Home Economics and the Australian Curriculum

HEIA has developed a draft position paper for ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority) called Home economics and the Australian curriculum August 2010-Draft for consultation. The draft position paper will be complemented with a survey to ensure our membership has input into the document.This is a wonderful opportunity for Australian Home Economics teachers to have a say in the future of our important subject area.

The first draft is available now for download. Log into the members section using the Members Login Form (see left) and click on the link to the Australian Curriculum page. Your user name is your email address and your membership number is your password. If you are a new user, you need your HEIA membership number to activate your membership. This is on your HEIA membership fees receipt. School members may not know this, so you can email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to request it.

There are various ways to respond to the position paper. It has been sent with the recent journal, posted 27 August 2010, and will contain a hard copy survey. The survey will also be accessible online. A webconference will be another option to provide feedback. Focus groups will be held by HEIA Divisions around Australia. Times and dates of the focus groups and webconference are available in the news page of this site under Australian Curriculum Focus Groups. The deadline for submission to HEIA is 21st September.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 23:45

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:16