Basic consumer and financial literacy skills will be introduced from kindergarten, as the details of a curriculum overhaul are revealed.
Children as young as five will be taught about basic finances and lesson materials for teachers will be simplified under a revamp of the national kindergarten to year 2 mathematics curriculum aimed at improving numeracy results.
The introduction of fractions will be brought forward from Year 2 to 1, and Year 1 students will also be expected to recall addition and subtraction facts up to 10.
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The incident occurred at about 11.30am across the road from Dandenong North Primary School, which was put into lockdown.
Parents say they feel betrayed by a decision to shut down a historic Southern Highlands primary school, with more than 1,600 people signing a petition to keep it open.
