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Are you, or do you know, a beginning/preservice language teacher?
Registrations are now open for the Beginning and Preservice Teachers' Workshop, designed to support beginning teachers (in their first 5...
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Save the date - Beginning and Preservice Teachers' Workshop
Save the date for the NSW Department of Education's upcoming Beginning and Preservice Teachers' Workshop, designed to support beginning...
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Chinese Extension materials now live!
The NSW Department of Education's support materials for the Chinese Extension prescriptions 2026-2030 are now available to teachers from...
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16th meeting of Spanish Teachers of NSW
The Spanish Education Office, in collaboration with the STANSW and Languages and Culture, is holding the 16th meeting of Spanish Teachers...
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Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Need help preparing your students for Trial and HSC speaking exams?
As Term 3 starts, Stage 6 teachers will be preparing students for their upcoming Trial and HSC speaking exams. Did you know the NSW...
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Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Launch of Japanese resources for Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus
The Languages and Culture team is excited to launch the Japanese set of language-specific resources to support the Modern Languages K-10...
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Jul 21, 20231 min read
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New Japanese 7-10 support for Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus
The Languages and Culture team at the department has published its first set of language-specific resources to support the Modern...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read
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Greek and Me - 2023 SICLE Greek language student competition
Open to all students in NSW from Kindergarten to Year 10 who study the Greek Community Language (at afternoon/Saturday schools, Secondary...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read
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Free SICLE professional development opportunity
Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education (SICLE) is offering a free, 60-contact-hour professional development program for...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read
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National conference for teachers of Italian
Italian teachers, save the date for the 8th national conference for teachers of Italian which will be held in Brisbane on 21 October. The...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read
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German day at University of Sydney
Teachers and students of Stages 5 and 6 German are invited to University of Sydney on Friday 25 August 2023, to attend a day of...
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Jun 28, 20231 min read
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XVI meeting of Spanish teachers of NSW 2023
The Spanish Education Office, in collaboration with STANSW and the NSW Department of Education, is holding its 16th Spanish Teachers'...
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Jun 28, 20231 min read
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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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Want to learn all about the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus?
The Languages and Culture team has just published the 'Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus – from planning to practice in Years 7–10' course...
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Jun 2, 20231 min read
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New CCAFL syllabuses
NESA has just released new Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment Framework for Languages (CCAFL) Continuers and in Context syllabuses...
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May 25, 20231 min read
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Programming guidelines and sample scope and sequences for Stages 4 and 5
To support the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, the Languages and Culture team has published: programming guidelines a sample scope...
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May 23, 20231 min read
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New HSC hub resource - reflections and advice from past HSC students
To support you and your students to prepare for the HSC, the Languages and Culture team has created an engaging video resource, in a 'You...
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May 20, 20231 min read
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Leading Languages 7-12
Do you lead the Languages KLA in a NSW public school? You may be a head teacher, a faculty coordinator, or even the only language teacher...
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May 20, 20231 min read
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Term 2 statewide staff meeting - unpacking support for the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus
Did you miss the Term 2 statewide staff meeting? Don't worry - the recording is available on YouTube and the slides are attached.
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May 20, 20231 min read
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Cute 'Quirky comics' resources for K-10
The NSW Department of Education has re-released their 'Quirky comics' resources. The comics are available in Chinese, French, German,...
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May 5, 20231 min read
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Term 2 statewide staff meeting
On Thursday 18 May, 4-5 pm, the Languages and Culture team will present their Term 2 statewide staff meeting, focusing on the new Modern...
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May 4, 20231 min read
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Collaboration day for the new syllabus - Sydney North
The Sydney North Network is holding a full-day meeting in Term 2, on Tuesday 16 May. The focus of the meeting will be on collaboration...
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May 4, 20231 min read
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Overview of outcomes - Stages 4 to 6 (modern languages)
One of the aspects of the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus which we really like is that the outcomes and content for Stage 5 allow for...
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May 2, 20231 min read
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