New NSW curriculum goes 'back to basics'

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published June 23, 2020

The NSW Government plans to take a "back to basics" approach under a new schools' curriculum due to come into full effect by 2024.

NSW will return to educational basics from 2024, Premier Gladys Berejiklian will announce.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Tuesday announced the Government's response to a review of the state's education system led by Professor ...

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