Curriculum Planning Just Got Easier — Here’s How.

Updated: May 6

Every teacher dreams of crafting lessons that spark curiosity, build deep understanding, and connect learning across subjects.

But too often, that dream gets buried under hours of searching, second-guessing, and piecing together curriculum links.

You know the routine:

A dozen browser tabs open. Endless PDFs. Cross-referencing codes and standards, hoping you haven’t missed something crucial.

It shouldn’t be this hard.

Planning should feel inspiring — not exhausting.

What if there was a better way?

What if you could search the curriculum as easily as Googling a question — and instantly see connections, ideas, and clear pathways for teaching?

That’s why we built the Australian Curriculum Search Engine:

To make finding, connecting, and using curriculum content simple, fast, and even a little fun.

👉 Take me straight to the Curriculum Search Engine

No more hours lost in cross-referencing.

No more uncertainty about curriculum links.

Just clear pathways, creative ideas, and smarter planning at your fingertips.

A Tool Built With You in Mind

The Curriculum Search Engine is designed around real classroom needs:

🔍 Quick and Powerful Search: Find exactly what you’re looking for — content descriptors, elements, achievement standards — in seconds.
📊 Visual Progress Tracking: See how much of each learning area or subject you’ve covered, helping you balance your programs with ease.
🛠 Simplified Planning: Easily discover related content and plan lessons that weave through multiple subjects.
✏️ Built-In Lesson Inspiration: Get instant, AI-powered lesson ideas based on your search.
📝 Reporting and Accreditation Support: Build evidence for your leadership team or registration requirements effortlessly.
🚀 Easy Onboarding: Register and start using it immediately — no steep learning curve, no complicated software.

In short, it’s a tool that works the way teachers work: fast, flexible, and focused on students.

Example: Finding ‘Binary’ in the Curriculum

Imagine you’re planning a unit on binary numbers — a core concept in Digital Technologies.

Where exactly is binary mentioned across the curriculum?

Is it just a topic related to Digital Technologies, or are there further links you could build into a cross-curricular project?

Usually, finding all the answers could take hours.

With the Curriculum Search Engine, it takes seconds.

Here’s what happens when you search “binary”:

Searching for 'binary' in the Australian Curriculum

🔢 You immediately see references in the Technologies learning area.
📚 You discover that Mathematics also touches on binary numbers.
🎭 You might even be inspired to link it with The Arts, exploring binary patterns in music or dance!

You can filter the results by learning area and year level — and see the specifics of binary in Technologies for Years 7 and 8.

Clicking on any bar reveals the full curriculum details. For example, let’s explore the Knowledge and Understanding strand for Digital Technologies, Years 7 and 8:

And with one click, you can generate lesson ideas based on these connections — ready to be tailored for your classroom.

Example: Exploring Sustainability Across Subjects

What if you wanted to create a unit around sustainability?

It’s a huge concept — from science experiments to social action projects — but where exactly does it sit in the curriculum?

Using the Curriculum Search Engine, you quickly discover:

🌱 Science explores sustainability in Year 8 as a human endeavour.
🌎 Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) connects it to geography, history, economics, and civics.
🛠 Technologies links sustainability to design & tech, and processes and production skills.

With just a few clicks, you can see the curriculum touchpoints across multiple learning areas and year levels — from Foundation all the way to Year 10.

Armed with this clarity, you could plan a whole-school project:

🧪 Science teachers run environmental investigations.
🗺 HASS teachers explore sustainable resource management.
🎨 Technologies teachers create a collaborative design solution.

Instead of isolated lessons, you can create a cohesive, powerful sustainability project — all fully mapped to the curriculum.

Turn Curriculum into Classroom Action — With a Little Help from AI

We know that even once you find the curriculum links, the real magic happens when you start designing activities that bring them to life.

That’s why the Curriculum Search Engine comes with a built-in AI advisor.

After completing a curriculum search, simply tap a button and:

🚀 Get instant, tailored lesson ideas,
🎯 Suggestions for integrated activities across learning areas,
🧠 Creative approaches you might not have considered.

Imagine you’re planning a sustainability project:

The AI might suggest a science experiment, a geography fieldwork project, and a persuasive writing task — all directly mapped to your search.

It’s like brainstorming with fellow educators, right when you need it most.

Helping You Spend Less Time Planning, and More Time Teaching

With the Curriculum Search Engine, you can:

Find curriculum connections fast,
Visualise your coverage,
Get lesson inspiration instantly with AI,
Build engaging, multi-disciplinary programs — all in one place.

Ready to Explore?

You can register and start exploring in minutes — and the best part?

There’s a free option, so you can try it out without any barriers.

The Curriculum Search Engine is trained on the Australian Curriculum, as published by ACARA. We've ensured it does 100% not hallucinate when it does the curriculum mapping, but it employs AI creativity when suggesting lesson ideas.

👉 Sign up here and start planning better today.