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Curriculum

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​Barrett Adolescent School supports Year 7-10 students to participate in the Australian Curriculum learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities. Senior School students are able to participate in General and/or Applied subjects working with base schools or short course, VET or external program offerings more directly through our school.

Our school works closely with each individual student, their parent/carers and relevant stakeholders to develop a supportive individual learning program that caters for each students' individual needs.

Students from any year level may continue to access subjects from their base schools, receiving tuition from our staff, while being marked and reported on by their base school.

​Our Whole School Curriculum Plan (PDF, 404KB)​ is available on our school website for further information on our school's curriculum offerings and our school's approach to teaching and learning.

​Junior School C​urriculum

Our Junior School features multi-level curriculum for English, Science, Mathematics and Humanities, which supports our students access to learning. Further we support students to participate in Junior HPE and Arts (Drama / Visual Art) classes as well as additional extracurricular opportunities for participating in technology activities. In 2024 Junior HPE and Arts (Drama / Visual Art) will be multi-level curriculum to support student access to learning.

​​Senior School Curriculum

Our Senior School features a variety of educational options supporting individualised learning programs which allow students to access learning that contributes towards a Queensland Certificates of Education. Our school offers Short Courses in Literacy and Numeracy (providing the literacy and numeracy 'ticks' for QCE) as well as Vocational Education and Training programs such as the Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways and Certificate II in General Education.

Senior School students are able to access additional learning through external providers as part of their individual learning plan. Students may participate in higher learning through TAFE@School or participation in Universities preparation programs. Additionally, students may choose to participate in further Vocational Education and Training (VET) with external providers. Students may participate in School-Based Traineeship (SBT) or School-Based Apprenticeships (SBA). 

The school offers Senior Students further learning opportunities to support reengagement, such as a Barista Short Course or First Aid/CPR course; for real-world learning, developing global skills, building social skills and experiencing further learning in real world contexts. Students may also access work experience opportunities within our wider community as part of an individual learning program.

​​Holistic Learning and Wellbeing

We value a holistic approach to learning and wellbeing and we offer all students unique learning opportunities to engage in evidence-based, contextualised; Health and Wellbeing (including Respectful relationships), Career Education and STEAM learning programs. Our unique approach to supporting holistic learning and wellbeing helps our student feel a sense of belonging, hope and connectedness, while striving to achieve health through knowledge. 

​Our Pedagogical Framework – Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

We believe there are many ways for students to learn and subsequently many ways for our teachers to teach to meet the needs of our diverse

​The Universal Design for Learning Framework aims to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Learn more about the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST.

At our school we focus on:

  • Multiple ways for engagement of students in why they are learning
  • Multiple ways of representation for student of what they are learning
  • Multiple ways to action and express how they are learning.

For a more in-depth look at the UDL Framework please explore this snapshot of the UDL guidelines that our teachers strive to embed in their teaching practice.​

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Last reviewed 13 October 2023
Last updated 13 October 2023