Language and Literacies in Education

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The framework is a key component of the National Quality Framework for early childhood education and care. The EYLF was developed by the Australian and state and territory governments with input from the early childhood sector and early childhood academics. It has incorporated feedback from a consultation process, including two national symposiums, national public consultation forums, focus groups, an online forum and case-study trials. Source: Australian Government : Department of Education website

C&K Building waterfalls is C&K’s early childhood curriculum framework. It is Australia’s first collaborative birth to school age curriculum framework and is universally acclaimed as inspiring and thought provoking, taking early childhood education to a new level. C&K Building waterfalls is based on enduring C&K philosophy, as well as encompassing contemporary practices and understandings of the early years. It is used by Educators at every C&K service. 2011 - Queensland Studies Authority approves C&K Building waterfalls for kindergarten (second edition), complementing the national Early Years Learning Framework released by the Australian Government in 2009 and meeting all requirements under the National Quality Framework. Source: C & K Curriculum website

The Early Years Curriculum Guidelines (EYCG) provide teachers with a framework for interacting with children, and planning, assessing and reflecting on an effective Preparatory Year curriculum. The guidelines are based on active learning for children through real-life situations, investigation and play. They incorporate descriptions of 4 early learning and development phases to help teachers to monitor children's progress and preparedness for Year 1. Source: QCAA website.

Foundations for Success is a practical guideline to extend and enrich learning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the kindergarten year. The guideline supports educators to implement a program that connects with families and communities and builds on the cultural knowledge, strengths and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Foundations for Success aligns with Belonging, being and becoming: the early years learning framework (EYLF) for Australia External Link and is a supporting document to the Queensland kindergarten learning guideline External Link.
Source: Early Childhood Education and Care website

The My Time, Our Place website provides information and documents relating to the Framework for School Age Care. It supports educators working with school age children in outside school hours care, long day care, and family daycare settings. This Framework builds on the Early Years Learning Framework and extends the principles, practice and outcomes to accommodate the contexts and age range of the children and young people who attend school age care settings.The Framework ensures that children in school age care have opportunities to engage in leisure and play-based experiences which contribute fully to their ongoing development. Source:http://www.mytimeourplace.com.au/

The Queensland kindergarten learning guideline (QKLG) provides advice for planning, interacting with children, monitoring and assessing, and sharing information in kindergarten contexts. Source: QCAA website

The QCAA guidelines provide practical planning advice to develop courses of study for Years 8-10 using the Essential Learnings and the Year 10 Guidelines learning statements.

The Year 10 Guidelines provide information and advice for planning and delivery of challenging and engaging courses in a range of school settings and for different groups of students. Teachers continue to use the Queensland Year 10 Guidelines to plan, teach, assess and report on learning areas where the Australian Curriculum is not yet available for implementation. Source: QCAA website

The QCAA develops, approves and revises syllabuses for senior subjects. It also offers professional development and other services and resources to help teachers implement these syllabuses. Source: QCAA website