09/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/12/2024 17:34
Published:12 September 2024
Released by:Deputy Premier
The final suite of updated 7-10 mandatory syllabuses have today been released to NSW schools, with an emphasis on deep learning that builds on content in new primary school syllabuses, setting students up with the knowledge and skills needed for independent inquiry and high-order thinking.
The new History, Geography and Visual Arts syllabuses now explicitly articulate the knowledge and skills students need to acquire at each level of learning, with ambitious outcomes for students.
Under the Minns Labor Government's amended curriculum reform rollout, schools have an extra year to get to know the syllabuses before they will be taught across all schools in 2027.
This amended rollout gives teachers time to focus on successfully implementing the updated Kindergarten to Year 10 English and Mathematics syllabuses, now being taught in schools.
In History students will:
In Geography students will:
In Visual Arts students will:
Teaching advice is being released alongside the new syllabuses, with additional resources, including those for parents, to follow.
Visit the NSW Curriculum website to view the new syllabuses and support materials for teachers.
Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car said:
"The new syllabuses will provide students opportunities for in depth learning, and support teachers to with essential content for evidence-based explicit teaching.
"I thank the teachers who were part of the syllabus development and who provided their expertise and feedback.
"These syllabuses equip students to become well-rounded and informed young people, and I look forward to seeing them rolled out in every school."
NSW Education Standards Authority CEO Paul Martin said:
"We know that clearer syllabuses lead to greater teacher authority and autonomy - because they enable teachers to enter classrooms with a consistent and clear understanding of their students' learning entitlement.
"These are research-driven syllabuses that build on the knowledge and skills-base of Years 5 and 6 and will ensure students from Years 7 to 10 are challenged and extended with engaging content taught explicitly.
"These documents went through a robust consultation process which has resulted in high quality syllabuses that reflects feedback provided by teachers and the broader community.
"We will continue to support teachers as they get to know these syllabuses over the next two years, before teaching them in 2027."