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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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Would you like to present at the NSW Department of Education's Japanese Teachers' Conference 2026?

Are you a teacher of Japanese, or a stakeholder in Japanese education? The NSW Department of Education is currently seeking expressions of interest (EOIs) to present at their Japanese Language Teachers' Conference 2026. The conference will be held on Friday 27 March 2026 at Parramatta, with the theme 'The power to learn, the passion to teach'. If you are successful in the EOI process, you will have your conference fees waived. For NSW public school teachers, you will also rec

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2026 - save the dates!

Looking for language-specific professional learning in 2026?

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Upcoming network meetings to support new syllabus

The local Language Teacher Networks run by the NSW Department of Education are cross-sectoral - any teacher, regardless of the sector...

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Aug 18, 20231 min read

Launch of French resources

Each time the Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education publishes a set of language-specific resources to support the...

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Aug 7, 20231 min read

Did you miss the launch of the Stages 4 and 5 Japanese sets?

Last week, the Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education launched their Japanese set of resources to support the...

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Jul 31, 20231 min read

Looking for support for the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus?

The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education is currently rolling out support for the new Modern Languages K-10...

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Jul 31, 20231 min read

AoYama Japanese Camp now offering incursions

AoYama Japanese Camp (AYJC) is offering incursion workshops for students to use their Japanese language skills in new and dynamic ways...

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Jul 21, 20231 min read

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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