Dance Life Skills 11–12
Resources to help you plan, program and assess the Dance Life Skills 11 –12 Syllabus (2025).
The department is supporting teachers to engage with and enact the new Dance 11–12 Life Skills Syllabus (2025) developed by NESA as part of the NSW Curriculum Reform.
Dance Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025)
The new Dance Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2027, with planning beginning in 2026. The syllabus will be taught to Year 11 from Term 1, 2027. Schools are to begin teaching Year 12 in Term 4, 2027.
This 2026 Creative Arts Life Skills Stage 6 Quick Reference Guide (PDF 287 KB) provides an overview of support available to implement the Creative Arts Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabuses.
Scope and sequences
Scope and sequences form part of the ongoing documentation or evidence schools maintain to comply with the department’s policy, policy standards and registration requirements.
These sample scope and sequences have been provided to assist in planning for and assessing Dance Life Skills.
All NSW public schools need to plan curriculum and develop teaching programs consistent with the Education Act 1990 (NSW) and the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabuses and credentialing requirements.
Sample scope and sequences provide an overview of how to structure teaching and learning programs for Dance Life Skills in Year 11 and 12. Knowledge, understanding and skills are built through engagement with the 6 focus areas of:
- Performance
- Composition
- Appreciation
- Performance: Dance work
- Choreography: Dance work
- Appreciation: Dance work.
Developing a robust scope and sequence has many benefits and may help teachers and schools to:
- promote high expectations for student learning
- identify opportunities for explicit teaching
- create opportunities for students to receive feedback on their learning
- systematically plan for and undertake assessment
- collect and use data to monitor achievements and identify gaps in learning
- differentiate curriculum delivery to meet the needs of students at different levels of achievement
- collaborate with other teachers to plan for quality teaching and learning.
Creative Arts Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2009)
The Creative Arts Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) is to be taught until implementation of the new Dance Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025) from 2027.
This 2026 Creative Arts Life Skills Stage 6 Quick Reference Guide (PDF 287 KB) provides an overview of support available to implement the Creative Arts Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabuses.