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Assistant Principal- Angela Waters

In week two, I attended the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Teacher Expert Networks (TENs) conference in Sydney. The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is the lead government agency responsible for implementation of the curriculum reforms which were announced in 2020. A key vehicle for teacher engagement in this reform is the teacher expert networks (TENs) comprised of practising classroom teachers from across NSW.

The Maitland/Newcastle Diocese nominated teachers from K-12 to join the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Teacher Expert Networks (TENs) to assist with the NSW Curriculum Reform. This is a unique cross-sectoral network of over 200 classroom teachers from the Government, Catholic and Independent sectors focussed on:
  • provide feedback on curriculum, support materials and professional learning in schools.
  • share knowledge about the new curriculum with our school, region and sector.
  • facilitate cross-sectoral engagement that meets the timeframe and scale of reform implementation.

We were excited to be addressed by Prue Car, the Deputy Premier of NSW who announced the changes to the Curriculum Reform timeline. The new schedule aims to give teachers more time to focus on plans for a new Years 3 to 10 Maths and English curriculum next year, by delaying the rollout of new and draft syllabuses.    

In Term 3 NESA will: 

  • Consult on four mandatory K to 6 syllabuses: Creative Arts, Human Society and its Environment, Personal Development Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), Science and Technology;   

  • Consult on four mandatory 7 to 10 syllabuses: Geography, History, PDHPE, Visual Arts;  

  • Release: new 11 to 12 Health and Movement Science syllabuses and extend implementation to 2025 for examination in the 2026 Higher School Certificate.

The revised schedule means all new syllabuses will be delivered by 2027 – in line with the intent of the Masters Curriculum Review, that outlined a 10-year delivery timeframe.  

A new timeline will be published on The NESA website once available.

Mrs. Angela Waters

Assistant Principal

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