008, The Sydney Morning Herald

Private schools cane national curriculum, 19 November 2008, The Age 

2009 News Articles

Arts group hits out at curriculum, 6 January 2009, The Age

Teachers fear PE left off national curriculum, 19 May 2009, ABC News

Move to widen national curriculum, 1 June 2009, The Age 

VCE faxes axe for national education certificate, 30 August 2009, Herald Sun

Former teacher keen to shape new curriculum, 10 September 2009, The Sydney Morning Herald

Scrap HSC for national test: new boss, 26 September 2009, The Sydney Morning Herald

States wary of ‘literary curriculum', 30 September 2009, The Australian  

Gillard engages with schools nationwide, 25 October 2009, The Age

Gillard to meet school principals, 26 October 2009, The Age 

Aboriginal leaders seek role in national curriculum, 26 October 2009, The Australian 

Indigenous students 'seek inclusion', 30 October 2009, WA Today 


2010 News Articles

Draft national curriculum going online, 24 February 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Grammar time: Gillard outlines curriculum plans, 24 February 2010, ABC News

Letters, sounds at core of new curriculum, 25 February 2010, The Australian

Gillard defends national curriculum, 27 February 2010, The Age

Grammar rules in the new curriculum's principles of learning, 28 February 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Back-to-basics approach for Australia's classrooms, 28 February 2010, The Age

Draft national curriculum unveiled, 1 March 2010, ABC News

History curriculum 'could fail', 1 March 2010, The Age

Fears new history course too ambitious, 1 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Barry McGaw defends national curriculum against Christopher Pyne, 1 March 2010, The Australian

Curriculum reform not rushed: Gillard, 1 March 2010, WA Today

Teachers finally able to examine national curriculum in detail, 1 March 2010, Adelaide now...

Gillard takes schools back to basics under national curriculum, 1 March 2010, The Australian

'Black armband' view risks national curriculum, 2 March 2010, The Age

National education curriculum has some value: Ballarat principal, 1 March 2010, The Courier

A sound beginning, 2 March 2010, The Age

Give Britain its due or we'll can it: opposition, 2 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Rudd's act of contrition irks colleagues, 2 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Whirlwind education reform leaves nation's teachers in a spin, 2 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Reading, writing, bombing, 2 March 2010, NT News

Triple focus for national curriculum, 2 March 2010, The Australian

Let's make sure the national curriculum doesn't ignore our British and European heritage, 2 March 2010, Herald Sun

Less will mean more in national curriculum, 2 March 2010, The Canberra Times

Curriculum's narrow focus leaves students bereft of big ideas, 2 March 2010, Brisbane Times

Glen Waverley students to test new curriculum, 3 March 2010, The Age

Syllabus makeover spells danger for HSC, 3 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Creationism could slip into science classes, 4 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

New maths curriculum a feeble tool calculated to bore, 4 March 2010, Brisbane Times

All change at the chalk-face, 4 March 2010, Brisbane Times

Curriculum no return to 'golden age', 5 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Could do better: the verdict on curriculum, 8 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Teachers give poor marks to national curriculum, 12 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Battle looms over cuts to history curriculum, 20 March 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

History curriculum 'may be pared back', 25 March 2009, The Sydney Morning Herald

Learning to think is as important as the three Rs, 7 April 2009, National Times

Science to be put on hold as schools play catch-up, 9 April 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Proposed curriculum could stifle student creativity, 17 April 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Too-hot topics out of ethics, 24 April 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Curriculum draft 'C grade', 26 April 2010, The Age

Indigenous focus for class geography, 27 April 2010, The Age

Pursuit of rankings harms curriculum: principals, 30 April 2010, The Age

Asia focus a smart call for schools, 3 May 2010, Brisbane Times

National curriculum content not up to scratch: critics, 15 May 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Scrap study themes, Coalition says, and bring in 'mainstream' topics, 26 May 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Coalition calls for national exams, 26 May 2010, The Age

National year 12 exams fail the Gillard test, 27 May 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Gillard pours scorn on Coalition exam proposal, 27 May 2010, The Age

Revolution in the history curriculum, 1 June 2010, The Age

History program 'dated', 16 June 2010, The Age

See Discussion of national curriculum continues, 18 June 2010, Curriculum Leadership website

New school curriculum delayed, 24 June 2010, The Age

New national curriculum agreed for Qld schools, 24 June 2010, ABC News

Teachers warn against cutting student hours for technology and design, 20 July 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

See Schools “road testing” parts of draft Australian Curriculum, ACARA website

Lacking in real vision, 9 August 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Numbers up for rote learning in maths, 17 August 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

They heard the news today, 23 August 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Critics expected but arts overhaul is a positive step, 30 August 2010, Brisbane Times

Libs may alter history, 31 August 2010, The Age

Geography maps life in an era of global turmoil, 6 September 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Let geography teach next generation, says Costello, 6 September 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

New curriculum too hard, science teachers claim, 11 September 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

Shattering fallout for students in NSW, 13 September 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

New curriculum slammed by studies board, 13 September 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald

NSW cans 'inferior' national curriculum, 17 September 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald









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