Author: Geoff Masters (MENAFN - The Conversation) I handed down the final report of a two-year review of the New South Wales school curriculum in June 2020. One of the review's key recommendations was to introduce what I called 'untimed syllabuses'. This is where students who need more time for their learning are given it, and those ready to move on to the next stage are able to do so. The NSW government has agreed to trial this recommendation over the coming years. I made this recommendation in response to a problem teachers had identified. They explained the current curriculum lacks flexibility. It expects every student of the same age to learn the same things at the same time. This sounds fair, and it might be if all students began the school year ready for the year's curriculum.