Following on from the last episode of MusicZettel, in which I focused on the positive things about the new NSW Syllabus, in this episode, I look at the things that the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) got wrong, especially given that they’re claiming this is an “Evidence-Based Syllabus”. I hope that this critical look at the syllabus is useful for listeners in other states and countries also being affected by syllabus/curriculum reform. NB This podcast was removed for a day following my website upgrade yesterday – there was no government conspiracy!

I would love to know what you think about this topic – please leave comments on the blog at https://humberstone.org/2024/03/28/musiczettel-s3e9-the-new-nsw-syllabus-pt-2-when-ideology-gets-in-the-way-of-educative-evidence-based-practice/.

I will post the unit of work planning resources for teachers planning for both the new and old syllabi on my blog in the coming days (again!).

Here is an AI transcription of the podcast: