New Curriculum leadership resources now available
24 June 2026 School and curriculum leaders across Australia now have access to a new suite of Curriculum leadership resources designed to support whole-school curriculum planning and implementation of the Australian Curriculum.
Developed and published by ACARA, the Curriculum leadership resources provide practical tools and expert guidance to help school and curriculum leaders build teacher capability, strengthen teacher collaboration in curriculum planning and support effective curriculum implementation.
The new Curriculum leadership resources were developed through extensive consultation with educators, principals, jurisdictions and education stakeholders from across Australia. They were also piloted in 34 schools across multiple jurisdictions to ensure they are practical, relevant and responsive to the differing needs of Australian schools.
The new Curriculum leadership resources cover 8 key aspects of curriculum planning and implementation:
- Building teacher capability
- Using the Australian Curriculum
- Sequencing learning
- Including all learners
- Aligning curriculum and assessment
- Planning for multi-age classes
- Engaging with the community
- Evaluating resources.
School leaders can now access a range of practical resources, including:
- Guiding questions to support professional conversations and planning
- Workshop materials for use with staff teams
- Templates to support planning and goal setting
- The opportunity to undertake interactive reflection
- Research summaries and reading lists
- Illustrations of practice for multi-age planning
- Processes for developing a whole-school approach to sequencing learning across learning areas and year levels.
ACARA’s Chief Executive Officer Stephen Gniel highlighted how the Curriculum leadership resources provide practical support for school leaders implementing the Australian Curriculum.
“ACARA is committed to providing practical resources that support high-quality teaching and learning. That’s why our new Curriculum leadership resources have been created to help school leaders foster collaborative approaches to curriculum planning in their implementation of the Australian Curriculum,” said Mr Gniel.
“Developed in partnership with primary and secondary school educators from across Australia, these new resources provide guidance and tools that schools can adapt to their own context. They are designed to support professional conversations, strengthen whole-school approaches to curriculum planning and help teachers focus on delivering engaging learning experiences for their students.”
The Curriculum leadership resources are available now on the Resources section of the Australian Curriculum website.