Indonesian teachers in the NSW Department of Education are invited to join the Adobe Connect webinar on Wednesday 28 June (3:30-4:30pm) to hear about the draft K-10 syllabus and have an opportunity to provide feedback.

Teachers are encouraged to download and critically review the content in the draft K-10 syllabus which can be accessed on the NESA site. This consultation period is the only opportunity for teachers to be part of the department’s feedback to NESA.

If you haven't participated in an Adobe Connect session before, please download the 'how-to' guide below and follow the instructions. It's easy! 
​Log into https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/secondarylanguages using your Department user name and password. 

We look forward to meeting virtually with teachers to ensure the content of the K-10 syllabus is relevant and appropriate for the students in your languages classes.​

NESA has released the draft Indonesian K-10 syllabus. The NSW Department of Education is conducting state-wide consultation for DoE teachers on the draft syllabuses from 13-29 June 2017. This consultation period is the only opportunity for teachers to be part of the department’s feedback to NESA. 
(Note: Other education sectors run their own consultation).

As a DoE teacher, if you'd like to be part of our consultation, here's what you need to do:
1. Download the draft language-specific K-10 syllabus from the NESA website.

2. Carefully read through the draft syllabus. If you have any areas of concern or strength within any of the draft languages syllabuses, please submit via email to Janelle Byrne by Thursday 29 June 2017.

3. Attend the Adobe Connect session on Wednesday 28 June (3:30-4:30pm) by logging into https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/secondarylanguages.
If you haven't participated in an Adobe Connect session before, please download the 'how-to' guide below and follow the instructions. It's easy!

4. Complete the NESA online survey by 7 August 2017.
 
Teachers are encouraged to participate in the NESA-led consultation opportunities in addition to departmental consultation. Full details including the NESA consultation meetings are available on the NESA website.

Contact details: Janelle Byrne on 9266 8540 or janelle.byrne@det.nsw.edu.au

The Languages and Culture team (Secondary Education) no longer has language-specific consultants. Instead, we have four Language Officer positions to provide generic support to teachers of all languages 7-12, ensuring greater equity.
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Last term, we advertised for teachers to express interest in joining our language-specific reference groups. Unfortunately we have had quite a low response rate for Indonesian and so we are extending the closing date to Friday 12 May 2017.

Each reference group will provide a range of support, for example:
- developing language-specific support materials 7-12, including sample assessments
- providing feedback on new NSW language-specific syllabuses developed under the Languages K–10 Framework
- developing language-specific support materials for the new course prescriptions (2019-2023) for the Extension and Indonesian and Literature (formerly Background Speakers) courses.

Each language-specific reference group will run from Term 2 2017 to the end of Term 3 2018.

Membership is limited to NSW public school teachers 7-12. We are seeking 3-5 members per group. Membership may support working towards ‘Highly Accomplished’ (standards 1.3.3, 2.1.3 and 2.3.3).

The time-commitment will vary according to the language and the time of year, but will not exceed six days per teacher. Participation dates will be negotiable. Relief will be paid to schools.

If you’d like to express interest in being part of a group, and working with the Languages and Culture team, please complete the attached Expression of Interest (EOI) form and email to nicholas.wilson28@det.nsw.edu.au 

Closing date: 12 May 2017

Consultation on the Review of Languages Education in NSW concluded in December 2013. More than 300 people attended public consultation meetings held in metropolitan and regional NSW.

Many responses were received from students, teachers, parents, school executive members, community organisations and education authorities.

The consultation report provides the key findings on the Review’s six initial proposals and additional themes emerging from the consultation data. The report also provides information about the consultation process and the consultation respondents.

The consultation report is now available to download from the BOSTES website.

For more information, contact:
Languages Review Team
languagesreview@bos.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8205

As you will be aware, the Australian Government recently announced a review to evaluate the robustness, independence and balance of the Australian Curriculum, examining both its content and the development process. Members of the public are invited to make a submission to the review:
https://submissions.deewr.gov.au/Forms/AustralianCurriculum/pages/form by completing the online submission form by Friday, 28 February 2014.

The AEF has developed a summary of key points that relate specifically to the inclusion of content on Asia and Australia’s relationship with Asia in the Australian Curriculum.

The summary can be accessed at:
http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/policy_and_research/australian_curriculum_review.html

For further information contact:
Kathe Kirby (k.kirby@asialink.unimelb.edu.au) or
Kurt Mullane (k.mullane@asialink.unimelb.edu.au)

In Term 4, the Board of Studies NSW is conducting public consultation on six proposals for a broader, more inclusive languages education for all NSW students. The proposals were developed following analysis of the research literature and best practice both in Australia and overseas, and initial conversations with key stakeholders. 

Make sure you have your say on the future of Languages Education in NSW by participating in the online survey and consultation process.

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