Personal and Social Capability

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INTRODUCTION CURRICULUM SCOPE AND SEQUENCE RESOURCES GLOSSARY

Curriculum

Levels

Foundation

Levels 1 and 2

Levels 3 and 4

Levels 5 and 6

Levels 7 and 8

Levels 9 and 10

By the end of Foundation, students identify emotions and their own and others’ responses in different situations and interactions. They recognise their own and others’ personal strengths and interests. They identify a range of strategies for supporting themselves and others when experiencing social, emotional and learning challenges, and recognise that attempting challenges and new experiences is an important part of their development.

Students identify different types of relationships and the skills for developing them, and describe behaviours that support inclusion and collaboration.

By the end of Level 2, students identify emotions and describe their own and others’ responses in different situations and interactions. They describe strategies, behaviours and actions for building awareness of other perspectives, and for supporting themselves and others in personal and social contexts.

Students begin to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behaviours and attitudes in personal, collaborative and other social contexts. They describe ways to modify their behaviours and actions in different situations and reflect on their decisions.

Students recognise and describe the diversity of relationships found in families.

By the end of Level 4, students describe how different situations and interactions can affect emotional responses and behaviours. They explain a range of ways to support themselves and others in personal and social contexts, including consideration of the outcomes of behaviour and actions. They explain the importance of inclusion, collaboration and different perspectives in different contexts.

Students describe similarities and differences between individuals and groups, and how these impact relationships. They explain ways to monitor and modify attitudes, actions and behaviours in personal, collaborative and other social contexts, considering similarities and differences between people.

By the end of Level 6, students explain the effect that different personal and social contexts have on emotional responses and behaviours.

They explain a range of ways to support themselves and others in personal and social contexts; select strategies and justify their decisions, taking into consideration cause and effect in relation to situations, emotions, behaviours, attitudes and actions as appropriate; and reflect on the results.

Students explain how respectful relationships can be achieved, maintained and rebuilt, demonstrating sensitivity to individual, social and cultural differences.

They explain and reflect on their own and others’ performance in teams.

By the end of Level 8, students identify emotional complexity and its causes and consequences in personal and social contexts.

They analyse a range of ways to support themselves and others in personal and social contexts, select strategies and justify their decisions, taking into consideration likely outcomes and contextual and other influencing factors, and analyse the results. They identify, explain and reflect on strategies for responding to challenges and factors that influence success in responsible decision-making and working independently.

Students analyse how respectful and non-respectful relationships are expressed and experienced between diverse individuals and groups in different contexts, and reflect...

By the end of Level 10, students analyse and evaluate emotional complexity in personal and social contexts from different perspectives. They analyse a range of ways to support themselves and others, make selections and adaptations and justify their decisions, taking into consideration other perspectives, enablers and barriers, as appropriate to different needs and contexts. They identify, analyse and reflect on strategies for responding to challenges and for supporting independence and responsible decision-making, considering personal and social enablers of and barriers to success, and making adaptations.

Students analyse different perspectives on social issues and the benefits and challenges involved in engaging...

Content descriptions – Foundation

Content descriptions – Levels 1 and 2

Content descriptions – Levels 3 and 4

Content descriptions – Levels 5 and 6

Content descriptions – Levels 7 and 8

Content descriptions – Levels 9 and 10