Defining Mandatory Outcomes in the K-6 Curriculum
A Project of the Primary Curriculum Committee, Board of Studies NSW
Professor Gordon Stanley, President, Board of Studies NSW
The Time to Teach Time to Learn report on the evaluation of outcomes assessment and reporting in NSW government schools was released in November 2003 with a statement from the Deputy Premier accepting all the recommendations.
The Board of Studies has been working with teachers, principals and sectors to implement the recommendations in the report.
This consultation paper has been developed by the Board of Studies on the advice of its Primary Curriculum Committee and the working party convened by the Office of the Board to oversee the primary curriculum project which in 2002 began gathering information about the use teachers make of Board syllabuses.
The goal of this exercise is to reassure teachers that the K–6 curriculum requirements are flexible and manageable.
The Board is consulting with teachers and key stakeholder groups on its response to the recommendations of the Time to Teach Time to Learn report.
Information collected from the consultation meetings, completed surveys and stakeholder groups will be analysed by officers of the Board in consultation with the Primary Curriculum Committee and the Working Party. A report of the analysis and proposed actions will be considered by the Board in Term 1, 2005.
Consultation Paper
- Consultation Paper: Defining Mandatory Outcomes in the K–6 Curriculum
- PDF - 36 pages - 2.3MB
- Report on the Consultation on Defining Mandatory Outcomes in the K-6 Curriculum
- PDF - 56 pages - 3.5MB
Introduction
What’s in this package?
This package contains:
- background information on defining mandatory outcomes in K–6 curriculum
- rationale for selecting the draft set of mandatory outcomes
- draft set of mandatory outcomes
- sample yearly overview of integrated units
- location of workshops around the state
- survey
What is the main area for discussion?
The main area for discussion is the draft set of mandatory outcomes, their:
- clarity of purpose for teaching and learning
- manageability for teaching and learning
- balance
Comments will also be encouraged from teachers about the approach to programming used in the sample program overview.
How can this package be used?
Teachers, in stage groups or as a whole staff, can:
- discuss the use of the draft set of mandatory outcomes in their existing programs in relation to clarity, manageability and balance
- attend workshop meetings around the state
- complete the survey
K-6 Units of Work
Website resources for K-6 Units of Work.
Time to Teach Time to Learn
Report on the Evaluation of Outcomes Assessment and Reporting in NSW Government Schools.
- PDF - 118 pages - 1.9MB
- Published by the NSW Department of Education and Training in November 2003
Electronic Presentation