Professional learning

Community languages teachers can access a range of professional learning opportunities.

Community Languages Schools Program conferences

The Program delivers three conferences each year for teachers in community languages schools. Information and flyers are emailed to community language schools and posted on the Program’s Facebook page.

Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education (SICLE)

SICLE provides professional learning programs in partnership with the NSW Department of Education.

NSW Community Languages Teaching Programs

Foundation program (60 hours)

Supports teachers to:

• understand how students learn languages
• engage students in language and culture
• plan lessons and assess learning
• develop teaching resources

Advanced program (60 hours)

Supports teachers to:

• plan units of work
• develop advanced teaching strategies
• use technology in teaching
• mentor other teachers

Community Languages School Governance and Management Program (24 hours)

Supports school leaders to:

• lead and manage community language schools
• plan and implement policies
• manage staff
• understand legal and financial responsibilities

Learn more about the NSW Community Languages Teaching Program

Program Education Officers

Program Education Officers provide tailored support to community languages schools.

They can:

• deliver workshops and training
• assist with course design
• provide advice on teaching and school operations

Workshops and training

Topics include:

• classroom management
• lesson planning
• assessment and reporting
• teaching mixed ability classes
• literacy development
• using technology

Contact your Program Education Officer for more information.

Languages networks

Community languages teachers can access statewide support through languages networks.

Teaching resources and tools

Open Language Portal

The Open Language Portal contains over 2,000 teaching resources in 17 languages that have been created and shared by Community Languages teachers. It provides free access to language specific resources, generic language teaching resources, and professional learning information.

Henry Parkes Equity Resource Centre

The Henry Parkes Equity Resource Centre provides access to a wide range of teaching and learning resources and multimedia materials for community languages schools.

Languages NSW

The Languages NSW website provides updates on professional learning, events, and news for language teachers.

Subscribe at https://www.languagesnsw.com/.

Syllabuses and curriculum support

Syllabuses and materials are available from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).