Professional Learning

Repeated: Primary Curriculum Implementation Support: 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 22 August 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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 one sample for reference 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.

Additional participants to be funded by the school.

Registrations close on Thursday 15 August 2025.

Facilitators:
Alexandra (Lexie) Hingston – hingstona01@dow.catholic.edu.au
Sharyn Stafford – staffords01@dow.catholic.edu.au.

Repeated: 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 13 August 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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.

Additional participants to be funded by the school.

Registrations close on Wednesday 6 August 2025.

Facilitators:
Kate Thomas – thomask04@dow.catholic.edu.au
Dr Christine Mae.

Who Am I? Scriptural Foundations for Our Search for Meaning and Purpose

For: Secondary RECs/Leaders of Mission
Date: 19 September 2025
Venue: The Emmaus Centre, 4 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown

Secondary RECs/Leaders of Mission, please share this information with your relevant staff.

Are you a Secondary RE teacher, Pastoral Care, or Wellbeing leader seeking to deepen your understanding of meaning and purpose within a scriptural framework?

This professional learning day, Who Am I? Scriptural Foundations for Our Search for Meaning and Purpose is designed specifically for you.

We'll explore how foundational scriptures can empower you to:

• Enrich your Religious Education curriculum: Discover new ways to connect biblical narratives with students' personal journeys of self-discovery.
  
  
• Enhance pastoral care and wellbeing initiatives: Equip yourself with scripturally-grounded insights to guide students through life's big questions.
  
  
• Foster a deeper sense of identity and belonging in your students: Learn how to help students explore their unique purpose through the lens of faith.

Join us for a day of insightful discussion, practical strategies, and renewed inspiration as we collectively explore the profound question, "Who am I?" and its scriptural answers.

Please register here.

Blended Online Learning – Semester 2

How can Blended Online Learning be used as a response to NCCD Data?

If you are interested in a BESPOKE course in Term 3 or 4 (delivered on-site at a time that works for you), please email wssadmin@dow.catholic.edu.au. You may also like to consider partnering with neighbouring schools that have similar interests or needs.

All courses can be offered as BESPOKE courses with a minimum participant cohort of eight.

Upcoming courses in Term 3 – Flyer link here.

Enrolment in only one course at a time.
See flyer for registration links.