eCircular

eCircular Wednesday, 23 January 2008

The Curriculum Council eCircular has been introduced this year to help the coordination of information to schools.

The Council plans to send three or four per term.

It is hoped that the introduction of the eCircular, together with the distribution of the revised WACE manual and the quarterly WACE Circular, will reduce the need for ad hoc communications to schools.

All items that appear in the eCircular will be repeated in the quarterly WACE Circular. This dual approach will ensure that teachers and administrators get crucial information in a timely manner and that there is a consolidated record of all communications in the WACE Circular.

As principals and curriculum coordinators/deputies are the only recipients of eCircular, it would be appreciated if the information is forwarded to relevant staff. The contents will also be sent by faxstream.

In this edition:
Accreditation of WACE courses Teachers of WACE courses
Assessment arrangements for courses: 2008 Teachers of WACE courses
Assessment seminars for subjects Teachers of subjects
Assessment seminars for WACE courses Teachers of WACE courses
Curriculum Council website upgraded All school staff
Eligibility for English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) Enrolments
Endorsed programs update Teachers of endorsed programs
New WACE manual for schools All administrators and senior secondary teachers
Professional development and support materials for WACE courses Teachers of WACE courses
Registration of secondary students Enrolments
Reporting requirements for Year 12 WACE courses being examined in 2008 Teachers of WACE courses
Schools to receive new WACE Procedures Manual Administrators
Student information records system (SIRS) training workshops for 2008 Administrators and SIRS users
Teacher/examiner meetings Teachers of English, Media Production and Analysis, Aviation and Engineering Studies

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General
Curriculum Council website upgraded
All school staff
The Curriculum Council has combined its two websites into one to make it easier to find information.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198293_1.pdf

New WACE manual for schools
All administrators and senior secondary teachers
Schools will receive a revised WACE manual early in Term 1. The manual provides high school administrators and teachers of senior secondary courses with the policy, procedures, guidelines and requirements for the achievement of the Western Australian Certificate of Education.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198127_1.pdf

Schools to receive new WACE Procedures Manual
Administrators
Schools will receive a WACE Procedures Manual 2008 early in Term 1.This manual has been developed to reduce the amount of material sent to schools throughout the year.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198131_1.pdf

Student information records system (SIRS) training workshops for 2008
Administrators and SIRS users
Student information records system (SIRS) training workshops are planned for February and March 2008.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/195533_5.pdf

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Courses
Accreditation of WACE courses
Teachers of WACE courses
By the end of 2007, 50 of the 52 courses were accredited by Council.  Two further courses are pending final accreditation in January and February of 2008.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198010_2.pdf

Eligibility for English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD)
Enrolments
Schools are reminded to completeeither the Declaration of Eligibility for EALD form orthe Application for Eligibility Status for EALD form.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/197991_1.pdf

Professional development and support materials for WACE courses
Teachers of WACE courses
The Curriculum Council will coordinate and deliver a PD program for new WACE courses starting in 2008 or 2009. Included are two central PD days on 28 April and 13 October, in addition to one school-based day on 30 May.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198045_1.pdf

Reporting requirements for Year 12 WACE courses being examined in 2008
Teachers of WACE courses
In 2008, schools teaching these WACE courses will be required to report to the Curriculum Council a grade for each unit completed.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/196008_2.pdf

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Endorsed programs
Endorsed programs update
Teachers of endorsed programs
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/197736_2.pdf

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Assessment and Moderation
Assessment arrangements for courses: 2008
Teachers of WACE courses
Teachers delivering these courses must develop a teaching program based on the 2008 course syllabus…
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198081_1.pdf

Assessment seminars for subjects
Teachers of subjects
Schools and other WACE providers are invited to send representatives to subject assessment seminars. Packages will be sent to schools.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198079_1.pdf

Assessment seminars for WACE courses
Teachers of WACE courses
Schools and other WACE providers are invited to send representatives to assessment seminars. Packages will be sent to schools.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198080_1.pdf

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Certification
Registration of secondary students
Enrolments
Schools and other education providers are required by legislation to register their Year 8-12 students with the Council by Friday, 28 March 2008.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/156896_4.pdf

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Examinations
Teacher/examiner meetings
Teachers of English, Media Production and Analysis, Aviation and Engineering Studies
Teachers have the opportunity to receive feedback on the 2007 WACE examinations at meetings for each course in February 2008.
www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/ecircular/198265_1.pdf