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Curriculum programs

A program describes what will be taught. It can exist before a class or timetable is ready, then be scheduled and connected to the classes that use it.

Junipa keeps four parts of the workflow separate:

  • Programs hold the reusable teaching plan, units, learning sequences, assessments, resources and source documents.
  • Calendar places program units across the school's terms, weeks and dates.
  • Timetable identifies the actual classes, teachers and students.
  • Program delivery connects one revision of a program to a date range, timetable class, teacher and cohort.

This separation lets a school reuse one program across several classes and years without copying the teaching plan or rewriting its earlier delivery history.

Add a program​

Open Curriculum, then Programs, and choose Add Program.

You can start in three ways:

  1. Blank: enter the program details manually.
  2. From a document: upload a Microsoft Word .docx file. For a Google Doc, download it as a Microsoft Word file first.
  3. From an integration: review classes from the school's timetable or learning integration and begin with the relevant class context.

An uploaded document remains attached to the program as its source. Junipa proposes units and other structured content for review. Check the proposed structure before relying on or publishing the program content.

Review the program definition​

Open the program and review:

  • Program name, subject and year level.
  • Relevant official syllabus source.
  • Unit rationale, overview and objectives.
  • Learning sequences, weeks and lessons.
  • Assessments and resources.
  • Source documents and activity history.

The syllabus mapping is a comparison aid. Confirm that the official source and version are correct for your school before approving the mapping.

Place the program on the calendar​

Open Curriculum, then Calendar, to review when a program and its units are taught.

The Curriculum Calendar uses the school's configured calendar year and terms. It is not the class timetable. The timetable answers who teaches the class and which students are enrolled. The Curriculum Calendar answers when the program content is planned.

Select the program, choose a start period and review how its units and weeks fit across the year. Assessment and strategy overlays can be turned on when staff need that additional context.

Connect a timetable class​

Scheduling a program can connect it to a timetable class. Search by class name, code, subject or teacher, then confirm the correct match.

Suggested matches use the program name, subject, year level and class code. They are suggestions only. A staff member must confirm the connection.

Once connected, the delivery can show:

  • Delivery dates and program revision.
  • Assigned teacher and timetable class.
  • Students in the class.
  • Changes made for this delivery.
  • Strategy matches and recorded use.
  • Assessment activity and effectiveness review.

Work with strategies in delivery​

The Strategy Library can surface relevant suggestions using the curriculum context and the recorded context for students in the class. A match may come from curriculum, disability category, adjustment level, medical condition or a student specific strategy.

A match is not evidence. Review the strategy and record its use only when it was actually delivered. See How adjustment strategies are used for the complete distinction between a library suggestion and a student record.

Delete or archive a program​

Archive a program when the school needs to remove it from the current list while retaining its record. Delete only when the program was entered in error and is not connected to a current or previous delivery.

Junipa warns when a program is connected to timetable classes or scheduled delivery. Disconnect the incorrect relationship only after checking what will remain in the timetable, calendar and activity history.

What the Programs export contains​

The Export action downloads the structured programs currently in scope.

The export includes:

  • Program and unit definitions.
  • Learning sequence and lesson content.
  • Structured assessment and resource references held in the program.

It does not create a complete archive of every original file, source document, extraction preview or activity record. Contact Junipa before treating a Programs export as a backup of the school's original curriculum documents.

A practical first setup​

Start with one current program. Review its units, connect the correct syllabus source, place it on the Curriculum Calendar and connect one timetable class. Ask the assigned teacher to open the class curriculum view and record one relevant strategy. Confirm that the resulting student record retains the program and delivery context before adding the rest of the school's programs.