The Monbukagakusho, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has opened scholarship applications in the Teacher Training category, which entitles eligible teachers to study at Japanese universities.

Further details and application forms for the scholarship are available on the Embassy of Japan's website. Applications close at 5pm on 28 February 2019. For further enquiries, please contact the Embassy on (02) 6273 3244 or email cultural-application@cb.mofa.go.jp.

Kincumber High School is seeking a full-time Japanese teacher for 2019 to teach Years 7 and 8. Expressions of interest are invited from teachers who are interested in being considered for the role. 

For further information contact the principal Janine Debenham on 02 4369 1555.

Some teachers have identified that their attendance at the NSW Cross-sectoral Japanese Teachers' Conference 2018 is not appearing on eTAMS. This could be due to either of the following reasons:
1. You have not been registered in MyPL as attending.
2. Your MyPL profile does not contain your NESA Institute number.
 
If you are a non-DoE teacher and have NOT YET created a MyPL profile, please:

• - read the attached instructions and follow the steps
  
• - email darlene.knowles@det.nsw.edu.au by 17 December 2018, once you have completed the above steps.
  
• Please ensure that your profile contains your NESA Institute number.
  

 
If you are a non-permanent (casual or temporary) DoE teacher or non-DoE teacher and have already registered on MyPL, please check that your MyPL profile contains your NESA Institute number so that it can connect to eTAMs and transfer the registered hours.
 
You can easily add your NESA Institute number to your profile by:
- logging into MyPL and choosing “My Account” from the hamburger drop-down menu on the top right
- choose “Edit’ from the drop-down "Actions" menu, then scroll down to the correct field and add your NESA Institute number.
 
If you have any issues, send an email to the MyPL team at mypl@det.nsw.edu.au and they will be able to support you.

Marilyn Lucas, a former departmental teacher, has a large number of Japanese resources that she has accumulated over her teaching career and is now looking to donate them. Any schools or teachers who are interested should contact Marilyn at Marilyn.lucas48@gmail.com or 0409 244 919.

The Tanken Centre will host a workshop for beginning Japanese teachers on Friday 8 March 2019.

This workshop is to support new secondary Japanese teachers in:

• - building their skills in using Japanese in the classroom
• - learning more about the Tanken Centre
• - networking.

 
Date: Friday 8 March 2019
Time: 9:30am-2:30pm
Venue: Tanken Centre, Kirrawee HS
Target audience: Beginning (in their first 3 years) teachers of Japanese
Cost: $55 (including lunch)
 
This workshop is designed for you to experience the activities run by Tanken Centre, with the aim of using the ideas and strategies in your own classroom. You will also have the opportunity to network with other Japanese teachers.
 
Please refer to the attached program for full details.
 
Travel and accommodation subsidies are available for temporary/permanent rural and remote teachers, through the department’s Rural and Remote strategy. To apply for a subsidy, please email aris.cao1@det.nsw.edu.au with your details.
 
This workshop has 20 places, allocated on a first-come first-served basis. If you are interested, please resister:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1C6Br0C49yWnbOHzGl-SQeCkv6_zxkX78Ed313Ba4tQ0/edit
When your place is confirmed, we will contact you via email.
 
For more information contact:
Nihongo Tanken Centre
Email: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au
T: 02 9542 5745
 
Standards
Attending this meeting will contribute 5 hours of Teacher Identified professional development towards maintaining Proficient Teacher accreditation in NSW, meeting standards 6.2, 6.3 and 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. 

Gosford High School is seeking expressions of interest for a teacher who is qualified to teach Japanese and French, for a position commencing Term 1 2019, with the possibility of an extension. The successful applicant must be approved to teach Japanese and French for Years 8-12.

The selection criteria for the position is as follows:
-  Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively as an effective team member.
- Capacity to deliver effective, engaging and differentiated teaching programs that cater to the needs of gifted and talented students in Stages 4-6.
- Demonstrated capacity to engage students in learning through effective teaching, learning and assessment practices.

Should you wish to apply for the position, please complete the EOI attached, addressing the selection criteria. Please note that one of the referees listed must be the applicant's current principal. The expression of interest should not exceed 2 A4 pages and requires the signature of the applicant's current principal or supervisor, if the applicant is currently non-school-based.

Please submit your EOI to Adrienne Scalese, Relieving Principal, by no later than 5pm on 7 December 2018.

St Marys Senior High School is seeking expressions of interest from teachers who are interested in a part-time, temporary position, teaching Stage 6 Japanese Beginners and Korean Beginners. The position is available from the beginning of Term 2 2019 until the end of Term 1 2020 and the successful applicant will be allocated a 0.8 FTE load, teaching Monday to Thursday. There is also the possibility for casual work on Fridays if the applicant is interested.

The successful applicant should have accreditation to teach Japanese and Korean. Recent teaching experience with Stage 6 students is preferable, although all expressions of interest will be considered.

For further information, please contact Rosa Kim on (02) 9623 8333 during school hours. To apply for the position, please send a brief resume outlining your teaching experience to Rosa Kim. The closing date for applications is 6 December 2018.

The Languages and Culture team is currently recruiting the Tanken Centre Support Officer:
https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/tanken-centre-support-officer-eo-ets-192616-133950

This is a 3-year position and applicants must have recent school-based experience.
 
The Tanken Centre is located at Kirrawee HS in southern Sydney.

Permanent departmental teachers would retain right-of-return to their current school for a period of up to 3 years.

Applications close 3 December 2018.

​More information: Mieko Shida (Tanken Centre Coordinator), 9542 5745 or Mieko.Shida4@det.nsw.edu.au

Castle Hill High School is seeking a part-time Japanese teacher to job share a full teaching load with a teacher returning from maternity leave. The position will be a 0.4 teaching load.

The successful applicant will have approval to teach Japanese from Year 7 to Year 12, and will need to supply their WWCC number.

For further information please contact Donna Wood (Head Teacher, Languages) via email at donna.wood13@det.nsw.edu.au