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New draft syllabuses will be available for consultation from 24 February 2025 to 7 April 2025, as part of the NSW Curriculum Reform.

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K–10English K–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation for K–2 from 2023 and 3–10 from 2024
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Content

Stage 5

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
Understanding and responding to texts C

The Life Skills outcomes codes have changed from ENLS-URT-01 to ENLS-URA-01; ENLS-URT-02 to ENLS-URB-01; ENLS-URT-03 to ENLS-URC-01; ENLS-EIP-01 to ENLS-ECA-01; ENLS-EIP-02 to ENLS-ECA-02; and ENLS-EIP-03 to ENLS-ECB-01.

These codes have also been updated in relevant support materials.

  • ENLS-URC-01

    makes connections with and between texts

Related content for Stage 4/5
Understanding and responding to texts C
Life Skills for Stage 4/5

Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.

Understanding and responding to texts C
Genre
  • Identify genres of texts

  • Explore language, character archetypes and/or visuals in a genre

  • Communicate a preference for a particular genre

Intertextuality
  • Communicate connections between texts

  • Recognise that texts can be adapted for different audiences, purposes or contexts

  • Explore adaptations and/or appropriations of texts

  • Identify when a text has connections to other texts

  • Identify the ways that connections between texts create a richer meaning

Literary value
  • Identify a personal experience conveyed by a text

  • Explore how texts can represent significant personal experiences or ideas

  • Explore texts from a range of cultures and storytellers, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures