F–6Humanities
Oxford Connections: People and Places
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A knowledge-rich, F–6 Humanities program with explicit teaching and literacy at its core
Oxford Connections: People & Places is a brand-new program that will provide all the teacher and student resources needed to explicitly teach the full humanities curriculum, while embedding and developing core literacy skills.
The series supports a knowledge-rich curriculum by offering carefully curated reading passages that immerse students in diverse subjects, build background knowledge and strengthen literacy skills. With videos, interactives and check for understanding opportunities, Humanities becomes engaging and accessible.
Program Components
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Student Workbooks
The program features engaging print Student Workbooks with reading passages, source materials and activities that inspire curiosity and help students understand how people, places and connections shape our world. Whether exploring history, geography, civics, business or real-world issues, students gain more than content knowledge – they build confidence in reading, writing and comprehension, empowering success across the curriculum. -
Digital Teacher Subscription
Teachers are supported by extensive digital teacher resources in the Digital Subscription, including detailed lesson plans, front of class presentations, assessment support and project ideas. These curated, ready-to-use resources ease workload and build confidence in addressing complex and sensitive topics. Lessons are structured around the Gradual Release of Responsibility model and include videos, interactives and check-for-understanding opportunities.
Book a demo
Your school's education consultant can give a full demo of the digital teaching resources and planning support, curriculum and scope and sequence documents and show you the print workbooks.
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School Digital Subscriptions
There are a number of ways to purchase the Teacher Digital Subscriptions, either as a whole class or school adoption, or as an individual licence. Speak to your local Education Consultant to find the most cost-effective solution for your school.
Unpack Oxford Connections: People & Places with series consultant, Dr Nathaniel Swain
Dr Swain and the team at OUP ANZ recently visited Ripponlea Primary School in Victoria to teach some lessons using Oxford Connections. Watch Dr Swain unpack the features and benefits of the series and demonstrate how it can be easily used in the classroom!
Every lesson is planned and ready to use in the Digital Teacher Subscriptions
The Teaching Subscriptions for the series provide everything you need to teach a lesson. They include:
- detailed lesson plans, including background information, Check for Understanding questions and differentiation support
- front of class presentations that guide teachers through the lesson
- assessments for Years 3-6, including multiple choice, short answer and extended answer questions
- Scope and sequence, digital Student Books, Student Book answers, curriculum alignment documents and more!
Cut through a packed curriculum with integrated literacy learning
In a crowded curriculum, the program integrates literacy with developmentally appropriate texts and provides editable lesson plans, flexible scope and sequence templates, and customisable review and assessment lessons to support meaningful engagement across diverse school contexts.
Oxford Connections ensures students build essential reading, writing and comprehension skills while engaging deeply with knowledge-rich humanities learning.
Learning Design Principles
At Oxford University Press, we are passionate about helping everyone achieve their full potential. By combining research-informed learning design and pedagogy with our extensive global experience and expertise, we develop educational solutions that advance knowledge and learning and deliver real impact.
Oxford Connections: People & Places has been designed around evidence-informed learning principles that support both student achievement and teacher effectiveness.
Experience full curriculum coverage with an explicit, clear pedagogical framework
The program draws on the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model (VTLM 2.0), which emphasises explicit teaching as a clear pedagogical framework that support teacher effectiveness and student growth. Lessons are structured around sequenced stages – moving learners from modelled instruction and guided practice to independent application.
This structured, evidence-based approach reduces planning time and ensures consistent curriculum delivery.
Professional Learning
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60 minsKnowledge-rich Curriculum in Action: Exploring Oxford Connections: People & Places
On-demand, with Dr Nathaniel Swain
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Grace Romano
Grace Romano is a passionate Literacy Coach with over 30 years of experience in primary education. She holds a Bachelor of Education, a Certificate in Gifted Education, and a Master’s in Educational Leadership, complemented by numerous coaching certifications. Grace is highly skilled in curriculum planning and design across all key learning areas, ensuring cohesive, purposeful, and evidence-aligned teaching and learning programs. She is committed to fostering evidence-based and data-informed pedagogy in the classroom. -
Anna Jones
Anna Jones is an educator with teaching experience in England and Australia. She has over 15 years of experience in educational publishing, developing high-quality content across a range of primary subjects, including English, systematic synthetic phonics, science, mathematics and humanities. Her work has contributed to a number of successful education programs, including nationally recognised and award-winning resources honoured at the Educational Publishing Awards Australia. -
Vanessa Rendall
Vanessa Ryan-Rendall is a primary school teacher with a Masters in Gifted Education. She is a published author who is passionate about making learning engaging and meaningful for all students. -
Kate Durling
Kate Durling is an education professional with 24 years of primary teaching experience in Victorian schools. As a Learning Specialist and in leadership roles for more than 15 years, Kate has mentored teachers in the design and implementation of state and national curriculum across all primary school levels. She brings expertise in developing unit sequences, lesson plans and resources that incorporate effective classroom practices and differentiated learning to meet diverse student needs. -
Joanna Brown
Joanna Brown is an English/Humanities teacher who has worked in both Primary and Secondary education. She is currently the Head of Inclusive Education at St Michael’s Collegiate in lutruwita (Tasmania). Joanna loves poetry, bush walks and poodles. -
Aria Ritz
Aria Ritz is a proud Palawa woman, undertaking her Bachelor of Laws. Grounded in a deep commitment to Aboriginal rights, truth-telling, and human rights, she brings experience as a public speaker and workshop facilitator, creating spaces that centre Aboriginal voices and lived experience. Aria’s passion for culturally safe education is at the heart of both her community engagement and professional work, guiding her commitment to justice, accountability, and self-determination. -
Amanda Coleman
Amanda Coleman is a passionate primary school teacher with 14 years of experience teaching across all year levels from Prep to Year 6. She has a strong interest in creating engaging and meaningful learning experiences for students. She enjoys researching, writing, and developing educational resources that help bring history, geography and civics to life in the classroom. -
Lisa Kebbell
Lisa Kebbell is an experienced primary school teacher and curriculum writer with two decades of experience working with young learners in coastal communities along Victoria’s Surf Coast. A lifelong learner, Lisa holds a Master of Positive Psychology and is passionate about creating engaging, supportive learning environments where students feel confident, curious and connected to the world around them. She brings together explicit teaching with opportunities for inquiry, encouraging students to explore ideas, ask questions and think deeply about their learning.
Contact your Education Consultant
Your local Education Consultant can give you a full demonstration of the resource, answer your questions and support you with ordering and implementation.