Mulwaree High School is a large high school of 940 students in Goulburn with a very positive school culture. A temporary contract position is available for 2020 for a language teacher. Currently the school delivers Mandarin and would prefer to continue with this language as there are many resources available. However,  if a Mandarin teacher is not available, the school would be happy to consider another language option for 2020.

The load would be Year 8-10 for Mandarin, or Year 8 only for any other language.

If required, the school can assist with finding accommodation.

To express interest or to learn more about the position, please contact Judith Stuart (Principal) via email or on 0475 833 551 or Russell Lieschke (R/Principal) via email or on 02 4821 4499. Please send your CV and your expression of interest (see attached) to Russell Lieschke by 5pm on 22 November 2019.

Puss in boots, a bilingual interactive puppet show by Carrousel Theatre, will be touring in NSW from Monday 15 to Friday 26 June 2020. Book now for your 2020 bilingual show available in French, Italian, German or Spanish. It is suitable for primary and secondary schools, up to Year 8. We adapt the language of the show to suit the age group attending.
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Price: $6.90 (+ GST) per student.

Contact 03 93765527, email or view the website for more information. 

Yesterday we delivered our first "new look" statewide Adobe Connect session, kicking off with our top 10 favourite assessment tasks developed by teachers, which were submitted via the programming workshops or eCourse. 

We think the live feedback from participants says it all...
​David: Gosh, this is like going to the best faculty meeting ever!!
Clare G: Thank you! There were some amazing assessments there!
Pina: This was great, succinct and informative. Great work!! Grazie
Renetta: Loved it! Such an effective use of 30 mins!!!
Deborah: Thanks so much Marcela!! Great presenting :0 We loved all the assessment ideas especially the food VLOG!! YAY!

Thank you for pointing us in this new direction of providing short professional learning sessions and thank you to all the language teachers who joined us live yesterday. If you were unable to attend, you can view the session recording.

Next session (based on the live poll): Games!

The Language Teacher Network – Illawarra will hold a professional learning day for languages on Wednesday 4 December. 

The professional learning will take the form of a programming day targeting the languages taught in the schools of our area. Teachers will revisit sample templates of units of work, scope and sequences and assessment tasks available on the department's website. They will work in language-specific groups – Chinese, French, German, Italian and Japanese – and will program for Stages 4 and 5 for 2020, according to the new K-10 language syllabuses. Participants will have the opportunity to peer-review the resources created and provide feedback. The plan is that each language group will create the following resources:
- scope and sequence
- assessment schedule
- units of work
- assessment task.

Please bring along your syllabuses, assessment schedules for 2020, devices and any resources you are planning to use on the day. 

Date: Wednesday 4 December 2019
Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
Venue: Smiths High School
Enrol: MyPL – course code NR25838

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR25838 and select session Term 4 targeted languages professional learning. 

All teachers living or working in the area are welcome to attend.

For further information please contact Kristen Smith or Evia Kyriacou or call 78142820.

The Language Teacher Network – Queanbeyan will hold its Term 4 meeting on Wednesday 27 November. The meeting will take the form of a 2-hour meeting, and will include 1.5 hours of registered professional learning on "Shifting thinking – new K-10 language syllabuses". 
Date: Wednesday 27 November 2019
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Venue: Finigan School of Distance Education, 77 Agnes Avenue, Queanbeyan
Enrol: MyPL – course code RG04794

Please enrol via MyPL course code RG04974 and select session "Shifting thinking – Finigan School of Distance Education".

All teachers living or working in the area are welcome to attend.

For further information please contact Amanda Rowe or call 02 6210 5286.

The Hunter Network Film Festival will be held on Thursday 5 December at Hunter School of the Performing Arts, featuring an Aboriginal dance performance by Millabah to celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Languages.

Entries are welcome from students in Stage 4 or 5, in any language with a duration of 2 minutes each.

Schools unable to attend the film showing may still take part and be eligible for prizes. Films will be distributed for show to participating schools.
The theme is ‘A change’ with a signature item of a plant to be included in the film. There will be prizes for best overall, people's choice, best Stage 4, best Stage 5, best language film.

Films are due Wednesday 20 November via Google Drive.

For further information please contact Daniela Phillips.

The Languages and Culture team is currently running workshops and network meetings focused on Stage 6 school-based assessment for Beginners, Continuers and Extension courses.

If anyone is interested in collaborating in an afternoon sharing session for [Language] and Literature courses, please contact SHIRLEY.CAI@det.nsw.edu.au from Killarney Heights HS.

If enough teachers are interested, the Languages and Culture will arrange a venue for the sharing session.

​Please email Shirley by Friday 8 November 2019.

Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus is seeking a full-time temporary language teacher (with the possibility of becoming a permanent position) for 2020. An ability to teach German is preferred however any language teacher may apply.

Please send your expression of interest to Lauren Taylor.