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‘Best in Class’ program provides e-support to HSC teachers and students

More than 700 HSC teachers at 300 schools across NSW have taken part in from the NSW Government’s Best in Class team of teachers.

<p>Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell announced 16 new teachers will be hired to join the Best in Class team&comma; which has  spent the last six months supporting HSC students and teachers with remote learning techniques during the pandemic and offering easy-to-access teaching materials online&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ms Berejiklian said the NSW Government is focusing on the core subjects of literacy&comma; numeracy and STEM in implementing its new curriculum&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The team will now expand to ensure teachers across NSW are equipped with the best skills to support students&comma; with a focus on writing and mathematics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The teachers selected to deliver the program stand out and we want to replicate these great teaching methods across all the State’s classrooms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Ms Mitchell said the team has proven invaluable during the pandemic&comma; developing on-demand professional learning materials and supporting staff remotely&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The &OpenCurlyQuote;Best in Class’ team directly supported teachers during the pandemic&period; This effort was supplemented by the HSC Hub which has had over 33&comma;000 user visitors since going live on July 1&comma;” Ms Mitchell said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The teams and these additional streams will continue to grow&comma; developing and delivering the best teaching practices to teachers across the state as we continue our focus on lifting student performance statewide&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Best in Class is a team comprising 66 of the state’s best teachers who share their classrooms skills directly with those teachers and students who need it most&comma; while also developing a new &&num;8216&semi;best practice&&num;8217&semi; teaching package&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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