A focused full-day Community and Family Studies intensive for the final weeks before the 2026 HSC. Reconnect the HSC core modules, practise research-methodology decisions and apply evidence to the option studied at school.
Date
Friday 2 October
Time
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Campus
Macquarie University — room TBC
Availability
30 places left
A real InspirationED workshop
Live teaching, guided exam practice and room to ask questions.
Community and Family Studies · Full course intensive
Community and Family Studies asks students to understand the diversity and interdependence of individuals, groups, families and communities, then apply resource-management, research and critical-thinking skills to contemporary issues affecting wellbeing.
Best for
Year 12 Community and Family Studies students who want stronger evidence, clearer structure and more confidence applying course concepts to HSC questions.
Aligned to the 2026 HSC
Community and Family Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2022)
The 2026 HSC Community and Family Studies course uses the Community and Family Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2022), including current amendments and the Independent Research Project requirement.
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Per student
$250
30 places left
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The Year 12 course
The day connects the Year 12 course with the examination skills students need to apply it.
HSC core
Analyse the characteristics, needs and wellbeing of a selected group using societal influences, resources, research and contemporary evidence.
Key language: Groups in Context · wellbeing · societal influences · resources · research
HSC core
Evaluate roles, responsibilities, resources, social influences and support services associated with parenting and caring.
Key language: parenting · caring · roles · responsibilities · resources · support services
HSC core
Plan, conduct and communicate research using appropriate methods, ethical practice, data analysis and conclusions.
Key language: research methodology · ethical research · primary data · secondary data · analysis
Option · school choice
Apply shared CAFS concepts and research skills to the option studied at school.
Key language: option · Social Impact · Individuals and Work · Families and Communities · application
Across the day
Workshop method
Identify the issue, group, directive verb, evidence and course concepts that belong in the response.
Workshop method
Attempt stimulus, short-answer and extended-response questions with the evidence decisions required in the examination.
Practice and feedback
Students work through stimulus, short-answer and extended-response tasks. The teacher models how to apply course concepts, select research or contemporary evidence and build a logical judgement.
Use CAFS terminology and evidence to explain needs, wellbeing, resources and societal influences.
Distinguish methods, evaluate ethical and methodological choices, and interpret findings appropriately.
Included with the workshop
Core notes, research-methodology reminders, HSC-style questions, evidence-planning guides and response structures.
Expert HSC educators
Premium take-home resources
Marking insights and exemplars
Schools study different CAFS options. The workshop teaches transferable application, research and response skills for the option studied at school.
Yes. It uses the Community and Family Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2022), including current course requirements.
Year 12 students preparing for their final school assessments and the 2026 HSC examinations.
Bring a laptop or tablet if you use one for study, writing materials, water and lunch. Your workshop resources are provided.
Building, room and arrival instructions are sent by email with the ticket and again before the workshop.
Yes. Add any three workshops in one order and the $75 bundle saving is applied automatically at checkout.
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