Professional Learning
ACER PAT Webinars
CEDoW PAT Assessment window is Term 4, Weeks 3–6. As has been the practice in previous years, primary schools will administer the PAT Adaptive assessments and secondary schools will administer PAT Linear assessments.
This assessment window is aligned to the collection of samples used to calculate Australian norms which are an important part of the PAT Maths and PAT Reading reporting as they help to contextualise students’ levels of achievement.
Webinars relevant to leaders and teachers:
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Analysing and interpreting ACER’s reports for linear assessments Wednesday 3 September 4 pm AEST This session will highlight the PAT Bands, Group, Individual and Longitudinal reports used to report results from our linear assessments. This will include how to identify strengths, weaknesses and/or gaps across a class, cohort, or whole school level and how trends can appear within these diverse groups. |
Analysing and interpreting ACER’s reports for adaptive assessments Thursday 4 September 4 pm AEST This session will highlight the ACER Data Explorer, including the Achievement, Student, Item Performance and Progress reports. This will include how to identify strengths, weaknesses and/or gaps across a class, cohort, or whole school level and how trends can appear within these diverse groups. |
Within these webinars, the ACER team will demonstrate how to generate and navigate the reports and make the task of understanding the PAT results data more accessible, meaningful and practical. The registration link will also provide immediate access to the recording of the webinar if participants are not able to join on the day. Within a few weeks of the scheduled webinars, the ACER team will also publish the recording on the School Support Centre website here.
Primary Curriculum Implementation Support: English K-6 English Professional Learning Day 3
Targeting Instructional Leaders supporting teachers in planning and programming (including Principals, Assistant Principals, Middle Leaders and/or Instructional Coaches).
Date: Week 5 Term 3 - Friday 22nd August, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Course Venue: Emmaus Centre, Campbelltown
Level 3: 4 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown NSW 2560
This professional learning day will deepen curriculum and pedagogical knowledge through moderation and the analysis of essential knowledge, skills and understanding required for skilled writing.
As part of this professional learning, participants will engage in a cross-school moderation task. As such, we ask that all participants bring a writing sample that meets the following criteria:
- One draft, Tier 1 writing sample, feel free to bring more than 1 sample for you to refer to during discussions.
- The writing sample should be completed independently, during Term 3, Weeks 1 - 4.
- Please photocopy onto A3 paper for ease of use.
- Please provide basic details of the writing task. This may include the learning intention, success criteria, prompt, student instructions and time allocated.
Note: If you are a leader who is not on class, please bring a writing sample that meets the criteria, from a grade you are working with.
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K-10 English Implementation (4 days Terms 1 - 4) |
1 & 2 Stream schools: One participant per school* 3 & 4 Stream schools: Two Participants per school* |
C21 |
*Additional participants to be funded by the school
Click here to register your attendance.
Registrations close on Thursday, the 15th August, 2025.
Facilitators: Alexandra (Lexie) Hingston (hingstona01@dow.catholic.edu.au) & Sharyn Stafford (staffords01@dow.catholic.edu.au )
Primary Curriculum Implementation Support: K-6 Mathematics Professional Learning Day 3
Targeting Instructional Leaders supporting teachers in planning and programming (including Principals, Assistant Principals, Middle Leaders and/or Instructional Coaches).
Date: Week 4 Term 3 - Wednesday 13th August, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Course Venue: Emmaus Centre, Campbelltown
Level 3: 4 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown NSW 2560
This professional learning day is aimed at enhancing instructional leadership, enabling school leaders to provide strategic support for teachers as they work towards the embedding of the NSW K-10 Mathematics Syllabus.
Participants will explore the elements of effective practice and analyse pedagogical approaches to enhance student challenge and engagement. They will continue to build deep knowledge of the syllabus through the progression of content and make connections between highly effective teaching and the essential elements of the Faith, Learning and Wellbeing Framework.
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the high impact strategy of ‘explicit teaching’ and other effective pedagogical approaches to enable opportunities for challenge for all students. They will build a collective understanding of how to develop effective learning intentions and success criteria that drive the differentiated teaching and learning experiences.
There will be an opportunity to network with other instructional leaders, share effective strategies to support teachers and engage in collaborative planning to strategically plan for actionable next steps in their own school context.
Please bring a copy of the Faith, Learning and Wellbeing Framework
| Course | Funding | Code |
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K-10 Mathematics Implementation (4 days Terms 1 - 4) |
1 & 2 Stream schools: One participant per school* 3 & 4 Stream schools: Two Participants per school* |
C21 |
*Additional participants to be funded by the school
Click here to register your attendance.
Registrations close on Wednesday, the 6th August, 2025.
Facilitators: Kate Thomas (thomask04@dow.catholic.edu.au) & Dr Christine Mae
Expression of Interest: Reconnect SPOT
ILW Learning K–12 is pleased to share details about an upcoming professional learning opportunity for Kindergarten teachers who completed the KinderSPOT training in 2023–2024 and are currently teaching Kindergarten.
Reconnect SPOT is a one-day, optional professional learning session designed to deepen teachers’ understanding of key executive functioning and self-regulation skills—such as working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility. These foundational skills are critical for the early development of both cognitive and social capacities in young children, as supported by current research.
This session will be co-facilitated by an occupational therapist and a speech pathologist. Drawing on evidence-based research, they will support teachers to recognise common student behaviours that reflect executive functioning development within the Kindergarten classroom. Educators will also be provided with practical strategies and classroom-ready resources to support and enhance student growth in these essential areas.
If you are interested in attending, please first seek approval with your Principal, then complete the Google Form linked below to register your expression of interest:
If there is sufficient interest, the course will proceed, and the ILW – Learning Team will coordinate registrations for participants through LMS.
Please submit your response by August 8, 2025.
Course: 2025 Reconnect SPOT
Date: Thursday, 28 August 2025, 9:00 - 3:00
Venue: Emmaus Centre, Building B, Lvl 3, Hyde Parade, Campbelltown
Funding Code: F02
Should you require any further information, please contact Joanne Treffone treffonej01@dow.catholic.edu.au