Interested applicants will need a primary teaching degree and expertise in teaching Japanese. The position is ideally a 5 day a week position but this is negotiable and will start in Week 10 of Term 1 or as soon as possible.
Interested teachers are invited to send a copy of their CV, with NSW Department of Education employee details and WWCC number to Sarah McLean, Deputy Principal (rel).
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Please contact Sarah McLean for further information via: 98715952 or sarah.mclean1@det.nsw.edu.au

This workshop will give teachers the chance to collaborate on updating assessment practices and tasks to align with the continued implementation of the 2017 Japanese K-10 syllabus.
When:
7 March 2020 (Saturday)
Time:
8:45am-3:15pm
(Please note the updated workshop times) 
Venue:
North Sydney Girls High School
365 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest
(No parking available at venue)
Cost:
$60.00 – member teacher
$35.00 – member university student
$100.00 – non-member
(Cost includes bento lunch)
Applications due:
1 March 2020

Completing this workshop will contribute to 5 hours of NESA-Registered PD addressing 6.2.2 in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW. Please apply via the JTAN website.

​St George Girls High School is seeking Japanese teachers who are available for casual work. Interested teachers are invited to send a copy of their CV, with Department of Education employee details and WWCC number to Sibylle Georgius, Head Teacher, Languages.

Kirrawee HS is seeking a Japanese teacher for Week 5 this term, to cover for a teacher on LSL.

The position includes Years 7,8 and 9 as well as Stage 6 Continuers and Extension.

Please contact Will Simpson if interested.

April holiday workshop for Year 12 Continuers on 15 and 16 April 2020
We are facilitating a Year 12 Continuers holiday workshop on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 April 2020 and places are filling quickly.
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Further details and the application form are attached. Please send us the application form (page 4 only) at your earliest convenience.
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Combine dates:
We are looking for a small group for the following dates to combine with other schools:
 
Term 1
7 April for Year 10
 
Term 2
15 Jun for Years 9/10
22 Jun for Year 11 Continuers
30 Jun for Year 11 Continuers and Beginners combined group
 
If you are interested, please contact us.
 
There was a mistake on the previous post about the availability of the combined date on 22 June.This date is for Year 11 Continuers, not for Year 12 Continuers. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
 
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Nihongo Tanken Centre
Email: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au
T: 02 9542 5745

Dear teachers,
Thank you very much for your continued support of the Tanken Centre.
 
We are looking for small groups for the following dates to combine with other schools:
Term 1
7 April – Year 10
Term 2
8 May – Year 12 Beginners
22 Jun – Year 12 Continuers
30 Jun – Year 11 Continuers and Beginners combined group
Term 3
22 Sep – Year 11 Continuers and Beginners combined group
Term 4
3 Nov – Year 11 Continuers and Beginners combined group
 
If you are interested, please contact us.
 
April holiday workshop for Stage 6 Continuers – 15 and 16 April 2020
We are facilitating a Year 12 Continuers HSC holiday workshop on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 April 2020. 
Further details and the application form are attached. Please send us the application form (page 4 only) at your earliest continence.

Beginners, Continuers and Extension workshops are also planned for the July holidays. The details of the July holiday workshop will be advertised at the beginning of Term 2.

Kindly note that we are not able to accept pre-bookings for July workshops.
 
Excursion bookings
Term 2 is filling up quickly but there are still some dates available in Term 1. If you are interested in bringing your students or have any queries, please contact us with your preferred dates. 

Kindly note that the minimum number of students per excursion is 20 and the maximum number is 32 (high school) or 36 (primary school) for safety reasons.

If your group is smaller than 20 students, we will aim to find a similar group of students to join with your group. We are better able to find another school if you give us sufficient notice when submitting your preferred date.
 
We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.

For more information contact:
Nihongo Tanken Centre
Email: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au
T: 02 9542 5745

The Cross-sectoral Japanese Language Teachers’ Conference 2020 will be held on Friday 28 August 2020 in Sydney and the Languages and Culture team is seeking presenters.

Focus areas for which we are seeking presenters are:​
- assessment, reporting and feedback – K-10
- Stage 6 assessment strategies [Japanese Beginners and Continuers]
- innovative and effective teaching and learning strategies
- engaging resources and activities
- visible thinking techniques
- engaging your school community with Japanese
- other.

Session brief:
- workshop sessions are 60 minutes
- Teachmeet sessions are 7 minutes to 15 minutes
- teachers may submit a joint EOI to present together.

All applications require the signature of the applicant’s current principal. Please complete the EOI form below, and email as a PDF to coreena.allen@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 28 February 2020.

This EOI form is for teachers from all sectors. 

Successful applicants will be notified by email by Friday 6 March 2020.
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For further information, please contact Coreena Allen – Language Officer on 0436 851 211 or at coreena.allen@det.nsw.edu.au

Dear teachers,
We hope you had a relaxing holiday.
If you are interested in organising an excursion to the centre, please contact us on 02 9542 5745 or 02 9542 5746 to secure your preferred date.
We look forward to hearing from you soon. 
Please follow us on Twitter at Tanken Centre where we share news about Japan and provide useful material for Japanese classes. 

​JTAN is holding a TeachMeet for teachers of primary and any interested Stage 4 teachers.

When: Saturday 15 February 2020, 12.30-5.30pm
Venue: Balgowlah Heights PS (library), 9B Lewis Street, Balgowlah Heights
Cost: $40.00 – member teacher
$25.00 –  member university student
$70.00 – non-member

Payment is due by 7 February 2020.

Key focus: The aim of this workshop is to assist teachers to plan for and implement effective teaching and learning strategies. Language is innately learned through repetition and active participation. Cultural crafts presented in the target language ensure a practical and fun way to acquire language. Participants will engage in a variety of cross-curricula activities which are transportable and simple to complete in a 30-50 minute lesson.

For more information or to apply, please visit http://www.jtan.org.au/eventsshow.php?id=131 

The Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship 2020 Teacher Training Category is now open, and applications close on Wednesday 26 February 2020.
 
Details and application forms are available on the Embassy of Japan in Canberra website https://www.au.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/education_mext_scholarship_en.html. Please address any enquiries to the Embassy via cultural-application@cb.mofa.go.jp or (02) 6273 3244.
 
I realise you must be very busy at the end of the school year, but we would greatly appreciate it if you could promote this study opportunity to your fellow teachers through your networks.
 
The Japanese Studies Category for undergraduates is also open and information can be found on the same page above.