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The Go Nihongo! resource has been completely refreshed and moved to a new, interactive platform. The resource features a series of scaffolded videos with accompanying student activities (digital and print), transcripts, and a teacher guide. Tasks are designed to build challenge across the stages, providing opportunities for student choice and differentiation, while promoting real communication and cultural understanding. Topics include: introductions pet competition hanging out gift shopping Simon's day Saki's day. Access Go Nihongo! Suitable for Stages 3 to 6.

Registrations are bnow open for the Languages Statewide Collaboration Day on Friday 26 June. This is the day when all language teacher networks meet, across NSW, under the theme 'Building engaging classrooms together'. The goal is to support you by providing a day dedicated to language planning to enhance classroom practices with your colleagues, network leaders and the Languages and Culture team. In regional areas, if you have language colleagues from other sectors, they are welcome to join in too! Date: Friday 26 June 2026 Time: 8:45 am - 3 pm Venue: see flyer for venue that suits you best Enrol: MyPL code TPL01070, then select the appropriate session to enrol in Cost: $45 (to cover catering) - schools will be invoiced after the event; no charge - Virtual Network; $90 - regional non-DoE schools Registrations close: Friday 19 June This PL addresses teaching standards 2.1.2, 3.4.2, 6.2.2 and 6.3.2. Looking forward to seeing you at one of the events!

If you missed the Term 2 statewide staff meeting on 'To the textbook and beyond - transforming textbook use to enrich language learning', the recording is now available.

The NSW Department of Education has just released a new resource for Japanese, and we think your students are going to love it!! 妖怪を探せ - A Tanken Centre adventure is an immersive, interactive escape room-style learning experience designed to deepen students’ engagement with Japanese language and culture. Set within the Tanken Centre, students take on the role of a student, Natsuki, to track down hidden yōkai. The aim of the resource is to clear all the yōkai so that tomorrow's visiting student group don't get any unexpected surprises!! It can be incorporated into a variety of units, reinforcing greetings, self-introductions, numbers, hiragana, Japanese houses, food, family and Japan. Students progress through each space in the Tanken Centre (for example, the genkan and the garden), challenging themselves with activities to unlock the hidden yōkai in each space. It comes with a teacher booklet, which unpacks the resource in detail and explores ways it can be embedded in the classroom. Check it out for yourself: Visit A Tanken Centre adventure or scan the QR code. The resource is free and available to all sectors.

We'll be looking at 'To the textbook and beyond – transforming textbook use to enrich language learning', exploring practical ways to move beyond traditional textbook use to create engaging, meaningful and student-centred language learning experiences. This session will explore moving beyond the textbook to: - connect to real world experiences - differentiate for all learners - learn across all outcomes - include student choice - develop intercultural understanding. 📅 Thursday 14 May, 4-5 pm 💻 MyPL, course code: NR29242 🏅 Teaching standards: 1.5.2, 2.1.2, 3.3.2, 6.2.2 We look forward to seeing you there!

NSW public schools with Year 12 Japanese classes - did you know this free offering is available from the team at the Tanken Centre? Only for Term 1, so make sure you book your spot now.

2026 marks an exciting fresh start for German teachers across NSW. The team at the Goethe-Institut is delighted to bring the community together for the 2026 German Teachers Conference on Friday, 20 March 2026 (9:00 AM - 2:00 PM) at our offices in Woollahra. There is no registration fee, and lunch will be provided. Simply bring yourself, your laptop and any resources you’d like to share. Teachers working in regional NSW are eligible to apply for a travel grant through the Goethe‑Institut. Please ensure your application is submitted by March 6. Learn more: https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/ver.cfm?event_id=27214790

The NSW Department of Education offers comprehensive resources for Stage 4 languages. You can get a taste by scrolling through the images below, or access everything at  https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/languages/planning-programming-and-assessing-languages-7-10 Support is available for: Auslan K-10 Syllabus Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus (Latin) Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Modern Greek and Spanish). Support includes a sample unit with all related resources and embedded assessment. You can adapt to suit your context, for example teaching over a semester instead of a term.

Early career languages teachers and teachers new to Stage 6, a full day of Stage 6 professional learning is happening on Friday 27 February (Term 1 Week 5) for teachers in NSW public schools.   The sessions are designed to build teacher confidence and capability in syllabus implementation, evidence-based teaching strategies and assessment practices. They will include an overview of Stage 6 essentials, KLA support materials and course-specific requirements for Languages Beginners, Languages Continuers, Languages Extension, Languages in Context and Languages and Literature. The agenda for the day is made up of 3 parts: 1️⃣ Introductory webinar for teachers from all KLAs about Stage 6 essentials 2️⃣ KLA-specific session about teaching Stage 6 Languages 3️⃣ Syllabus-specific session in 2 groups: Beginners/Continuers/Extension and in Context/and Literature. Details for the PL are below: 🕒 When: Friday 27 February 2026, 9am - 3pm 📌 Location: Online Enrol via MyPL course code TPL01280 (select the course session most relevant to you - this information will be used for the syllabus-specific session). Please contact Lauren Dwyer ( lauren.dwyer6@det.nsw.edu.au ) if you have any questions.

NSW Japanese Teachers' Conference 2026 - 'The power to learn, the passion to teach'. 📅 Friday 27 March 2026 📌 Parramatta Education Office 💳 $50 for DoE teachers and $150 for non-DoE teachers. Registrations are now open until Friday 20 March or when places have been filled. Please visit the Japanese Teachers’ Conference 2026 website to register .

NSW Indonesian Teachers' Workshop 2026 - 'From passion to practice: Indonesian in action'. 📅 Friday 20 March 2026 (8:45 am-3:15 pm) 📌 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 💳 Cost: $45 Enrol via MyPL, course code TPL01111 by Friday 13 March 2026.

If you'd like to present at the NSW Department of Education's upcoming French Teachers' Conference, to be held on Friday 8 May, EOIs close this Friday!