Curriculum Reform release time

Additional teacher release time during the NSW Curriculum Reform

From 2023 to 2025, teachers will be given release time to focus on curriculum reform to help them effectively implement new syllabuses.

  • Primary school teachers will receive a guaranteed 5 hours per term in 2023, increasing to 10 hours per term in 2024, and 10 hours per term in 2025.
  • High school teachers will receive a guaranteed 5 hours per term in 2023, 5 hours per term in 2024 and 5 hours per term in 2025.
  • Additional centrally funded release time will be provided for primary school executive staff which will be equivalent to an additional 43 hours for assistant principals per term and 108 hours for deputy principals per term for the period of the curriculum reform.
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