Transcript The Australian Curriculum in NSW

The Australian curriculum in NSW
AIS Executive Conference 2011
Monday 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
Phase 3
• Technologies, Health and Physical
Education, ICT, Economics, Business,
Civics and Citizenship
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 Taylor
Chief Executive
[email protected]