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:
- Armidale
- Macarthur
- South Sydney
- Tamworth.

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

Network leaders are provided with comprehensive support in order to fulfil the requirements of the role, including training and relief. 

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

Applications close Friday 7 February 2020.
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For further information please contact Evia Kyriacou or call 7814 2820. 

We are seeking 2 teachers to star in our literacy and numeracy videos, which will be published on our website in 2020.

If you have a great screen presence, and are currently teaching languages in a NSW public secondary school, please send us your audition file.

All you need to do is:

1. film yourself reading the following 2 paragraphs, looking into the camera:
Understanding the way languages work through learning another language is unique to our subject area, as we explicitly teach systems of language, including types of texts, grammar and vocabulary. The study of a language develops students’ understanding of how languages work as systems, enhancing literacy skills in the target language, as well as in a student’s first language.
 
In the language classroom, we discuss grammatical features, sentence construction and the appropriateness of language for differing contexts. We encourage students to use the strategy of drawing comparisons with or highlighting differences from English in order to clarify certain aspects of the target language. 

2. complete the attached EOI form (endorsed by your principal).

Filming will take place over one day in early Term 1, with relief provided (and travel/accommodation costs for non-metro teachers).

Please send your video and EOI form to maxine.acosta4@det.nsw.edu.au (with subject line Video audition) by Wednesday 18 December 2019. The successful applicants will be notified before the start of Term 1.

Expressions of interest are invited from teachers wishing to be considered for a casual or temporary position in Stages 5 and 6 Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish from 29 January 2020. These positions will be located at 35 West Street, Petersham.
 
We also have full-time permanent positions starting in 2020:

• - German
• - Spanish.

Applications close: 4:00pm, 27 November 2019 

For more information, contact Tomoko Takahata, Deputy Principal or call 93814805.

Expressions of interest (EOIs) are invited from teachers wishing to be considered for offsite positions.

In 2020, NSW School of Languages will pilot employing experienced language teachers who will remain in their ‘home school’ to teach students using a range of web conferencing software, a learning management system and a range of online and collaboration tools. 

An expression of interest addressing the criteria, of no more than 2 pages in length should be submitted to Ms Tomoko Takahata, A/Deputy Principal by 5pm on Monday 25 November 2019 at Tomoko.Takahata@det.nsw.edu.au
 
Please see attached information and EOI.

Expressions of interest (EOIs) are invited from teachers wishing to be considered for a casual or temporary position in Stages 5 and 6 Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish or EAL/D from 29 January 2020.

These positions with be located at 35 West St Petersham.

An expression of interest addressing the criteria, of no more than 2 pages in length, should be submitted to Ms TomokoTakahata, A/Deputy Principal by 4pm on Friday 6 December 2019 at Tomoko.Takahata@det.nsw.edu.au

Please see attached information and EOI.

Expressions of interest (EOI) are invited from teachers interested in teaching Years 7-11 at the Saturday School of Community Languages (SSCL). The successful candidate/s will be required to teach the language class from the beginning of Term 1 2020.
 
The SSCL is a NSW Department of Education (DoE) secondary school which operates on Saturdays in 15 high school centres across Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle. It has been offering excellence in languages teaching and learning since 1978. The SSCL gives students the opportunity to study their background community language when that language is not available at their own school or college. The school follows NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabuses in a range of languages. Students include their language study as part of their Record of School Achievement (RoSA) and their Higher School Certificate (HSC).
 
The position/s will be located at one of the SSCL centres. The school website details the school’s structure and curriculum. Please refer to the website for centre locations and languages offered.
 
Position criteria

• - Department of Education approval to teach and demonstrated capacity and skills and/or experience teaching a community language.
• - Capacity to plan and deliver engaging lessons and maximise learning outcomes for students with diverse learning needs.
• - Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to work with students, parents, teachers and staff.

 
Only teachers with current NSW DoE teaching approval (including teachers working in Educational Services teams and state office directorates) are eligible to apply for these positions.
 
To apply, submit your application addressing the position criteria in no more than 2 A4 pages. This application should indicate up to 3 preferred SSCL centres.

Applicants must also complete the EOI proforma. This must be signed by your current Principal or Supervisor. Applicants currently working at a SSCL centre must include their Centre Supervisor as their first referee.
 
Both the completed application and EOI proforma are to be emailed as a single PDF document to the Principal at saturdaycl-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au by 4:00pm on Saturday 2 November 2019. Subject field in the email should state: EOI – [Year/ Language] Teacher.
 
Please note, late applications will not be considered.
 
For further information, contact Sana Zreika on 02 9244 5748.

iExpressions of Interest (EOI) are invited for the role of Information Technology (IT) Coordinator at the Saturday School of Community Languages (SSCL).

The SSCL is a Department of Education (DoE) secondary school which operates on Saturdays in 15 high school centres across Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle. It has been offering excellence in languages teaching and learning since 1978. The SSCL gives students the opportunity to study their background community language when that language is not available at their own school or college. The school follows NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabuses in a range of languages. Students include their language study as part of their Record of School Achievement (RoSA) and their Higher School Certificate (HSC).

The position/s will be located at one of the SSCL centres. Successful applicants will be placed in 1 of their 3 preferred centres. The school website details the school’s structure and curriculum. Please refer to the website for centre locations and languages offered.

Position information
The EOI process will identify suitable candidates for the position of IT Coordinator which is a casual teaching position at SSCL.

Successful applicants will hold teaching qualification and have strong knowledge of IT networks, cloud-based environments and ability to troubleshoot IT issues in schools. Successful applicants will be available to work on Saturdays during school terms to support teachers in the delivery of quality teaching, learning, assessing and reporting practices that maximise language outcomes for all students.

Only teachers with current NSW DoE teaching approval (including teachers working in Educational Services teams and state office directorates) are eligible to apply for these positions. Please refer to the job description for more information.

Position criteria

• - Department of Education approval to teach and demonstrated capacity to integrate a variety of technologies into effective classroom practice to maximise student learning.
• - Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
• - Demonstrated capacity to engage and enhance teaching and learning through learning management systems.

To apply, submit your application addressing the position criteria in no more than 2 A4 pages. This application should indicate your 3 preferred SSCL centres.

Applicants must also complete the EOI proforma. This must be signed by their current Principal or Supervisor. Applicants currently working at a SSCL centre must include their Centre Supervisor as their first referee.

Both the completed application and EOI proforma are to be emailed as a single PDF document to the Principal at saturdaycl-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au by 4pm on Saturday 9 November 2019. Subject field in the email should state: EOI – IT Coordinator.

Please note, late applications will not be considered.

For further information, contact Sana Zreika on 02 7814 2531.

Are you interested in developing the HSC exams?
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Each year NESA accepts applications from teachers and academics with appropriate experience and qualifications.

The 2020 HSC exam development application information is now available. Please visit the NESA website to access the application and more information.

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In 2017, the Languages and Culture team successfully established in the Virtual Language Mentoring Network (VLMN) to support beginning and/or isolated language teachers 7-12, especially those without the support of a head teacher with languages background. A beginning teacher is one in their first 2 years of teaching in metro areas and in their first 5 years in rural and remote areas.
 
These teachers often work as the only language teacher in the school and may have specific needs which cannot always be met at school level.
 
The 2019-2020 cohort of the VLMN includes a Language Officer, Evia Kyriacou, from the Languages and Culture team, 2 lead mentors, 1 beginning mentor and up to 10 school-based language teacher mentors (selected via expressions of interest) working to support the mentee teachers.
 
Expressions of interest are invited from experienced language teachers of:

• - Chinese (1 mentor required)
• - French (1 mentor required)
• - German (1 mentor required)
• - Italian (1 mentor required)
• - Japanese (5 mentors required)
• - Spanish (1 mentor required).

 
Mentors will be providing support from Term 3 2019 until the end of Term 4 2020 and relevant professional learning will be provided for all successful applicants.

The VLMN will:

• - identify professional learning needs for mentees and mentors
• - implement evidence-based mentoring practices to develop the capacity of mentees
• - support teachers of languages in working towards and maintaining accreditation at a range of career stages
• build the capacity of virtual and face-to-face language teacher networks.

 
The VLMN will begin with a centrally-located 3-day conference for both mentors and mentees. The Languages and Culture team will provide release and related expenses to participants to facilitate mentoring support and to attend targeted professional learning.
 
Please complete the Google survey, and download and complete the attached EOI form and submit by 5pm on Friday 14 June 2019 to evia.kyriacou@det.nsw.edu.au