Professional learning

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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Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages

If you teach Stage 6 languages in a NSW public school, please join the Languages and Culture team on the Term 3 School Development Day for 'Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages'. The session will explore practical feedback strategies that support students preparing for the HSC in Stage 6 Languages courses. 📅 Monday 20 July - School Development Day (Term 3, Week 1) ⌚ 1:00–2:30 pm 📌 Online Register now via MyPL (course code TPL01703).

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Jul 21 min read

Beginning and Preservice Teachers' Workshop

Are you in your first 5 years of teaching a language at a NSW public school? Or are you studying to be a languages teacher at uni? Enrolments are now open for the Beginning and Preservice Teachers’ Workshop. 📅 Friday 18 September 2026 ⌚ 8:45 am - 3 pm 📌 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 💻 MyPL code TPL01068 💵 $50 (to cover catering) - schools will be invoiced after the event Registrations close: Friday 4 September (or when places have been filled). The theme is 'Building ski

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Jul 21 min read

Reminder - collaboration day

Registrations for the statewide collaboration day close this Friday! Have you enrolled yet? https://www.languagesnsw.com/post/looking-for-a-day-of-planning-with-your-language-teacher-colleagues-join-the-statewide-collaboratio

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Jun 151 min read

2026 Beginning and Preservice Teachers’ Workshop

Registrations now open! Registrations are now open for the 2026 Beginning and Preservice Teachers’ Workshop. The theme is Building skills for language teaching success. At the workshop there will be a number of presentations including: Support for language teachers and adapting support to your context The power of feedback Classroom management for learning success Playful strategies for powerful learning. The workshop is suitable for all preservice languages teachers and all

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Jun 91 min read

Looking for a day of planning with your language teacher colleagues? Join the statewide collaboration day!

Registrations are bnow open for the Languages Statewide Collaboration Day on Friday 26 June. This is the day when all language teacher networks meet, across NSW, under the theme 'Building engaging classrooms together'. The goal is to support you by providing a day dedicated to language planning to enhance classroom practices with your colleagues, network leaders and the Languages and Culture team. In regional areas, if you have language colleagues from other sectors, they ar

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May 201 min read

Support for teachers new to Stage 6 language teaching

Early career languages teachers and teachers new to Stage 6, a full day of Stage 6 professional learning is happening on Friday 27 February (Term 1 Week 5) for teachers in NSW public schools. The sessions are designed to build teacher confidence and capability in syllabus implementation, evidence-based teaching strategies and assessment practices. They will include an overview of Stage 6 essentials, KLA support materials and course-specific requirements for Languages Beginn

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Feb 111 min read

Reminder - NSW Japanese Teachers' Conference 2026

NSW Japanese Teachers' Conference 2026 - 'The power to learn, the passion to teach'. 📅 Friday 27 March 2026 📌 Parramatta Education Office 💳 $50 for DoE teachers and $150 for non-DoE teachers. Registrations are now open until Friday 20 March or when places have been filled. Please visit the Japanese Teachers’ Conference 2026 website to register .

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Feb 41 min read

Indonesian Teachers' Workshop

NSW Indonesian Teachers' Workshop 2026 - 'From passion to practice: Indonesian in action'. 📅 Friday 20 March 2026 (8:45 am-3:15 pm) 📌 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 💳 Cost: $45 Enrol via MyPL, course code TPL01111 by Friday 13 March 2026.

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Feb 41 min read

Seeking presenters - NSW French Teachers' Conference

If you'd like to present at the NSW Department of Education's upcoming French Teachers' Conference, to be held on Friday 8 May, EOIs close this Friday!

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Feb 41 min read

Languages Mentoring Program - support for languages teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools

🎓 Are you new to languages teaching in a NSW public school 7-12? Are you looking for an experienced mentor to support you? 👩‍🏫 Or are you an experienced languages teacher in a NSW public school 7-12, looking for a leadership opportunity? Please consider joining our Languages Mentoring Program, as a mentee or mentor. You'll experience 12 months of targeted support, supported by the NSW Department of Education. Applications close 11 February 2026.

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Feb 41 min read

Struggling to engage students in language learning?

The Languages and Culture team is very excited to announce that their new eLearning course, Practical strategies to enhance student engagement in the language classroom , is now live! The course is divided into 10 sequential modules and focuses on addressing the challenges of student disengagement, specifically within the languages context in Stages 4 and 5. Throughout the modules, you will explore what student disengagement looks like, examine factors that may impact stude

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