Curriculum implementation journey – deputy principal

Guidance for deputy principals implementing a new syllabus. Suggested activities, reflective questions, and useful resources can be used flexibly across a range of schools for each phase of curriculum implementation.

Deputy principals should work in partnership with school leaders, middle leaders and leadership teams in their school. Middle leaders could include head teachers, assistant principals, assistant principal, curriculum and instruction (AP, C&I), inclusion and wellbeing leaders, aspiring leaders, highly accomplished teachers and lead teachers.

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Engage

In the engage phase, deputy principals:

  • lead and support middle leaders and leadership teams to explore aspects of the new syllabus

  • identify and plan for changes required for effective curriculum implementation.

Suggested activities

  • To what extent do middle leaders, leadership teams and teachers have a deep understanding of the syllabus and the evidence underpinning the new syllabus?
  • What resources are needed to support middle leaders and leadership teams to meet curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting requirements?
  • How will I work in partnership with middle leaders and leadership teams to build the expertise and capability of teachers to implement the new syllabus?
  • To what extent does the implementation plan allocate time for evaluation and reflection of identified changes?

Enact

In the enact phase, deputy principals:

  • lead and support middle leaders and leadership teams to teach, assess and report using the new syllabus

  • evaluate to refine practices and systems.

Suggested activities

  • How are middle leaders, leadership teams and teachers planning effective learning experiences for the full range of students?
  • To what extent are parents and the school community aware of the changes to the curriculum?
  • How effective are the processes in place to support changes to assessing and reporting?
  • How will I lead and support staff to plan effective learning experiences for the full range of students?

Embed

In the embed phase, deputy principals work collaboratively with middle leaders and leadership teams to strengthen and scale to ensure sustainable practices and systems.

Suggested activities

  • What has been the impact of curriculum change on student learning?

  • In what ways are middle leaders and teachers supported to reflect on their teaching practice?

  • What are the enablers and barriers for future curriculum implementation?

Category:

  • Teaching and learning

Topics:

  • All high schools
  • All primary schools
  • Creative Arts
  • Curriculum and Reform
  • English
  • HSIE
  • Kindergarten
  • Languages
  • Mathematics
  • PDHPE
  • School executive
  • Science
  • Science and Technology K-6
  • TAS
  • Teaching and learning
  • Year 1
  • Year 10
  • Year 11
  • Year 12
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
  • Year 5
  • Year 6
  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9

Business Unit:

  • Curriculum and Reform
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