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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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Are you unsure if you're marking student work fairly and accurately?
If you missed the Languages and Culture team's statewide staff meeting on consistent teacher judgement , you can now access the recording...
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Aug 15, 20251 min read
Consistent teacher judgement
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education has opened registrations for their Term 3 statewide staff meeting on...
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Jul 31, 20251 min read
Did you miss the meeting on using Canva in the languages classroom?
The Languages and Culture team has just published their recording of their Term 2 statewide staff meeting, Unleashing creativity: the...
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Jun 6, 20251 min read
Love Canva but not sure how to use it? Term 2 statewide staff meeting on using Canva
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education is running a session on Unleashing creativity: the many uses of Canva ,...
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May 22, 20251 min read
Learn about ICT tools in languages
The Languages and Culture team has shared the recording of their Term 1 statewide staff meeting and if you love technology, it's a...
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Mar 14, 20251 min read
Term 1 statewide staff meeting - engaging ICT tools
The Languages and Culture team is running their Term 1 statewide staff meeting on Wednesday 26 February. Everyone is welcome! The meeting...
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Feb 19, 20251 min read
Strategies for HSC success - statewide staff meeting recording now available
At the department's Term 4 statewide staff meeting on Strategies for HSC success –developing speaking, writing, listening and reading...
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Nov 18, 20241 min read
Strategies for HSC success - Term 4 statewide staff meeting
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education has just published details of their Term 4 statewide staff meeting. ...
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Oct 23, 20241 min read
Explicit teaching in languages - did you miss the SWS meeting?
Did you miss the recent statewide staff meeting on 'Explicit teaching in languages'? Don't panic - the Languages and Culture team have...
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Oct 23, 20241 min read
Explicit teaching in languages - statewide staff meeting
The department is holding an explicit teaching statewide staff meeting to unpack what explicit teaching looks like in languages, as...
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Aug 23, 20241 min read
Term 3 statewide staff meeting - recording now available
Yesterday, the Languages and Culture team presented their Term 3 SWS meeting on ‘Listening activities for Stage 4 and 5’. During the...
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Aug 15, 20241 min read
Reminder - Term 3 statewide staff meeting (all welcome!)
The Languages and Culture team’s Term 3 statewide staff meeting is coming up soon, on Wednesday 14 August, 4-5 pm. The topic of the...
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Aug 9, 20241 min read
Do your students shy away from engaging in listening activities?
On Wednesday 14 August, 4-5 pm, the Languages and Culture team is hosting their Term 3 statewide staff meeting. The topic of the meeting...
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Jul 26, 20241 min read
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Language teachers in NSW - just a reminder that you can access recordings of past statewide staff meeting and resource launches at the...
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Jun 23, 20241 min read
Term 2 statewide staff meeting - recording now available
At their Term 2 statewide staff meeting on 22 May, the Languages and Culture team looked at 'Assessment ideas for various contexts'. Here...
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Jun 5, 20241 min read
Term 2 statewide staffroom
The Languages and Culture team's Term 2 statewide staffroom is coming up soon, on Wednesday 22 May, 4-5 pm. The team will be sharing...
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May 2, 20241 min read
Term 1 statewide staff meeting
The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education warmly invites all language teachers to their first statewide staff...
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Feb 12, 20241 min read
Term 4 statewide staff meeting - recording and activity
At the Languages and Culture team's Term 4 statewide staff meeting, 'Ready, set, program!', the team took a deep dive into a learning...
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Nov 2, 20231 min read
Term 4 statewide staff meeting
With implementation almost here, the Languages and Culture team is offering a deep dive into a learning sequence from their support for...
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Oct 13, 20231 min read
Assessment and the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus
The Languages and Culture team have shared the recording of their Term 3 statewide staff meeting, which focuses on assessment in the new...
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Aug 18, 20231 min read
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