Professional Learning

Combined Pastoral Care & Wellbeing / Learning Support Secondary Leading Learning Network (SLLN) Meeting

Secondary Pastoral Care and Wellbeing and Learning Support (Diverse Learning) Coordinators are invited to attend a full-day combined network event on Tuesday 3 June 2025 at St Francis Xavier Cathedral Meeting Rooms, 36 Harbour Street, Wollongong. *Please note the change of date.

Please arrive at the venue at 8.45 am for a prompt 9.00 am start to the first session. The day will conclude at 3.00 pm.

The agenda will include items relevant to both networks, including Case Collaboration implementation, Attendance Procedures, Life to the Full Review and NCCD Collaborative processes. There will also be a final session for the discrete networks to discuss issues pertinent to their participants.

Please register for this event by completing the RSVP form.

KinderSPOT Course

KinderSPOT is an optional three-day professional learning course designed for Kindergarten teachers who have not attended in previous years. Facilitated by an accredited occupational therapist and speech pathologist, the course aims to build teacher knowledge and capability in oral language and motor development. 

The course will address the following key areas:

• Developmental Foundations: An in-depth overview of how children aged 4–6 typically progress through the stages of oral language (oracy), motor, and sensory development. This includes understanding typical developmental milestones and recognising how these areas interact to support learning and behaviour.
  
  
• Identification of Student Needs: Strategies to identify and monitor the oral language, fine and gross motor, and sensory development needs of Tier 1 students within a classroom setting. Participants will learn to differentiate between typical variation in development and signs that may indicate emerging challenges.
  
  
• Research-Informed Practice: Exploration of current research in oral language and communication and motor development, with a focus on practical, evidence-based strategies and resources that can be applied in the classroom. These tools will support the early identification and intervention for students with oral, motor, and sensory needs.

Name: KinderSPOT

Audience: New Kindergarten teachers who have not attended in previous years

Dates and Venues:

Day 1: 6 June 2025
Day 2: 23 June 2025
Day 3: 29 July 2025
Venue for all days: Emmaus Suite, Room 3.01, Building B, Level 3, Hyde Parade, Campbelltown

Funding Code: F02

Registration and Dietary:
Please complete the RSVP and dietary requirements form.

Catholicity STUFF (Spending Time Unpacking Faith Foundations) 

Attention: Secondary RECs/Leaders of Mission and Secondary Principals

Contact: Beth Riolo at riolob01@dow.catholic.edu.au 

Professional Learning Opportunity for Middle Leaders (KLA Coordinators/Pastoral Care Coordinators and RE Teachers)

Targeting Secondary Middle Leaders and RE Teachers, this course aims to build foundational knowledge and skills in the area of Catholicity, specifically prayer and liturgy, for application across Secondary School celebrations, gatherings and events.

• Thursday 19 June 2025 (9 am – 3 pm)
• Emmaus Centre – 4 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia, 2560
• Funding is available for 3 participants per school

Please consider who on your staff may benefit from this one-day professional learning experience.

For more information and registration details, click here.

Please register by Tuesday 10 June 2025.