K–10English K–10 Syllabus
English for K−2
The new syllabus must now be taught in Kindergarten to Year 2 in all NSW primary schools.
English for 3−10
The new syllabus is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
2023 Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2024 Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual circumstances.
Content
Early Stage 1
- ENE-UARL-01
understands and responds to literature read to them
Identify aspects of their own world represented in texts
Identify texts that are composed for specific audiences and purposes
Identify and contrast features of texts that inform, persuade and/or entertain
Create imaginative and/or informative texts relating to their own experience, the world and/or other texts
Understand that narrative can be real or imagined
Identify narratives told through a range of modes and media
Identify, discuss and compare the beginning, middle and end in a range of narratives
Experiment with using parts and/or features of a narrative, innovating from a mentor text
Use background knowledge to support understanding of characters’ actions in a text
Reason using background knowledge as to why a character has acted in a certain way
Identify and discuss character features and actions
Identify and discuss language used to describe characters in narratives
Share feelings and thoughts in response to characters and actions in texts
Identify and compare characters in a range of texts
Understand that characters in texts are represented by how they look, what they say and do, and their thoughts
Identify and discuss how creative language and/or symbols enhance enjoyment in texts
Identify how visual cues contribute to the meaning of a text
Identify how words and word order influence meaning in texts
Experiment with creative play with language in own texts
Express likes and dislikes about a text
Identify favourite stories and/or characters in texts using verbal and/or nonverbal modes
Compare opinions of a text or characters with peers