The Australian curriculum in NSW

AIS Executive Conference 2011Monday 31 October

K-10 Syllabuses

NSW approach to the Australian curriculum

• K-10 content descriptions and achievement

standards agreed to by Ministers

• Syllabus development consistent with NSW

legislation

• K-10 syllabuses clarify expectations and provide

direction for teachers

• Include Australian curriculum content

descriptions and achievement standards

Draft syllabus development

• Broad directions developed from

consultation in 2010

• Writing teams prepared draft syllabuses

• BCCs met to provide advice

• Draft syllabuses released for consultation

from June 2011

Syllabus additions to AC content descriptions

• Stages

• Objectives and Outcomes

• Cross-curriculum content embedded

• Years 7-10 Life Skills outcomes and

content

• Stage Statements

First round of consultation

• June to September 2011

• Online survey, face-to-face meetings

• Targeted consultation: primary teachers,

special education teachers, online

delivery, cross-curriculum areas

Consultation feedback

• Consultation reports represent feedback

from first round

• BCCs consider feedback and proposed

actions

• Writers make amendments based on

proposed actions

Draft syllabus version 2

• Australian curriculum achievement standards

presented in NSW Stage Statements

• Second round of consultation in Term 1, 2012

• Anticipated release of K-10 syllabuses mid-

2012

Support Materials

• Board of Studies will provide initial

support materials: eg guide to the new

syllabus, scope and sequence models,

sample units of work, advice about

programming and assessment

Delivery

• Online syllabus – printable, program

builder

• User-friendly – filtering and links to

support materials

• Print versions

Registration

• Continue to teach NSW syllabuses in

2012 (Official Notice BOS 27/11)

• Time for planning and professional

learning prior to implementation

• No implementation before 2014 at

earliest

Announcements• Minister for Education (Aug 2011)

2013: planning phase

2014: earliest classroom teaching phase

• Joint memorandum (Aug 2011)

NSW syllabuses; schedule of

implementation; time for planning and

professional development

Senior secondary English, Mathematics, Science and History

• 2012 - anticipated ACARA release of

revised draft curriculum and

achievement standards

Geography, The Arts, Languages

• Geography - draft F-12 Australian curriculum

released for consultation 21 Oct 2011

• The Arts and Languages - anticipated national

consultation on draft Australian curriculum

during 2012

• Technologies, Health and Physical Education,

ICT, Economics, Business, Civics and

Citizenship

Phase 3

Encourage involvement

• Register for Board Bulletins on BOS

website

• Expressions of interest – curriculum

writers and reviewers for all learning

areas

• Participate in consultation meetings and

online survey

Carol TaylorChief Executivecarol.taylor@bos.nsw.edu.au