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​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 Korean 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 Extension courses and Korean 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

Canterbury Public School requires a Korean teacher for one day per week in 2017. Please forward your Expressio of Interest (no more than 2 pages) outlining your skills and suitability for this position to Alenka Madzar (Korean program coordinator) at alenka.madzar@det.nsw.edu.au by Monday 16 January 2017.

The NSW Department of Education is delighted to renew its Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea, as represented by the Korean Education Centre of the Korean Consulate General.

Mr Soo Hwan Kang, Director Korean Education Centre of Consulate General of Republic of Korea in Sydney and Ms Lila Mularczyk, Director, Secondary Education signed the MoU, witnessed by Ms Noh Kyoung Kim, Chief of the Governors’ Association of Korea in the Korean Consulate General and Mrs Elisabeth Robertson, Coordinator, Languages and Culture. 

Mr Joseph Kim, General Manager of the Korean Education Centre also attended the signing, with Mrs Janelle Byrne, Language Officer and Ms Amanda Davis, Languages Advisor K-6.

Korean is a language of great importance in NSW public schools. The Korean Plant-A-School Program has enabled Korean language programs to be established and to grow in many schools, and the Korean Bilingual Program at Campsie Public Schools is one of the centrepieces of Korean language education in NSW.

This year, we have seen the introduction of the Stage 6 Korean Beginners course, which is an acknowledgement of Korean’s growing popularity.

The annual Korean Principals’ Study Tour also enables many principals to see the benefits of a Korean language program.

The NSW Department of Education looks forward to many more years working with the Korean Education Centre to support Korean language programs in NSW public schools. 

Expressions of interest are invited from primary and secondary schools which would like to receive funding to introduce a Korean language program at school.

The Korean Plant-a-School Program assists NSW public schools to seed and sustain the teaching and learning of the Korean language by providing financial support. The program is facilitated by the Learning and Teaching Directorate and funded by the Korean Education Centre of the Korean Consulate General. For further details on the program, please refer to the flyer below.

If interested, please apply using the attached Expression of Interest form and submit to Elisabeth Robertson by 12 December 2016.

For further details, please contact Elisabeth Robertson.

St Ives Park Public school is seeking a temporary full time Korean teacher for 2017 with approval to teach K-6. For more information please contact the Principal, Gillian Tegg on 9144 4085 or email GILLIAN.TEGG@det.nsw.edu.au

​2017 Australian Principals' Korean Study Tour
 
'The Australian Principals' Korean Study Tour' program has been successfully running since 2010 and is intended to help facilitate Australian principals and educational leaders’ engagement with the Korean history, language, culture and people of Korea. Approximately 130 Australian principals and educational leaders have participated in the program, and the feedback has been very positive. 2017 the APKST will be held during the Easter school holiday period. The details of the program are as follows:
 
 Periods and cities
○ April 9 (Sunday) ~ April 18 (Tuesday) 2017 
○ Gongju, Sejong, Daejeon, Cheonan, Busan, Gyeongju, Pohang, Asan, Youngin, Gapyeong, Seoul 
 
The Host Organisation
○ 2017 the Australian Principals’ Korean Study Tour has been developed and hosted by the Korean Education Centre – Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney 
 
Participants : 20~23 persons 
○ Principals from primary and secondary schools 
○ Educational leaders from the Department of Education 
 
Expenses
○ The inland expenses will be provided by the Ministry of Education in Korea (For example, full-board, a single room, transfers, guides, entrance fees and interpretor etc) 
○ The return airfare and travel insurance are the participants' responsibility 
 
Application deadline
○ December 9 (Friday), 2016 
 
Forms to submit
○ Application form including Essay  (application download : www.auskec.kr --> KEC NEWS --> 2017 Australian Principals Korean Study Tour)
○ a copy of passport 
 
 A promotional video clip for the APKST
https://youtu.be/uOOyK_uq5uQ  and  https://youtu.be/ljjEJ3KTb4U 
 
Submit the application and enquiries
Joseph Kim 
General Manager 
Korean Education Centre 
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea 
Suite 601, 287 Elizabeth St Sydney 2000 
Tel: 02 9261 8033 Email:consyd7@mofa.go.kr

The 2016 Writing Contest on Korean Culture is open to students K-12.
Applications are due to the Korean Cultural Centre on 16 September 2016, with the winners announced at a special awards ceremony on 7 October 2016.
For full details, including application from, please download the attached documents.
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For more information, contact the Korean Cultural Centre on 02 8267 3488.