Implementing the New NSW Syllabus

incorporating the Australian Curriculum

at Epping Boys High School

Australian Curriculum in NSW

While many other states in Australia have chosen to implement the Australian curriculum already, the NSW government has delayed the implementation in NSW to 2013, and only for Maths, English, Science and History in Years 7 and 9.

Australian Curriculum in NSW

In NSW we will not be implementing the Australia Curriculum directly. For each subject, the Board of Studies will examine the curriculum developed by ACARA and modify it to suit the students and teachers of NSW. These documents will be known as the new NSW syllabus’ for the Australian Curriculum.

ACARA develops curriculum for each

subject.

NSW

Board of Studies rewrites each

subject to create a NSW syllabus

Unique and delayed implementation in

NSW

Where are we up to?

At this point the Board of Studies has completed English, Maths, Science and History 7-10 and these are ready for implementation next year. It is anticipated that the development of many of the new subjects will take place throughout this year, and that implementation is likely to begin for these other subjects in 2015 or 2016.

Where are we up to?

The EPHS Professional Learning website contains information specific to each faculty in relation to the implementation of the new NSW syllabus.

Social Science

Geography F-10• March 16, 2012 - consultation on the draft

Australian curriculum concluded. • Aug 2012 – Achievement Standards Validated• Early 2013 – F-12 Geography curriculum

finalised and published• Mid- late 2013? - Board of Studies to write

NSW syllabus for Geography.

Social Science

Civics and Citizenship:• August 17 - consultation on the Draft Shape

Paper (ACARA) concluded.• ACARA are currently writing the draft

curriculum (due for release Dec), which will then be rewritten by the Board of Studies.

Social Science

Economics and Business• October 19, 2012 - consultation on the Draft

Shape Paper (ACARA) concluded. The Draft Paper is yet to be published.

• ACARA still to write the curriculum, and Board of Studies are still to write the syllabus.

Social Science

Work Studies• Yrs 9-10 Work Studies - consultation on the

Draft Shape Paper (ACARA) concluded on March 28, 2013.

Languages

Languages• Nov 2011 Shape paper published• Nov – present – curriculum writing currently

underway. Consultation for various languages should be commencing soon.

CAPA

The Arts• 23 September 2012 - K-10 Arts consultation on

the Arts Foundation to Year 10 (ACARA) concluded.

• Feb – May, 2013 - Achievement Standards to be validated.

• May 2013 – The Arts Curriculum to be published• Late 2013? - Board of Studies to write NSW

syllabus for The Arts.

PDHPE

Health and Physical Education (HPE)• June 3, 2012 - consultation on the Draft Shape

Paper (ACARA) concluded.• Jan-April, 2013 – consultation on HPE

curriculum• July 2013 – Achievement Standards validated• Dec 2013 – Curriculum published• Early 2014? - Board of Studies to write NSW

syllabus for HPE.

Industrial Arts & Computing

K-12 Technologies:• June 3, 2012 - consultation on the Draft Shape

Paper (ACARA) concluded.• Aug 2012- Draft curriculum writing commenced• Feb – March, 2013 – Draft curriculum

consultation.• Late 2013? – Board of Studies to write syllabus

for K-12 Technologies.

Industrial Arts & Computing

Work Studies:• 9-10 Work Studies - consultation on the Draft

Shape Paper (ACARA) concluded on March 28, 2013.

• The writing group is currently being formed. This subject is in the very early stages of development.

What does this mean for me?• Within the school context this means reviewing and rewriting programs

for the new syllabus implementation.• For those subjects ready to be implemented:

– Opportunities for greater involvement in professional associations as they work to develop new resources.

– Opportunities to develop closer networks with other teachers to share resources.

• For those subjects still under development:– There are opportunities to be involved in consultation groups with

ACARA for those subjects still being developed.– There are opportunities to contribute to writing NSW syllabus

documents with the BOS.• For experienced staff/content specialists, there will be opportunities

outside of teaching for work related to resource development at a wide range of organisations, educational institutions and companies.

Writing New Programs

What to include?

New programs will incorporate:• Outcomes and content• General Capabilities• Cross Curriculum Priorities• Priorities for Epping Boys High• Quality Teaching

What to include?

Content/outcomes• The new NSW

syllabus documents have been designed specifically to mirror the structure we are currently used to in the current NSW syllabus documents.

OutcomesContent

Where to start?

What to include?General Capabilities• Literacy• Numeracy• ICT Capability• Intercultural understanding• Critical and creative

thinking• Personal and social

capability• Ethical understanding

General Capabilities

OutcomesContent

Critical and creative thinking

Ethical understanding

ICT capability

Intercultural understanding

Literacy

Numeracy

Personal and social capability

What to include?

Cross Curriculum Priorities• Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander histories and cultures

• Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia

• Sustainability• Civics and Citizenship• Work and enterprise• Diversity and difference

Cross curriculum priorities

General Capabilities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

histories and cultures

Asia and Australia’s engagement with

Asia

Sustainability

Civics and CitizenshipDifference and diversity

Work and enterprise

OutcomesContent

Critical and creative thinking

Ethical understanding

ICT capability

Intercultural understanding

Literacy

Numeracy

Personal and social capability

What to include?

Priorities for Epping Boys • Whole school culture

and well being• Excellence in Boys

Education (e.g. Boys to Men)

• Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment

Cross curriculum priorities

General Capabilities

Priorities for

Epping Boys

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

histories and cultures

Asia and Australia’s engagement with

Asia

Sustainability

Civics and CitizenshipDifference and diversity

Work and enterprise

OutcomesContent

Critical and creative thinking

Ethical understanding

ICT capability

Intercultural understanding

Literacy

Numeracy

Personal and social capability

Excellence in Boys

Education

Whole school culture and well

being

Curriculum, pedagogy and

assessment

Cross curriculum priorities

General Capabilities

Priorities for

Epping Boys

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

histories and cultures

Asia and Australia’s engagement with

Asia

Sustainability

Civics and CitizenshipDifference and diversity

Work and enterprise

OutcomesContent

Critical and creative thinking

Ethical understanding

ICT capability

Intercultural understanding

Literacy

Numeracy

Personal and social capability

Curriculum, pedagogy and

assessment

Excellence in Boys

Education

Whole school culture and well

being

What to include?

Quality Teaching • Intellectual

quality• Quality learning

environment• Significance

How do we make the process easier?

Time

Technology

Sharing

Knowledge

Faculty roles

How do we make the process easier?

Time- SDDs 2 & 3- Release time

How do we make the process easier?

Time Sharing- SDDs 2 & 3- Release time

- HT networks- Inter-school initiatives- Informal networks

How do we make the process easier?

Time Sharing

Faculty roles

- SDDs 2 & 3- Release time

- HT networks- Inter-school initiatives- Informal networks

- Resource finder- Literacy expert- Numeracy expert- Content specialists

How do we make the process easier?

Time Sharing

Knowledge

Faculty roles

- SDDs 2 & 3- Release time

- HT networks- Inter-school initiatives- Informal networks

- Professional learning courses- Teach Meets

- Resource finder- Literacy expert- Numeracy expert- Content specialists

How do we make the process easier?

Time

Technology

Sharing

Knowledge

Faculty roles

- SDDs 2 & 3- Release time

- HT networks- Inter-school initiatives- Informal networks

- Professional learning courses- Teach Meets

- Resource finder- Literacy expert- Numeracy expert- Content specialists

- Program builder - Social media - Online resources - Google docs

Program BuilderProgram Builder is a new interactive tool to assist staff in writing new programs. It enables you to drag in different elements of the syllabus to create programs quickly and easily. Program Builder can be found on the Board of Studies website.

Screen shot taken from the NSW Board of Studies website.

Program Builder

A Youtube clip showing how to create a program using Program Builder is included on the EPHS Professional Learning website.

Social Media

There is a lot of discussion and resource sharing occurring online. Use Twitter, Facebook, Maang to develop and connect with your Professional Learning Network.

Twitter• @AusLessons• @AsiaEducation• @TFHFoundation• @NewsAtBos• @CurriculumLeadership• @aliceleung (Science)• @BiancaH80 (English)• @jennyluca (Library)• @SCIS (Library)• @HPE_CLIC (PDHPE)

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Online resources

• DEC/CLIC resources

Screenshots from DEC/CLIC resources

Older resources re-coded for easier searching

New resources created

Online resources• Tale – resource repository

– www.tale.edu.au• Other states are using

Scootle, however NSW staff don’t have access to it. Many of the resources available on Scootle will be available through Tale.

• Scootle community is under development and will be available to DEC staff.

Screenshot from Tale website

Online resources

• Asia Education Foundation – www.asiaeducation.edu.au

Screenshot from Asia Education Foundation website

Online resources

• Australian Curriculum Lessons - http://www.australiancurriculumlessons.com.au/

Screenshot from Australian Curriculum Lessons website

Online resources

• ABC Splash - http://splash.abc.net.au/

Screenshot from ABC Splash

How do we make the process more effective?

Collaboration• Learning Support• Gifted and Talented• Literacy• ESL• Boys Education

How will it work?Term 2

Week ActivityWeek 1-5 Program writing and resource development

Week 5 Upload a unit of work or program

Week 6-9 Rotations around specialists (G&T, Learning Support, Boys Education, ESL, Literacy).

Week 10 Review contributions and edit as required