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Have you booked your free Year 12 online speaking session at the Tanken Centre?

NSW public schools with Year 12 Japanese classes - did you know this free offering is available from the team at the Tanken Centre? Only for Term 1, so make sure you book your spot now.

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2026 German Teachers Conference in NSW

2026 marks an exciting fresh start for German teachers across NSW. The team at the Goethe-Institut is delighted to bring the community together for the 2026 German Teachers Conference on Friday, 20 March 2026 (9:00 AM - 2:00 PM) at our offices in Woollahra. There is no registration fee, and lunch will be provided. Simply bring yourself, your laptop and any resources you’d like to share. Teachers working in regional NSW are eligible to apply for a travel grant through the Goet

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Teaching Stage 4 modern languages this year?

The NSW Department of Education offers comprehensive resources for Stage 4 languages. You can get a taste by scrolling through the images below, or access everything at https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/languages/planning-programming-and-assessing-languages-7-10 Support is available for: Auslan K-10 Syllabus Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus (Latin) Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kor

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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