The position is for 1 day per week (Wednesday) and will start as soon as possible.
Please send your CV to Jodi Harris at jodi.harris10@det.nsw.edu.au.
Contact Jodi Harris on 9604 5475 for more information.

We have just published a Stage 5 unit of work for Arabic on 'Let's have a great weekend!', including an accompanying assessment of learning task, with marking guidelines. We have also updated the Stage 5 scope and sequence so that it links to these new resources.

The unit is for students with prior learning and/or experience in Arabic and for students with a background in Arabic, and is on the Arabic Stages 4 and 5 section of our website.
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Socialising and enjoying time with family and friends are both very important in the Arab culture. Being able to engage in discussions about leisure activities and negotiate plans will enable students to communicate appropriately in a range of contexts, supporting them to develop an appreciation of specific cultural practices. 

Sworld Vietnam runs global exchange programs between Vietnamese students and others students from around the world. The purpose is for them to practise English, get to know more about other countries, as well as make good use of time during the pandemic (parts of the country are still locked down).

Students will exchange letters and be paired up as buddies. Sworld Vietnam will also hold virtual meetings for the students to talk to each other and share their presentations. The target audience is students from primary schools up to universities. 

To learn more about the program, please visit https://sworld.com.vn/en/about-sworld-vietnam

If you are interested in the program, please contact Ha Nguyen for a proposal of the program and the company portfolio.

Note to NSW public schools: Schools wishing to establish a sister school relationship should use the sister school MOU template.

We have just published sample questions, organised by topic, for Arabic Continuers. We are so sorry we could not publish these last month, to support students preparing for their oral examination. Publication was delayed due to issues with the font when editing.
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The questions are available on the Arabic Continuers section of our website.

We're super-excited to release our Stage 4 Arabic support –​ an updated scope and sequence, a sample unit starter, together with the related assessment task, with marking criteria. Thank you to our writing team for creating such a fun and engaging set of resources.

We have just added a document to our website to support students of Arabic Continuers in understanding the purpose, structure and language features of the prescribed text types, with sample questions to practise.

​A comprehensive list of free online resources for teaching Arabic, Hindi, Korean and Vietnamese.

Sydney Institute of Community Languages Education (SICLE) at the University of Sydney are offering career advice and support for teachers in the Community Languages Schools Program. Please see the attached flyer for more information. 

​Early Learning and Primary Education at the Department of Education, in collaboration with Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education (SICLE) will deliver the Community Languages Teachers Test from 2019.

The new Community Languages Teachers Test has been developed to assess the level of language proficiency in the community language within the Australian educational context.

Teachers wishing to gain the teaching code for permanent employment in the Community Languages Program K-6 are invited to express their interest in sitting the test.

NESA has released Languages K-10 syllabuses for French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean and Spanish for implementation in 2019.

These syllabuses are available online at http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/learning-areas/languages in both PDF and Word format.

Professional learning will be provided for teachers throughout 2018 to support teachers in the familiarisation and planning process.