Introduction
This page contains links to resources and professional learning to support educators during the familiarisation phase of the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 English (English Version 2.0).
English Version 2.0 is available on the Victorian Curriculum F–10 website and as a download. In 2024 it will be transferred to a new website with increased functionality.
Go to Victorian Curriculum F–10 website – English Version 2.0 >
English Version 2.0
To learn more about the development of the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2..0, including timelines for implementation and reporting student achievement, go to the main Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 webpage >
English Version 2.0: What has changed and the benefits
- English Version 2.0 is clearer and easier to implement, with revised and refined content descriptions.
- The revised curriculum is organised by strands only (Language, Literature, Literacy), which provides more fluidity between content descriptions and language modes.
- The language modes, as an organising structure, have been removed from the content descriptions. All sub-strands now clearly present a progression of skills across levels.
- The achievement standards remain organised by language modes. Teachers will see no change to the way they have mapped student achievement, assessment and reporting. The achievement standards have been ordered through the use of uniform sentence stems and refined by applying a stable sequence of skills drawn from and anchored to the relevant content descriptions at every level.
- The Learning in English section includes graphic organisers that illustrate the links between the content descriptions and the achievement standards.
Benefits
- The revisions build important connections between the language modes and identify key skill sets:
- Speaking and Listening – ‘When interacting with others’ and ‘When speaking to an audience’
- Reading and Viewing – ‘When reading and viewing texts’ and ‘When demonstrating understanding of texts’
- Writing – ‘When creating texts’
- English Version 2.0 is a more flexible curriculum and invites skills to be transferred across language modes and contexts.
- The revised curriculum provides a clear continuum of learning through content descriptions and skills, and an easy-to-see progression of learning. Content descriptions have been mapped into the achievement standards, supporting assessment of student understanding and skill development.
Download resources
Download these resources to help you understand English Version 2.0:
Professional learning modules – Phonic and word knowledge
Complete professional learning to help you understand phonic and word knowledge in relation to English Version 2.0. These online modules are broken down into short chapters and can be completed at your own pace and in your own time. One module is focused on students working at level and the second on students working towards level.
These modules are the first in a series of professional learning modules that will help schools prepare to implement English Version 2.0. More professional learning modules are being developed for teachers, curriculum leaders and school leaders.
Access modules now:
Exploring the curriculum and the classroom - at level
Exploring the curriculum and the classroom - working towards level
Planning templates and examples
Use these new and updated resources to plan for teaching and assessing English Version 2.0 in your school. For each type of template, an example has been provided to illustrate how the template might be used in a primary setting and a secondary setting.
Use the VCAA’s updated curriculum area maps to identify where content descriptions and achievement standards are explicitly addressed within your school’s teaching and learning plans.
Each of the English map templates has been pre-populated with English Version 2.0 content for you. You can use these templates to both map the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 and audit your current teaching and learning plans.
Two filled-in examples (English Level 3 and English Level 10) are provided for you.
Hint: You can use your completed curriculum area map to start populating or updating a curriculum area plan.
Use this curriculum area plan template to create a teaching and learning plan for English Version 2.0 across the years of schooling, to support a progression of learning.
Two examples (English Primary and English Secondary) are provided for you. These demonstrate examples of coverage of the English curriculum.
Hint: A curriculum area plan such as this one can be generated or updated using completed curriculum area maps. The curriculum area plan can then be used to help generate or update teaching and learning units.
Teaching and Learning Units templates and examples
Use this teaching and learning unit template to plan a unit for English.
Two example units are provided for you.
Hint: When devising a new teaching and learning unit, use your completed curriculum area map and your completed curriculum area plan to help populate this template.
Assessment examples
Refer to this document to see an example of assessment using the English Version 2.0 achievement standards:
Case studies - English Version 2.0 adapted teaching and learning units
Download these case studies and watch the video to see annotated examples of how current teaching and learning units can be adapted to align with English Version 2.0. These case studies can support schools and teachers to consider the revisions to the English curriculum and reflect on how they revise and update their teaching and learning units.
Level 8 example case study (Between us)
Victorian Curriculum F–10 Revision Project
email:
vcaa.f10.revisionproject@education.vic.gov.au