ICP brochure
Author: PROUD, Suzanne

What do these terms mean?

Where can I get more information?

Learning expectations
Describe expected learning that the student will demonstrate following planned teaching and learning experiences.
Content description
Highly individualised curriculum: content is drawn from the age appropriate level eg Year 6 but the learning expectation is to the level of the student’s ability.
Evidence
Supporting evidence of work and assessment tasks to support curriculum decisions is added to the ICP on which the student is being reported.
Endorsement
Responsible stakeholders are recorded as contributors to the plan. Parents and / or carers endorse (or agree to) the plan, which is recorded electronically in OneSchool.

Please talk with your child’s teacher about any questions or concerns you might have about ICPs.
Additional information can be sourced from the following website:
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au
(use version 7.5 and not version 8 at this point in time)
Version 7.5/ Student diversity
Version 7.5/ F-10 Curriculum
General Capabilities/ Literacy/ Numeracy

Version 2 MDSS March 2016
Phone 07 4963 1333
www.mackdistspecs.eq.edu.au

Department of Education and Training

Individual
Curriculum
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Individual Curriculum Plan

What is an Individual Curriculum Plan?
An Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) is a document that is needed to record curriculum decisions when a student is provided with a lower or higher year level of the Australian Curriculum than their age cohort.
The ICP records curriculum decisions, learning expectations, teaching strategies, evidence and parent endorsement. If students change schools, all information in endorsed plans is available to their new school to print, copy and review.
The curriculum decisions made in the ICP will determine the content of the Academic Report Card (issued at the end of Semester 1 and Semester 2).
All students who attend Mackay District Special School are required to have an ICP.

Who is it for?

Students who may require an ICP include:
Students with learning difficulties
Gifted and talented students
Students identified with a disability in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992
Why do we have ICPs?
ICPs ensure that students are receiving age appropriate access to the Australian Curriculum at their ability level.
When does an ICP occur?
ICPs will be reviewed each semester
Curriculum decisions
Highly individualised Curriculum (1a-1d) or Different Year Level Partial (P-10) within learning areas or subjects eg English, Maths, Science etc.
What does an ICP look like?
How will an ICP help my child?
Will my child still learn life skills?

What do these terms mean?

Curriculum category
At MDSS, an alignment has been made between the MDSS Data Tracking Tool and the Australian Curriculum Extended General Capabilities (Literacy and Numeracy) and General Capabilities (P-10). This alignment determines which curriculum category is selected for each student.

Alignment between MDSS Data Tracking Tool and Australian Curriculum

Year level	MDSS Data Tracking Tool	Australian Curriculum / Literacy
Not yet accessing the P-10 Curriculum	Stages 1 – 8	1a – 1d / (Extended General Capabilities)
Typically by end of Prep year	Stages 8 – 9	1e (Level 1)
Typically by end of Year 2	Stages 10—12	Level 2
Typically by end of Year 4	Stages 13—15	Level 3