Who Uses Curriculum Organiser?

The Curriculum Organiser is an electronic curriculum planning and organising tool for a wide range of teachers. Curriculum Organiser can be used differently by teachers at different stages of their career: 

o  Beginning teachers
o Re-entry teachers
o Teachers new to the system
o Relief / supply teachers
o Experienced teachers 
o Teaching teams  
o Curriculum leaders /  Heads of curriculum / Principals as curriculum leaders 
o Whole school staff
o Groups of schools

Beginning Teachers

Graduates, re-entry teachers and teachers new to the system can use the Curriculum Organiser as a Teacher's Starter Kit - The Safety Net. The program clearly outlines the system expectations. It provides examplar that are classroom ready and can be used immediately. 

It is a springboard for teachers independent planning, providing a sound foundation and the capacity to develop personal plans that may be appropriate to the current group of students.

The prepared documents were prepared by teachers to be the basis for programs and lesson plans.  Beginning teachers may choose from the existing plans and use them in the following ways.

Experienced Teachers 

Experienced teachers current plans are valued. They continue to be the basis for classroom planning.

Curriculum Organiser can be used as a resource to stimulate new ideas.

Experienced teachers also have the ICT tools to create their own curriculum. The software enables the experienced teacher to upload and connect a range of documents from many sources.

This vast reservoir of resources can then be adapted, connected, created and developed to further enhance the learning program.

Collaborative teams
Collaborative teams can be created.

The consistent formats and planning document flow enables teachers to work together in a cooperative way, each contributing to the resources of the team members.

Curriculum Leaders / Heads of Curriculum / Principals

Curriculum leaders are provided with the organisational structures and processes to fulfil their role.

ICT has been designed to provide direct benefits for curriculum leaders, through the dedicated software functions and applications.

Curriculum Leadership Support Processes
The Curriculum Leadership programs are founded on the key processes:

·     School Curriculum Centre: all teachers can view the entire agreed school curriculum plans.

·     School coordination: teachers can adopt clear school organisation, access and usage processes

·     Sharing:  Processes enable teachers to work together, to work collaboratively and reduce workload. 

·     Accountability: teachers and leaders can demonstrate accountability quickly and easily

·     Recording:  school records can be easily entered, stored, retrieved and analysed.

·     NAPLAN: school results are entered, ordered, analysed, curriculum derived and action plans.

Change management / Implementation plans
Curriculum leaders can be supported with change management programs:

·   Implementation plans include: checklists, benchmarks and timelines. 

·   Professional development programs can be aligned with the change management plan.