By limiting the syllabus to events post-1788, the NSW Education Standards Authority indirectly sends students the message that Australia’s ‘history’ began at colonisation.
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Researchers argue that because all learning involves language, language and literacy should be taught explicitly across all school subjects. Language must be understood and learned in context.
The NSW curriculum review recommends students be assigned tasks based on their ability, rather than their age. This approach recognises the progress individuals make over the course of a year.
Some subjects are more likely to get you into university. But more advantaged students access these subjects. This means we have an unequal system.
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Consultant, Australian Council for Educational Research
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Senior Lecturer: Language and Literacy Education, Macquarie University
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Professor (Curriculum Inquiry / Rural Education), University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Humanities and Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Archaeology and Biological Anthropology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Enterprise Professor, Indigenous Agriculture School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne