{"id":13845,"date":"2021-11-16T02:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T02:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13845"},"modified":"2021-11-16T02:54:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T02:54:54","slug":"new-curriculum-released-in-a-digital-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/16\/new-curriculum-released-in-a-digital-first\/","title":{"rendered":"New curriculum released in a digital first"},"content":{"rendered":"

New English and Mathematics syllabuses for the State\u2019s youngest students were released today, marking a major milestone in the NSW Government\u2019s Curriculum Reform agenda.
\nPremier Dominic Perrottet said students in kindergarten, year 1 and year 2 would be the first to benefit from the changes, following the first comprehensive review in more than 30-years.
\n\u201cOne of the most important things a government can do is provide a quality education and reform was needed to bring our curriculum into the 21st<\/sup>century,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cThe new approach will ensure our youngest learners are provided with a solid foundation to grow from, with a focus on literacy and numeracy skills.\u201d
\nMinister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell said for the first time the curriculum is completely online and comes with explicit teaching examples.
\n\u201cWe heard clearly from teachers that navigating syllabuses was unnecessarily arduous,\u201d Ms Mitchell said.
\n\u201cThe new online curriculum removes ambiguity for teachers, and comes with explicit teaching advice on an online platform. This will be particularly helpful for early-career teachers.\u201d
\nChanges in the new K to 2 English and Mathematics syllabuses include:<\/p>\n