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Visit the Tanken Centre without leaving your classroom!
The NSW Department of Education has just released a new resource for Japanese, and we think your students are going to love it!! 妖怪を探せ - A Tanken Centre adventure is an immersive, interactive escape room-style learning experience designed to deepen students’ engagement with Japanese language and culture. Set within the Tanken Centre, students take on the role of a student, Natsuki, to track down hidden yōkai. The aim of the resource is to clear all the yōkai so that tomorrow'
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Term 2 statewide staff meeting - all welcome!
We'll be looking at 'To the textbook and beyond – transforming textbook use to enrich language learning', exploring practical ways to move beyond traditional textbook use to create engaging, meaningful and student-centred language learning experiences. This session will explore moving beyond the textbook to: - connect to real world experiences - differentiate for all learners - learn across all outcomes - include student choice - develop intercultural understanding. 📅 Thur
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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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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


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


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


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


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


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


What does 'developing intercultural capability' look like?
In the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, students develop intercultural capability across all 3 focus areas – interacting,...
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May 2, 20231 min read


Accredited PD for new K-10 syllabuses
NESA has released 3 Accredited PD courses for their new K-10 languages syllabuses (Modern Languages, Classical Languages and Aboriginal...
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May 1, 20231 min read
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