The JSAA 2015 Conference Committee is pleased to announce that it will be giving out scholarships to eligible non-tertiary teachers attending the Teachers Workshop. Please open the tab “Scholarship” under this link http://www.latrobe.edu.au/humanities/about/conferences/jsaa-2015 for further information and application form.

Best regards
Tracy

Tracy Lee

JSAA 2015 Conference Organiser

JSAA 2015 Conference at La Trobe

30 June to 3 July 2015

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/humanities/about/conferences/jsaa-2015

 

Gosford High School is conducting a curriculum review, with all aspects of school structure, subject offerings etc being investigated. I am a passionate advocate for language learning and am representing the Languages faculty on the curriculum committee. Could I please ask you to click on the link below and complete this quick survey by Tuesday 8 June. It should only take about 5 minutes and all findings will be shared with the participants.


Thank you

 
Judy Heinrich - Japanese & Latin teacher, Gosford High School



https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2FW26BG

 

Chester Hill High School is seeking a full-time Japanese teacher to take a maternity leave position from Term 3 Week 5 until the end of the year. The position includes teaching Yr 8,  Yr 9, Yr 11 Beginners, Yr 12 Continuers and Yr 12 Extension. Can applicants please send their CV to Lauren.byrne7@det.nsw.edu.au by Friday 12th of June.

I am pleased to inform you that the contest is now open and all details have been posted on the Consulate website.

The contest's aim is to encourage an understanding of Japan and Australia-Japan relations among NSW and NT secondary students, including Year 7 students at primary schools in the NT. Last year marked the inauguration of this new competition and we received many interesting essays from across both states. The Consul-General is looking forward to the same calibre of entries this year.

The contest will be held slightly earlier this year, and as always, it is open to all students, not only those studying Japanese language. Submissions close on Thursday 20th August 2015.

We will be emailing information to some schools that have had recent contact with the consulate and/or previously entered the contest, but we are keen to get the information out to as many schools and teachers as possible.

We will also be sending information by post to high school principals and municipal libraries in the near future, but we would greatly appreciate your assistance in distributing this information.

A letter from the consul in charge of the contest, a flyer and the entry documentation are attached. Entry guidelines and essay cover sheets are also available for download at www.sydney.au.emb-japan.go.jp

HSC language oral examination scheduling opens

Teachers will be able to schedule students' HSC language oral exams from Monday 1 June.

The dates, times and venues for all language oral exams are available for viewing from Wednesday 27 May. Both viewing and scheduling functions are on Schools Online > Examination Options and Scheduling > Language Oral Examination Scheduling. Detailed instructions are available on Schools Online > Downloads > Memos and Documents.

Teachers should print a summary page of their students' exam details as soon as they have been scheduled. Please advise students to download their confirmation sheet and relevant venue location maps through Students Online.

The online scheduling facility closes on Monday 15 June. Any students not scheduled by this date will have their exams scheduled by BOSTES.

For more information, contact:
Examination Operations
examlang@bos.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8065

Job Description

Languages Advisor, SEO 2 (ETS) - 171659 - 00003NVT

Providing curriculum policy advice and professional support to Public Schools NSW staff, and managing innovative projects to support the implementation of languages programs with a particular focus on Years 7-12.

• This is a temporary full time appointment up to 28 January 2018. Administrative hours and conditions apply.
• Location : Oxford Street
• Please address the selection criteria/screening questions.
• It is a requirement that all candidates submit their applications online via Jobs.NSW. No paper based, email based or late applications will be accepted.
• This is a child-related position. If you are not currently employed in a child-related position in the Department of Education and Communities, you will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number as a condition of employment (if you do not already have this). For more information, visit http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check. In addition, your employment may be subject to the Department's National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.

Please click to access the following:

Position Description

Aboriginal Education Review Information

Proof of Identity information

CRIMTRAC form to be included with your application

Declaration for child-related position to be included with your application

The closing date for this position is 5 June 2015

Location

Sydney Region-Sydney - East

Work Type

Full-time

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: $139,420 - Package includes salary ($125,774), employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

Contact Kim Proctor - (02) 9244 5561

Closing Date

05-Jun-2015, 11:59:00 PM

Job Category

Education and/or training

Organisation

Department of Education & Communities

Responsibilities

Targeted Questions / Selection Criteria

• Teaching qualifications and recent school based experience within Years 7-12.
• Demonstrated up to date knowledge of languages curriculum content and current issues, resources, quality teaching and assessment, current policies and programs.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic policy advice and capacity to harness ICTs to produce innovative languages programs and services.
• Capacity to build the capability of Public Schools NSW staff especially in the implementation of languages syllabuses.
• Proven ability to develop and manage teams and work collaboratively within and across teams, and to establish and nurture productive networks.
• High level written and oral communication, people management and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to the values of public education.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies.

The term 2 Languages network meeting is on WEEK 8, Thursday 11 June.

The topic is on understanding the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on Students with Disability (NCCD).

Enrolment will be strictly through MyPL and will appear in Schoolbiz next week.

The course code number is : NR08211

Evaluation method: Online.

Attendance for the whole session is required in order to have the course recorded on your Professional Learning list.

Please find attached the flyer and inform all languages/ interested teachers at your school.

Please follow these steps to enrol

Go to my Portal

• click on My Application
• Go to My PL@Edu
• Click on Search/ Enrol for event
• Type LOTE for the course name
• Insert the course code number/ID above

• Scroll down and click search
• Fill in the required information specifically the one with the red asterisks *, the authorisation and submit.

Kind regards

Suzanne Safi
SWSR Languages Network Coordinator

Suzanne.Safi@det.nsw.edu.au

Seeking Casual Teacher for 2 full-time positions Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Hurlstone is a fully selective, co-educational, agricultural high school in Glenfield South West Sydney.  It is next to Glenfield train station

Position 1: Monday 3rd August to Thursday 20th August 2015

Seeking an experienced teacher of Japanese Stages 4 to 6.  Position involves teaching Japanese Years 8, 9 , 10 and 12 Continuers

Position 2: From Monday 7th September to Friday 18th December 2015 with the possibility of extending to the end of term 1 2016. 

Seeking an experienced teacher of Japanese stages 4 to 6 including Extension Japanese - Departures.

Position involves teaaching Japanese years 8, 11 and 12 Extension.  There is also a small load of year 7 and 8 music and art- no experience needed for the music and art.

Please email Mikala Hewett and Esther Eun on

mikala.hewett@det.nsw.edu.au, esther.eun3@det.nsw.edu.au