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    Email: communications@dow.catholic.edu.au

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    Acknowledgement of Country

    Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong (CEDoW) acknowledges and pays respect to the Aboriginal people of the Dharawal, Gundungurra and Yuin nations, past and present—the traditional custodians of the lands on which our schools are built.

    Our Strategy

    As part of the Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong system, each of our Catholic schools is committed to improving faith, learning, and wellbeing outcomes for the students in their care.

    Together, we're guided by our strategic plan, Lighting The Way, which describes what we want to achieve, how we'll do it, and what success will look like.

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    Strategic Objectives Portal

    Explore the CEO Strategic Objectives Portal, an online space highlighting the CEO's objectives and key results. Stay informed about our progress in supporting students and school communities.

    Employee Assistance Program

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    Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff.

    If you or your immediate family require support contact AccessEAP on 1800 818 728. 

    Visit the AccessEAP website or download the AccessMyEAP app for a range of resources and support.  

    Username:
    employee@dow.catholic.edu.au

    Password: 
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    Curriculum Reform News

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    K-6 Curriculum Support

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    The K-6 Curriculum Support page contains:

    • Important links to external and internal sites
    • Professional learning
    • Planning and programming support
    • Assessment and reporting
    • Professional reading

    For inquiries, please contact learningk-12support@dow.catholic.edu.au. 

    Literacy Teaching Toolbox

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    The Literacy Teaching Toolbox contains a range of syllabus aligned information, teaching strategies, curriculum support material, and professional readings to support you in teaching English across K-6.

    The following sections of the Literacy Teaching Toolbox were updated during the pupil vacation period:

    • Pedagogy - High-Impact Teaching Strategies (Learning and Wellbeing)
    • Programming and planning - Information on scope and sequencing; backward by design approach to planning and programming; making connections across focus areas of the K-10 English syllabus, plus a range of curriculum support material
    • Creating written text - encompasses information to support planning and programming within and across the focus areas related to creating written texts including oral language, vocabulary, spelling, handwriting and digital transcription and embedded components of grammar and punctuation.

    The Literacy Teaching Toolbox will be regularly updated throughout the year. For all K-6 enquiries please contact learningk-12support@dow.catholic.edu.au. 

    2025 Australian Maths Teachers Online Conference 

    "The best piece of advice I can share about teaching maths in 2025..."

    The Numeracy Teachers Academy is offering access to its free online conference. All sessions of the conference are asynchronous and are ready for you to watch at any time between 20 January and 17 February 2025.

    Some sessions include:

    • Practice makes permanent, Dr Ange Rogers
    • You don’t need to differentiate everything - it’s the Big Ideas that make a difference! Emeritus Professor Dianne Siemon
    • Establish routines, Dr Paul Swan and Narelle Rice
    • Make reasoning part of every lesson!, Dr Aylie Davidson
    • Embrace flexible planning approaches to spark interest in every student!, Dr Sara Gaul-McKee
    • Supporting students in the transition from primary to secondary maths. It’s all about working together, Stephanie Watts and Nicola Kovacs

    Recordings of these sessions are available from 20 January to 17 February 2025 (4 weeks). Register here to access all the videos.

    Teaching Phonics: Embed systematic synthetic phonics instruction through online professional learning

    unnamed_3_.pngThe Australian Government Department of Education is funding online micro-credential courses with the University of Adelaide for all Australian teachers. The research-grounded Teaching Phonics course provides insights into the teaching of phonics for both primary and secondary teachers, and identifies the critical evidence-based strategies and practices that support student learning, using the latest research.

    Duration: 48 hours of self-paced learning
    Delivery mode: Online
    Start date: 28 January 2025 onwards
    Cost: Free

    This course forms part of a suite (Classroom Management, Explicit Teaching and Teaching Phonics) of free, evidence-based expert-informed courses provided by the University of Adelaide. Each self-paced, practical course supports schools/teachers build their capability through professional learning on a flexible, digital platform.

    To register your interest and for further details, click here.
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