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Saturday School is seeking Spanish teachers

21/1/2021

The Saturday School of Community Languages is a vibrant and high achieving school with students who are committed to language studies. Our school is supportive, positive and forward thinking with a proud history of excellence in language teaching and learning.

We are looking for two enthusiastic and dedicated Year 11 Spanish teachers to teach the Continuers course. The positions are available at Kogarah High School and The Hills Sports High School Centres. For further information, please contact Sana Zreika, Principal Saturday School of Community Languages on 7814 2531.

Goodbye 2020!

18/12/2020

From the Languages and Culture team to you and your families, we wish you a very happy and relaxing holiday period. Congratulations on surviving 2020, and thank you for all that you do to support language learners across NSW!

Celebrate the end of 2020 by joining our statewide staffroom!

17/12/2020

As the year comes to its long overdue end, we don't want to add to your workload but if you haven't joined our statewide staffroom yet, please take a moment to join – we now have over 300 members!

Our new staffroom is on Microsoft Teams, with Yammer embedded.

Please complete the entry survey.

We're looking forward to seeing you there.

Stage 6 Beginners courses – planning day survey

11/12/2020

The Languages and Culture team is gauging interest in an online planning day for teachers from NSW public schools to facilitate programming for the Stage 6 Beginners courses for early 2021. If there is enough interest, the day will offer the opportunity to network/collaborate/program with teachers of the courses, to collaborate on programming ideas and approaches.

If you are interested, please complete the short survey by Friday 29 January 2021.

Please email Coreena Allen if you need further information.

Seeking network leaders for Lower North Coast, Far North Coast, Macarthur, Riverina and Tamworth areas

9/12/2020

The Languages and Culture team invites expressions of interest from language teachers in NSW public secondary schools to lead a languages network for 2020 in the areas of:
- Far North Coast
- Lower North coast
- Macarthur
- Riverina
- Tamworth.

Networks are a vital component of teacher professional learning and support, and strengthen links between our team and schools, and across schools in local areas.

Network leaders are provided with comprehensive support in order to fulfil the requirements of the role, including professional learning, a network leader's handbook and relief to organise events.

Network leadership is an excellent opportunity if you're working towards or thinking about working towards higher levels of accreditation.

If you are interested, please complete and email the attached EOI form, including your principal's endorsement and the selection criteria.

Applications close Friday 26 February 2021.

For further information please contact Evia Kyriacou or call 7814 2820.

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Have you joined our new statewide staffroom yet?

3/12/2020

We have had 140 teachers join in just 3 days!

Our new staffroom is on Microsoft Teams, with Yammer embedded.

As part of this transition, we will need you to complete a very short (<1 minute) 'entry survey'. We cannot move you over until you complete the survey.

We're looking forward to seeing you there.

Language teacher needed – Warilla High School

2/12/2020

Warilla High School is seeking a language teacher for 2021, ideally for one of the following languages:
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Italian.

For further information, please email Helen Sheridan or call 4296 3055.

Language Teacher Network – Virtual – meeting recording

1/12/2020

Yesterday we held our Term 4 meeting for our Language Teacher Network – Virtual.

In response to need, this network has been established for language teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools.

The recording is available in our statewide staffroom on Yammer, for any staffroom members who would like to view. The session included new games ideas and an update on directions for this network.

Our statewide staffroom in on the move!

30/11/2020

As we've mentioned before, we are moving our statewide staffroom to Microsoft Teams. As part of this transition, we will need you to complete a very short (<1 minute) 'entry survey'. We cannot move you over until you complete the survey.

The survey will enable us to capture everyone's details, which is important for our data collections as we report on our successes to the senior executive – things like how many teachers are interacting with us, and which schools they're from.

Our Yammer group – Languages NSW (7-12) will stay!! It will be embedded into the new Teams space, which will offer Yammer and so much more.

The new staffroom is for languages teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools. Our primary colleagues are also welcome to join, if they teach at a NSW public school.

This blog/email subscription will continue for colleagues from all sectors.

Language Teacher Network – Mid-North Coast

30/11/2020

The Mid-North Language Teacher Network will hold its Term 4 meeting this Thursday.

Enrol on MyPL.
Course code: NR25533
Session: Language Teacher Network meeting – Mid-North Coast
Date: Thursday 3 December 2020
Time: 9:30-11:00am
Venue: Zoom
Link: https://nsweducation.zoom.us/j/2604570241?pwd=TEkwVEY4dVoxVUh3b0RLWUlQWlhldz09
Meeting ID: 260 457 0241
Passcode: 025448

For more information, please contact the network leader Jody Newhouse.