Personal & Social Development Empathy & Social Awarenessusually ages 7–11

Vocabulary: social awareness

Know and use the vocabulary of social awareness — including stereotype, prejudice, discrimination, equality, equity, bias, compassion, and fairness — and understand what distinguishes these closely related concepts

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Explain what 'stereotype' and 'prejudice' mean and give an example of each from everyday life
Use words like 'equality', 'equity', and 'bias' correctly when discussing a scenario — e.g. 'That's not equity because not everyone got what they needed'
Identify an example of discrimination in a story or news article and explain why it is unfair using the correct vocabulary

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If your child hears a classmate say something that groups all people of a certain background together, can they explain why that's a stereotype and how it differs from a fact about an individual person?

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Vocabulary: social awarenessthis skill · ages 7–11

Unlocks

Fairness, Equality and Equityages 7–9The distinction between fairness, equality, and equity requires knowing these three terms as distinct concepts

Prejudice and Discriminationages 9–11Discussing prejudice and discrimination requires precise vocabulary to distinguish individual bias from systemic discrimination

Stereotypes and Individual Differencesages 9–11Understanding stereotypes requires knowing 'stereotype', 'prejudice', 'discrimination', and 'bias' as distinct terms

Different Lives and Experiencesages 7–9Understanding diverse lives requires vocabulary for compassion, fairness, and community

Seeing Someone Else's Point of Viewages 7–9Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9HP4P03low confidenceYear 3–4 · Personal, social and community health

describe how choices and actions can be influenced by stereotypes

AC9HS4K09low confidenceYear 4 · Knowledge and understanding

diversity of cultural, religious and/or social groups to which they and others in the community belong, and their importance to identity

AC9HP6P03low confidenceYear 5–6 · Personal, social and community health

investigate how the portrayal of societal roles and responsibilities can be influenced by gender stereotypes

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HP4P03medium confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand

VC2HP4P05low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand

VC2HP6P01low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 5 and 6 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Different Lives and Experiencesages 7–9 Fairness, Equality and Equityages 7–9 Seeing Someone Else's Point of Viewages 7–9 Everyday Kindness and Careages 5–7

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