subtitle day, month, year towards a languages education policy for nsw afmlta 2015 10 july 2015
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SUBTITLEDAY, MONTH, YEAR
Towards a LanguagesEducation Policy for NSW
AFMLTA 2015
10 July 2015
THE BOARD OF STUDIES, TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS NSW
The Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES) is responsible for school curriculum, assessment, and teaching and regulatory standards in NSW schools.
Our key responsibilities relate to:
•development of the curriculum for Kindergarten to Year 12
•accreditation of teachers
•development and conduct of the Higher School Certificate
•administration of the NAPLAN tests
•registration and accreditation of schools
THE ROLE OF THE BOSTES
BACKGROUND
•The Australian Curriculum: Languages
•Australia in the Asian Century White Paper
•NERA
•Coalition Students First Policy
2011 - 2012 - 2013
THE NEW SOUTH WALES CONTEXT
•NSW Community Languages Schools Program
•Approximately 32,000 students
•55 languages
•Approximately 2,560 teachers
LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE COMMUNITY
•Languages not a Key Learning Area in primary
•Community Languages K-6 Program
•Bilingual Schools Program
•Aboriginal languages programs K-6
LANGUAGE LEARNING K-6
• Mandatory 100 hours of language learning
• BOSTES syllabuses for 17 languages
• Languages elective in Years 9 and 10
• Very limited uptake of Aboriginal languages
LANGUAGE LEARNING YEARS 7-10
•BOSTES syllabuses for 64 courses
•35 languages
•5 levels
•Eligibility rules
•<10% of students taking a language course
LANGUAGE LEARNING YEARS 11-12
•The Open High School
•The Saturday School of Community Languages
•Distance Education Centres
LANGUAGE LEARNING - OTHER
REVIEW OF LANGUAGES EDUCATION
•Discussions with key stakeholders
•Stocktake of NSW languages programs
•Examination of policies and programs
•Research into best practice
PRELIMINARY CONSULTATION
1. A new K-10 curriculum framework
2. A new approach to senior secondary languages
3. Broader recognition of language proficiency
4. Strengthening Aboriginal languages
5. Raising the profile of languages education
6. Further national contributions for languages
SIX INITIAL PROPOSALS
•Steering Committee
•Consultation meetings
•Stakeholder meetings
•Online survey and written submissions
•Consultation report
REVIEW CONSULTATION
•The proposals
•The assumptions
•Endorsement for the proposals
2014
LANGUAGES EDUCATION ACTION PLAN
•NSW Languages Advisory Panel
•A NSW Languages Education Policy
•Cross-sectoral data collection and reporting
•Promotion strategy for schools, community,
industry and business
SETTING A NEW DIRECTION
•Primary Languages specialisation in ITE
•New courses/qualifications
•Quality of initial teacher education courses
•Career pathways for languages teachers
•Professional learning for languages teachers
•Emergent language teacher leadership
STRENGTHENING THE PROFESSION
•Qualifications, professional learning and
paraprofessional status
•Extend and improve partnerships between
schools and community languages programs
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY LANGUAGES
•New K-10 Languages Curriculum Framework
•Primary Languages Key Learning Area
•Best practice guidance for primary programs
•Incorporation of elective languages units of
competence in VET courses
WORLD-CLASS CURRICULUM
•Coordinated distribution of programs and
resources
•Revised mandatory requirements in Stage 4
•Continuous study in a single language K-12
IMPROVED LINKS AND ACCESS
• Eligibility requirements
• Course nomenclature
• HSC pattern of study requirements
• ATAR bonus points scheme
• Communication strategy
ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION
•K-10 Languages Proficiency Framework
•Languages Passport
•Participation and achievement on RoSA
•Up2now extracurricular tool
RECOGNISING ACHIEVEMENT
•Stage 6 Aboriginal languages course
•Support materials for K-10 Aboriginal Languages
•Online compendium of resources
•Revised requirements for mandatory 100 hours
•Language focus in Aboriginal Studies syllabus
STRENGTHENING ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES
•Strategy to promote the value of language and
intercultural awareness skills in the workforce
•Articulated pathways to VET
•Opportunities for scholarships
PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS
•http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/languagesreview/
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