Macquarie University have a number of students who are urgently seeking practicum placements in Chinese.

Placements are available in a combination of substantial blocks and weekly visits and are ideally one hour travel from the home. Details of the students are listed below:
- 4th year female student based in the Central Coast needs 60 days of practicum placement
- 4th year female student based in Sydney's Northern Beaches needs 60 days of practicum placement
- 4th year female student based in Hornsby Heights needs 40 days of practicum placement
- 3rd year female student based in Eastwood needs 20 days of practicum placement.

If you are interested, please contact:
Kerry Klujin, Practicum Office
E: kerry.klujin@mq.edu.au  P: (02) 9850 8718
Alternatively, please contact Robyn Moloney.

Chatswood Public School is seeking casual Chinese language teachers.

Chatswood Public School is a dynamic school that offers a comprehensive Chinese language and cultural program, including a Confucius Classroom.

Please email your resume in PDF format to Assistant Principal Rebecca Barker at rebecca.barker@det.nsw.edu.au if you would like to express your interest.​​

Normanhurst Boys High School is seeking a 0.9 language teacher to cover long service leave for Term 1, 2018, with the possibility of extension. The applicant must be able to teach French and Mandarin or Japanese. If you are interested in the position, please contact Julie Dupuche.

Hurstville Public School is seeking a teacher of Chinese for two days a week in Term 4 2017 (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
If you would like to express your interest in this position please contact R/Deputy Principal, Rebecca Ingram, via email Rebecca.ingram3@det.nsw.edu.au or phone on 95873963.

Expressions of interest are invited from teachers of Chinese language K-12 who would like to join the Confucius Classroom Outreach and Networking project. This is an excellent leadership opportunity for Chinese language teachers who are aspiring to work towards Highly Accomplished with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. There will be two roles offered: Network Facilitators and Network Leaders.

This is a voluntary position which will be incorporated into your current teaching role. Teacher relief will be paid for you to attend meetings either via video conference or face-to-face.

Email applications as PDF to elizabeth.wang1@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 15 September 2017.

For more information please see the attached flyer.

The amended Stage 6 Chinese and Literature Course Prescriptions 2019-2023 are now available from the syllabus section of the NESA website. Implementation for the new course prescriptions will commence from Term 1 2018 with Year 11.

Schools are reminded that study of the texts prescribed for the Year 12 course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course. This also applies to the study of a prescribed text in another medium, such as the film of a novel.

For more information, contact:
Lyn Sully
Inspector, Languages
lyn.sully@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8152
@LanguagesNESA