For Community Language Schools

The essence of professional learning for teachers

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Quality in teaching methodology and techniques is a foremost area that CLWA strongly promotes. Emphasis is placed on the following key components:

  • Identification and planning needs of professional learning for community languages teachers;
  • Engaging with other community languages teachers to improve best practice; and
  • Applying professional learning to improve student learning.

CLWA offers a variety of online and face-to-face professional learning sessions on an annual basis in conjunction with Community Languages Australia and other government departments and education authorities. Periodical workshop sessions, which include the development of a framework for professional learning, quality assurance, child safeguarding and best teaching practice, are publicised below accordingly. 

CLWA’s PLP is offered free-of-charge to all community languages schools.

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Professional Development

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Professional Learning Workshop Sessions 2025

Face-to-Face Workshops:

  • Wed 20 Aug 2025 (6.00pm-7.15pm): Teaching Methodology
  • Thu 21 Aug 2025 (6.00pm-7.15pm): Teaching Methodology (repeat)
  • Thu 28 Aug 2025 (6.00pm-7.15pm): Lesson Planning
  • Wed 3 Sep 2025 (6.00pm-7.15pm): New Ideas for Resources & Activities
  • Wed 10 Sep 2025 (6.00pm-7.15pm): Lesson Planning (Repeat)
  • Wed 17 Sep 2025 (6.00pm-7.15pm): New Ideas for Resources & Activities (repeat)
  • Thu 18 Sep 2025 (6.00pm-7.15pm): Schools Curriculum & Standards Authority (SCSA) ATAR Course – Session 1
  • Wed 24 Sep 2025 (6.00pm-7.15pm): Challenges & Strategies for Engaging Students
Professional Learning Workshop Sessions