Dubbo School of Distance Education is seeking teachers of Italian and Spanish to fill the following leave positions:

4 week leave position – 12 June to 6 July 2018
A leave position is available from Term 2, Week 7 until Term 2, Week 10. A qualified Italian and Spanish teacher who is capable of teaching up to HSC Beginners and Continuers courses is required.

1 year leave position – 2019
A leave position is available for the duration of 2019. A qualified Italian and Spanish teacher who is capable of teaching up to HSC Beginners and Continuers courses is required.

The positions are on campus at Dubbo School of Distance Education. For further information and details of the application process, please contact Anna Brain by email or phone.

Professional learning opportunity for teachers of Italian to analyse and apply the Common European Framework for Languages to develop an in-depth understanding of language learning.

When:           2- 4 March 2018 (Friday 13.00-17.00, Saturday and Sunday 10.00-16.00)
Where:          Italian Bilingual School 30-32 See St, Meadowbank
Presenter:    Prof. Franco Romano, Università per Stranieri, Perugia
                 
                        This is teacher identified professional learning at Proficient Level

For more information please contact Co.As.It. on 9564 0744. To register please email your name, school and contact details to learning@coasit.org.au.

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is seeking a full-time Italian and French teacher for a 12 month contract, commencing in 2018. The successful applicant must be able to teach Stage 4 Italian as well as Stages 4-6 French (including Stage 6 French Beginners). For more details and to apply for this position, please contact Vicki Strudwick.

Sydney Secondary College - Leichhardt Campus is seeking an Italian and French accredited teacher for a part-time position five days per fortnight. For further information, please contact Cherryl Ellis.

Blaxland High School is seeking two teachers of Italian. The first position is for Term 1 2018 full-time, with a view to extending the contract. The second position is from Terms 1-3 2018 full-time. Both positions require a capacity to teach Years 7-10 and/or a capacity to teach Years 11-12 in a composite setting for both Beginners and Continuers courses. The ability to teach English is also an advantage.

If you are interested in the position, please contact the Head Teacher Bronwyn Kedicoglu.

To coincide with la Settimana della lingua italiana, the 2017 theme of L'italiano al Cinema l'Italiano nel Cinema and the National Italian Teachers' Conference being held in Canberra, Professor Donata Puntil from the Kings College London will be in Sydney on 24 October to deliver a workshop. The workshop is titled "Mixed ability classes and the use of cinema," and will involve the presentation of various Italian film clips, followed by a discussion on their cultural and linguistic use in the Italian class room. Attendance at the workshop will count towards teacher identified professional learning.

For further information, as well as details of registration, please see the flyer attached.

The Week of the Italian Language in the World promotes Italian as a language of classical and contemporary culture. As a celebration of this initiative, the diplomatic and cultural network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy selects a theme and organises a series of events in the third week of October.
To commemorate the event's 17th anniversary, the chosen theme is "L'italiano al cinema, l'italiano nel cinema" (Italian at the cinema, Italian in the cinema).
In honour of this theme, the Marco Polo Italian Language School will be hosting a free screening of the Italian comedy-drama film Pinocchio (2002), directed by and starring Roberto Benigni. The film will be screened in Italian with English subtitles.

Details of the event are as follows:
Date: 18 October 2017
Location: Carnes Hill Community and Recreation Precinct, 600 Kurrajong Road, Carnes Hill 2171
Time: 10:30 AM
Cost: Free

If schools wish to arrange an excursion, please contact the Marco Polo Language School office.
Tel: (02) 8786 0888
Email: learning@cnansw.org.au

Don't forget to register your attendance for the National Italian Teachers' Conference on 21 October at the Embassy of Italy in Canberra. The flyer containing information on the conference program is attached below.

To register:
Please send an email to amba.canberra@esteri.it by 13 October 2017
In your email, include the following details: Name, school name (if you are presently teaching in a school) and contact details, including your email and phone number.

Registration for the event is free.

For further enquiries, please contact: enri.parolin@coasit.org.au, (02) 9564 0744/0481 765 271