What is meant by the term essential learning?
The starting point for a curriculum for essential learning is the question: what do students need to know and be able to do to succeed in the future? The VCAA refers to ‘essential learning’ as the set of knowledge, skills and behaviours which will prepare students for success in further education, life and work. The Victorian Essential Learning Standards identify three essential capacities which all students need to develop to succeed beyond the compulsory years of schooling: managing themselves as individuals and in relation to others; understanding the world in which they live; and acting effectively in that world.The essence of the Essential Learning Standards is that all three capacities are required to prepare students for the future. Importantly, these capacities form three core, interrelated strands which provide purpose for what is taught and assessed in curriculum for Prep to Year 10.
The starting point for a curriculum for essential learning is the question: what do students need to know and be able to do to succeed in the future? The VCAA refers to ‘essential learning’ as the set of knowledge, skills and behaviours which will prepare students for success in further education, life and work. The Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) identify three essential capacities which all students need to develop to succeed beyond the compulsory years of schooling: managing themselves as individuals and in relation to others; understanding the world in which they live; and acting effectively in that world. The essence of the VELS is that all three capacities are required to prepare students for the future. Importantly, these capacities form three core, interrelated strands which provide purpose for what is taught and assessed in curriculum for Prep to Year 10. These strands are: • Physical, Personal and Social Learning • Discipline-based Learning • Interdisciplinary L
The starting point for a curriculum for essential learning is the question: what do students need to know and be able to do to succeed in the future? The VCAA refers to ‘essential learning’ as the set of knowledge, skills and behaviours which will prepare students for success in further education, life and work. The Victorian Essential Learning Standards identify three essential capacities which all students need to develop to succeed beyond the compulsory years of schooling: managing themselves as individuals and in relation to others; understanding the world in which they live; and acting effectively in that world. The essence of the Essential Learning Standards is that all three capacities are required to prepare students for the future. Importantly, these capacities form three core, interrelated strands which provide purpose for what is taught and assessed in curriculum for Prep to Year 10.
