A Method to Enable the Provision of Curriculum Documents with Application Forms
Using the ‘Insert Object’ function in Microsoft Word to ‘embed’ files in documents.
Microsoft Word has a function that allows the user to insert an object into a Word document. This
‘object’ may be a file. When inserted the file becomes available by simply double clicking on its icon
in the Word document.
Organise and label all the files/documents you wish to provide as attachments to your school’s
application.
For example, a Primary School may produce the following documents for English
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English Scope and Sequence ES1 to S3
ES1 English sample unit
S1 English sample unit
S2 English sample unit
S3 English sample unit
ES1 to S3 Resources for English (if not embedded in teaching/learning programs)
Open a new document called English and in the document set up a table similar to that shown
below.
KLA
English
Name of file
English Scope and
Sequence ES1 to S3
ES1 English sample unit
S1 English sample unit
S2 English sample unit
S3 - English sample unit
ES1 to S3 Resources for
English
Embedded file
To embed documents into this table follow the steps below.
1. Click in the cell of the table where you want to insert the document. Then click on ‘Insert’ in the
Word toolbar as shown below and drag to ‘Object’.
2. In the dialogue box that opens Click on the ‘Create from File’ tab. Then click on the check box
‘Display as icon’ and then ‘Browse’.
Search through your files to identify the document you want to insert. When you select it, its name
and pathway will appear in the dialogue box and its icon will appear under ’Display Icon’
When you click on ‘OK’ the icon will appear in the table where required.
KLA
Name of file
Embedded file
English
English Scope and
Sequence ES1 to S3
ES1 English sample unit
S1 English sample unit
S2 English sample unit
S3 - English sample unit
ES1 to S3 Resources for
English
Simply continue to follow step 2 until all documents regarding English have been inserted into the
table (as shown above).
To complete the process you would need to create similar documents for Mathematics, Science
and Technology, Creative Arts, PDHPE and HSIE. You could also create a document with the
timetables for each Year level/class.
The next step is to create an overall document called ‘Primary Curriculum’. In this document a table
could be created as shown below. Into this document you would insert a timetable document and
all the KLA documents you have completed.
Primary Curriculum
Timetables
English
Mathematics
Science and Technology
HSIE
Creative Arts
PDHPE
For secondary schools the process would be similar but the emphasis would be on producing a
document for each KLA.
Below are examples of how this method could be used in Secondary schools for the HSIE(2) area.
An example of a possible Stages 4 and 5 document is
An example of a possible Stage 6 document is