This article was written for teachers who were considering teaching the Ottoman Empire, which was a new topic introduced in the medieval section of the Australian Curriculum. It followed a study tour of Turkey by the author, and includes his own photos.

First published in the History Teachers of Victoria Bulletin in 2013

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Until the early twenty first century, each State of Australia had developed its own curriculum, but during the first decade all the States and Territories, with bi-partisan support from the Federal Governments, decided to work towards an Australia-Wide Curriculum, first called the National Curriculum and then later the Australian Curriculum. The first four subject areas developed were English, Mathematics, Science and History.

This was a response to the first version of the History Curriculum.

First appeared in “Professional Educator” 2012