OUR DECLARATION: BUILDING THE BRIDGE

CWAA understands curriculum as the intentional design of learning, and curriculum writing as a complex activity, shaped by varied perspectives and priorities and created by many hands: classroom teachers, school-based teams, EdTech developers, curriculum authorities, researchers, subject experts, consultants, and emerging teacher-preneurs, alongside established publishers. Each contributes valuable perspective and practice. 

The ultimate goal of all these efforts is to benefit the teaching and learning in the classroom. Yet contributors often work in parallel rather than in partnership. The result is duplicated effort, inconsistent access to quality materials, and a widening gap between research insights and classroom realities. This undermines curriculum coherence, equity and teacher confidence. 

The Curriculum Writers Association of Australia (CWAA) was founded to be the bridge  between these contributors. We are a multidisciplinary, multi-sector body committed to connecting and valuing diverse curriculum-writing communities. Our purpose is to foster collaboration, dialogue, and shared understanding.

  • CWAA is the meeting place for everyone contributing to Australia’s curriculum landscape. We are the only not-for-profit association that brings together those who are:

    Creating & Designing:
    Those developing curriculum across contexts - from independent creators and consultants to in-house teams within publishers and EdTech companies

    Teaching & Leading:
    Educators and school leaders who design, adapt, and enact curriculum in classrooms every day

    Building & Innovating:
    Teams in EdTech startups and established publishing houses who are developing new tools, resources, and scalable solutions

    Researching & Advancing Practice:
    Those deepening knowledge - subject specialists, researchers, and professional associations driving pedagogical insight and improvement

  • We believe that the challenges facing Australian education - from teacher workload to equity and the integration of AI - cannot be solved by any single sector. Real solutions emerge when teachers, technologies, and research are brought together in purposeful partnership.

    Therefore, we speak for a new, connected way of working. We work to:

    • Connect the pedagogical expertise of educators with innovative technologies.

    • Translate government policies and academic research so that curriculum writers are able to continue in their work of producing high-quality education resources.

    • Link the on-the-ground needs of schools with the innovative capacity of our members.

    • Champion the profession of curriculum writing as it continues to evolve into the future.

  • While the curriculum must be viewed as responsive to data-driven decision-making, ongoing reflection, and iterative development, we hope to be a forum that anticipates change through valuing the human expertise that underpins it all.

    1. Foster connection
    We actively create forums, events, and platforms that connect diverse groups: teachers with writers, researchers with entrepreneurs, and school leaders with subject experts.

    2. Champion multi-sector dialogue
    We are a neutral ground where diverse stakeholders can safely share problems, processes, and solutions, moving beyond sector-specific agendas.

    3. Bridge research and practice
    We seek out, synthesise, and disseminate emerging research, working to translate evidence into best practices for all curriculum writers.

    4. Advocate for curriculum writing as a skill
    We elevate and celebrate the skill of curriculum writing, advocating for the value of this expertise whether it resides in a teacher, a consultant, or a large enterprise, 

    5. Navigate plural curriculum futures
    We provide a forum to explore and debate the possible and preferred futures of curriculum, helping our members  in the face of new technologies and challenges.