Glossary
An A-Z of commonly used words relating to the literacy and numeracy strategy.
- A
- ACARA
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
- B
- Best Start Kindergarten
An assessment to help primary teachers identify students’ literacy and numeracy skills on entry to Kindergarten.
- Best Start Year 7
A new assessment to help secondary teachers identify students’ literacy and numeracy skills on entry to Year 7.
- C
- Continuums
A resource describing key steps of literacy and numeracy development. The continuums are being phased out and replaced with the learning progressions.
- Curriculum
A national framework that sets goals for what all students should learn as they progress through school life.
- E
- Early Action for Success (EAfS)
The strategy for implementing the K-2 Action Plan in NSW public schools.
- H
- HSC minimum standard
A reform that requires students to meet a functional level of literacy and numeracy to receive the HSC.
- I
- ITE
ITE stands for initial teacher education, which includes all programs and education courses designed to equip future teachers.
- K
- K-2 Action Plan
A cross-sectoral plan to improve literacy and numeracy in Kindergarten to Year 2 through targeted support for disadvantaged schools.
- L
- Learning progressions
A new resource for teachers that describes the key steps of students’ literacy and numeracy development from Kindergarten to Year 10.
- N
- NESA
The NSW Education Standard Authority (formerly the Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards).
- S
- Syllabus
NSW syllabuses identify the knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes students are expected to develop at each stage, from K-10
