The intended curriculum (The Australian National Curriculum) is the official curriculum framework set out by the government and provides guidelines to assist schools and teachers in the planning and teaching of various subjects the government expect students to experience within the classroom (Blaise & Nuttall, 2011, p. 83). These guidelines clarify what will be learned (the curriculum content), when it will be learned (the arrangement of content) and describes how teachers and parents will know it has been learnt (through assessments) (Blaise & Nuttall, 2011, p. 85). …show more content…
87). While planning is essential for teaching the content of the official curriculum teachers will also need an awareness of the unplanned events which occur at school and affect the delivery of content (Marsh & Wallis, 2007, p.