Commonwealth History Project - Queensland

The Commonwealth History Project's funding came to an end in December 2006. This site will remain live until December 2008 as it has many examples of good practice and resources that Queensland teachers will be able to use.

The Commonwealth History Project was a cross-sectoral Australian Government funded history education project. It was supported by the Australian Government through the Quality Outcomes Programme, administered by the Department of Education, Science and Training. It links across the curriculum including: SOSE, English and Technology as well as to other Australian Government initiatives such as the Studies of Asia, the Studies of Australia, Discovering Democracy and the Values Education Project.

The Commonwealth History Project (formerly known as the National History Project) commenced in 2000 and was funded until December 2006. In June 2003 materials, in the form of Units of Work, were provided free of charge to all schools throughout Australia. A very comprehensive website to support teachers in their teaching of History was set up by the National Centre for History Education . Downloadable copies of the Units of Work as well as a History Teachers' Guide , the first that has been written since 1976, can be found here.

Who guides the Queensland Commonwealth History project?

A Coordinating Committee was formed to oversee the project in Queensland. The Committee consisted of:

Ms Rosalie Shawcross
Curriculum Branch, Education Queensland

Ms Marcia Rouen
Curriculum Branch, Education Queensland (Chair)

Mr Tony Kitchen
Queensland Catholic Education Commission

Ms Jenene Rosser
Association of Independent Schools of Queensland Inc

Mr David Houston
Queensland History Teachers' Association

Ms Leanne Iselin
Queensland Studies Authority

Ms Cheryl Sim
University Teacher Educator

Acknowledgments

This project was supported by funding from the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training under the Commonwealth History Project program.

The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training.

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