Up to Year 13

The Skills Development Framework

The SDF carries the philosophy of the PSB into secondary education — a full framework, developed with the secondary schools that use it, reimagined for how young people learn, work and grow today.

Why now

Preparing young people for a world that keeps moving

The pace of change — in technology, work and society — has never been faster. The SDF gives secondary schools a modern, structured way to develop the human skills that will matter most: adaptability, critical thinking, communication and self-direction.

  • Extends trusted skills assessment from Year 9 through Year 13
  • Designed around today's classrooms and tomorrow's demands
  • A shared language of skills that bridges prep and senior school
Talk to us about the SDF
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Year 9–13secondary framework

"An education built not just for the exams ahead, but for the decades beyond them."

The thinking behind the SDF

Shaped with schools

Shaped with schools, for schools

Evidence-led

Built on more than a decade of PSB experience and developed hand-in-hand with the schools that use it.

Practical to run

Designed to fit real timetables and workloads — meaningful assessment without unnecessary burden on teachers.

Future-facing

Centres the skills employers, universities and life increasingly demand — and that a results table can't show.

Be part of the SDF

We're working with a growing group of forward-thinking schools. If that sounds like yours, we'd love to hear from you.