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Term 3 statewide staff meeting - Life Skills in modern languages
Registrations are now open for the Term 3 statewide staff meeting on Life Skills outcomes and content in the Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus. This session will build your understanding of the Modern Languages K–10 Life Skills outcomes and content, with practical guidance on programming, teaching, assessment and reporting to support students accessing Life Skills outcomes. All languages teachers are encouraged to attend, regardless of whether they are currently teaching stude
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New Stage 6 support for Extension, in Context and CCAFL!
The NSW Department of Education has recently published the following support documents: A guide to support teachers with the Languages Extension course, including approaches to programming and strategies for developing students’ responses in the target language. Guides to supports the Personal Investigation module in the Stage 6 Chinese in Context; Japanese in Context and Korean in Context courses. They include sample inquiry questions, text suggestions, marking guidelines, a
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Go Hanyu! is back - ready for your Chinese classes!
The NSW Department of Education has just republished Go Hanyu!, including lots of great new updates. 'Go Hanyu!' is an interactive resource for students learning Chinese in Stage 6 as well as advanced proficiency Stage 5 students. This updated resource features a series of videos with accompanying student activities (digital and print), transcripts, and a teacher guide. Tasks are designed to build language skills while exploring different text types, providing opportunities f
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Register now for the 2026 Japanese Teachers' Conference
Registrations are now open for the NSW Japanese Teachers' Conference 2026 which will be held on Friday 27 March 2026 at the Parramatta Education Office. The theme is 'The power to learn, the passion to teach'. Cost is $50 for DoE teachers and $150 for non-DoE teachers. Teaching standards are 2.1.2, 2.4.2, 2.6.2, 3.4.2, 6.2.2. Registrations are now open until Friday 20 March or when places have been filled. Please visit the Japanese Teachers’ Conference 2026 website for furth
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Dec 8, 20251 min read


Huge news - Languages Extension support materials are live!
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education is very excited to announce that their Support materials for the...
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Sep 4, 20241 min read


New team at the NSW DoE
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education has a new structure, and some new faces: The team's role is to provide...
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Feb 12, 20241 min read
Teachers with a proficiency in another language can now gain approval to teach languages
In very exciting news, primary and secondary teachers with a proficiency in another language can gain approval to teach languages as an...
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Jun 14, 20231 min read
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