TERM 3 Curriculum Update

Please be advised of the following Term 3 Curriculum Matters

CSNSW Conference - Embracing Change: Optimising Learning - (Secondary LOCs )

24th & 25th August

Registration/accomodation details are currently being actioned

Curriculum Reviews -

The Term 3 Curriculum Review schedule will be as follows -

Stage 3 CAPA (1st September) - Registration Link

Stage 4 PDHPE (8th September) - Registration Link

Stage 5 TAS (15th September) - no zoom for this review, documentation only, due 15th September.

Please remember that documentation is due for submission ONE WEEK PRIOR.

KLA Network Days (Secondary) - Nil

Languages - Term 4 (October 27th)

HSIE - Term 4 (October 31st)

CAPA - Term 4 (November 2nd)

Curriculum Reform meetings - In response to the Curriculum Reform schedule, and the NESA syllabus rollout, we will facilitate a series of professional learning opportunities for staff.

These will be-

Maths 7 - 10

Date: 29th August 2023

Venue: Catholic Schools Office, Armidale

Registration closes: 18th August

Registration Link

English & Maths 3 - 6

Date: 30th August 2023

Venue: Catholic Schools Office, Armidale

Registration closes: 18th August

Registration Link

English 7 - 10

Date: 31st August 2023

Venue: Catholic Schools Office, Armidale

Registration closes: 18th August

Registration Link

Targeted staff may be teachers of 3 - 6 English and Maths, secondary English and Maths teachers, as well as LOLs of these subjects and, where possible, LOPs and/or Literacy coaches.

NESA - New Syllabus Professional Learning

NESA English and Mathematics 3–6 Professional Learning

The English and Mathematics 3–6 Professional Learning courses are now available to help familiarise teachers with the syllabuses and their intent.

English 7–10 Professional Learning

The English 7–10 Professional Learning course is now available to support teachers as they prepare to implement the syllabus in 2024.

Each course will provide 2.5 hours of NESA accredited PD.

Have your say: K–10 draft syllabuses

The 'Have your say' period on K–10 draft syllabuses, the release of new Health and Movement Science 11–12 syllabuses and the Curriculum Reform Timeline have been announced.

Teachers and other stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on draft syllabuses through the NESA consultations webpage. The surveys close on 11 September.

All feedback from the 'Have your say' period will be used to inform the development of the final syllabuses.

At the above link, you will find a copy of each of the draft syllabuses and the survey to provide feedback. The key features of each syllabus are provided in the relevant survey.

Curriculum Reform Timeline

The new Curriculum Reform Timeline has now been published. The revised timeline, announced by the NSW Government earlier this year, gives teachers clarity and full transparency about syllabus consultation and release.

The timeline is available on the NESA website here.

The timeline prioritises core subjects and staggers the delivery of draft and new syllabuses in a more manageable way for teachers. Importantly, teachers and schools will now have two years to get to know K to 10 syllabuses before implementing them.

If you have any further questions on curriculum reform, please contact Joanne Hack at joanne.hack@csnsw.catholic.edu.au

New Health and Movement Science and Health and Movement Science Life Skills Syllabuses

These syllabuses will be published on the NSW Curriculum website.

Health and Movement Science 11–12

Health and Movement Science Life Skills 11–12.

Schools can plan and prepare to teach the new Health and Movement Science 11–12 syllabuses in 2023 and 2024. The new syllabuses will be taught in NSW schools from 2025.

Health and Movement Science 11-12 will be examined in the HSC for the first time in 2026.

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