To support the NSW Government’s aim to boost the number of students studying languages, reliable baseline data about languages education is needed. 

Principals of all primary and secondary schools across NSW have been asked to complete an online survey distributed by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) on Monday 22 August 2016. 

The survey must be completed online via the link sent to the Principal by 9 September 2016. The survey asks for information on student participation, types of languages programs and languages teachers. School postcode and sector information is collected but information about individual schools will be de-identified. 

The information received will make an important contribution to planning for languages education in NSW. 
It is important that you actively advocate for the collection of languages data from your school so that the survey can be completed and reliable data can be obtained. 

Further inquiries should be directed to Kelli Cato at kelli.cato@bostes.nsw.edu.au

Expressions of interest are invited from teachers of languages 7-12 to relieve as Language Officer from 29 August to 16 December 2016.

To accommodate the needs of senior students, the start date is negotiable. 

If there is more than one suitable applicant, applicants may rotate through the role for a minimum period of five weeks. Your principal may indicate dates on the EOI form.

Applicants must have DoE teaching approval, and be qualified in at least one European language.

Please download the EOI form below and submit by Monday, 22 August 2016.

​This is a great career opportunity for anyone thinking of moving into a state office position.

​Expressions of interest are invited from permanent teachers of languages to deliver a blended learning trial of the 100 hours mandatory language program to rural and remote schools.
 
The successful applicant would be released from their school for 0.6 FTE for the 2017 school year.
 
The position involves developing and delivering content of Stage 4 language in a virtual environment to participating schools.
 
A statement of claim (no more than two A4 pages, size 12 font) addressing the four selection criteria and the signed expression of interest form as a PDF should be submitted to elisabeth.robertson@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 2 December 2016.

Please see attached forms for full details and to apply. 

All NSW language teachers are invited to participate in the Term 3 Adobe Connect webinar on Wednesday 10 August from 3.30-4.00pm.

This will include an update from State Office, information on consultation processes and resources to strengthen professional connections.

Participating in the webinar can contribute to 30 minutes of teacher-identified professional learning addressing Standard 7.4.2 of the APST.  

Adobe Connect is very user-friendly. Simply, go to the Secondary Languages Adobe Connect meeting room, https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/secondarylanguages/ and log in using your DoE username followed by @detnsw and your normal password.

You do not need to register to join the session, just log in a few minutes before the meeting begins. The sessions will be recorded if you are not available at the meeting time.

If you’re new to using Adobe Connect, a detailed how-to-guide is available below and we recommend that you complete the connection tests prior to the event as it may take a few minutes depending on the computer you are using.

We look forward to meeting with you in the Secondary Languages meeting room.

BOSTES invites teachers to provide feedback on the proposed prescribed texts for 2019-2023 and issues for the following courses:
Background Speakers: Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean
Extension: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish.
 
There is an online survey to complete via the BOSTES website until Sunday 11 September. BOSTES will hold screenings of two films which are more difficult for teachers to access at its 117 Clarence St, Sydney office. The screening dates and times are:
 
Thursday 18 August at 4pm - Auf das Leben! (To Life!)
Thursday 25 August at 4pm - Akadimia Platonos (Plato’s Academy)
 
In addition, the NSW Department of Education will be screening Monooki no Piano (The Piano in the Shed) for the Japanese Extension course on Friday 19 August at 4:30pm at Rydges World Square following their Japanese conference.
 
Further information about the survey and film screenings at BOSTES, contact Jill Longhust, Senior Project Officer, on 9367 8389 or via email jill.longhurst@bostes.nsw.edu.au
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