In what is being proposed as a vital “decluttering” of the K-12 school system, the NSW school curriculum is facing a radical review. It’s being hailed as a return to “core values” and a re-focus on the content that will prepare students for the future.
The review will be led by professor Geoff Masters from the Australian Council for Education Research and promises to be “widely consultative”. It follows the Gonski report into excellence in education which advised a shift away from year-based curriculum.
But president of the NSW Teachers Federation Maurie Mulheron has said that teachers are sick of experts and are “review weary” after the HSC overhaul in NSW last year, the process of the Gonski reviews one and two, and the revision of the national curriculum in 2014.
Teachers, he told Guardian Australia, “should be writing the terms of reference, undertaking the review, and writing up the recommendations.”
What should be taught in schools?
We’d like to hear from teachers about what should be prioritised in classrooms beyond the basics of maths, English, and science. Does the system need decluttering? Is there too much content? Is it the right content?
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