Assessment in a testing time

As implementation of the NSW Board of Studies (BOS) English K–10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum in 2014 has begun, our toes are not merely testing the waters, rather we have dived in; familiarising ourselves with the underlying principles, the pedagogical shifts, the inclusion of cross-curriculum priorities, the general capabilities, the organisation of content and the changing emphases and classification of texts in a K–10 English learning continuum.