Piecing together Curriculum 2.0 for Victorian HPE teachers
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s (VCAA) updated Victorian Curriculum F-10 is coming and ACHPER Victoria is standing by and ready to lead the change from Version 1.0 to 2.0.
We will be here to guide Health and Physical Education (HPE) educators along the way, helping you understand how these changes will affect your teaching and your students.
About Version 2.0
The Victorian Curriculum F-10 Version 2.0 (Version 2.0) gives Victoria's students the best opportunity to thrive in a world of increasing change and rapid technological advancement. It reflects the expertise and feedback of Victorian teachers, making it easier for them to plan, assess and report on student learning.
The overarching structure of Version 2.0 has not changed from Victorian Curriculum F-10 Version 1.0, with the learning areas, capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities remaining the same. This recognises the continuing importance of a discipline-based approach to learning, where learning areas are regarded as both enduring and dynamic, supported by clearly articulated capabilities and cross-curriculum perspectives.
Benefits for teachers
A huge benefit for HPE teachers will be the addition of useful curriculum resources, including a new digital site that is user-friendly and accessible. This new web platform will be home to the revised curriculum and resources, all in one place. To access the new HPE webpage, please click here >>
Under the Resources tab on the new webpage, you’ll also find videos and professional learning to help familiarise HPE educators with Version 2.0.
Some additional of the benefits Version 2.0 will bring for teachers have been identified as:
- A more manageable and accessible curriculum, including refined content descriptions
- Resolves unintentional overlap and duplication across curriculum areas
- Clear achievement standards to assess student learning more easily
For all the details including a timeline (as of Term 3, 2024), please head to the VCAA’s website >>
VCAA webinar: Understanding the Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0: Health & Physical Education F-6
On 8 August 2024, the VCAA hosted an interactive webinar designed to support teachers and school leaders to familiarise themselves with Version 2.0.
This webinar provided the opportunity for teachers and school leaders to pose specific questions relating to the revisions and implementation of the Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0, Health and Physical Education Levels F-6; and have these answered by the VCAA Curriculum Manager responsible for leading the revision.
Here's our top takeaways from VCAA's F-6 webinar:
Please click here to download a PDF that summarises Sean and Andy's top takeaways, plus provides an outline of:
- Available and upcoming resources
- The range of Professional Learning and support in development for our HPE teachers, and
- Opportunities to stay updated and provide feedback
Did you attend the webinar? Let us know how it went for you.
VCAA webinar: Understanding the Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0: Health & Physical Education 7-10
On 21 August 2024, the VCAA hosted another interactive webinar to support HPE 7-10 teachers and school leaders familiarise themselves with Version 2.0.
Again, this webinar provided a chance for teachers and school leaders to pose specific questions relating to the revisions and implementation of the Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0, Health and Physical Education Levels 7-10; and have these answered by the VCAA Curriculum Manager responsible for leading the revision.
Here's our top takeaways from VCAA's 7-10 webinar:
Please click here to download a PDF that summarises Sean and Andy's top takeaways, plus provides an outline of:
- Available and upcoming resources
- The range of Professional Learning and support in development for our HPE teachers, and
- Opportunities to stay updated and provide feedback
Did you attend the webinar? Let us know how it went for you.
ACHPER Victoria resources 2.0
To ensure everyone can hit the ground running, we are already in the process of developing plans for updated Victorian Curriculum F-10 Version 2.0 HPE teaching resources to be released in 2025.
Every ACHPER Victoria HPE teaching resource is developed following rigorous quality assurance processes with each piece undergoing multiple checks prior to becoming available to our teachers to help you deliver high quality HPE programs for your students.
If you would like to be alerted to new resources as they are released, please click here to fill out an EOI >>
For help or support understanding Version 2.0, please don’t hesitate to contact our team with questions; we’re here to help!