Courses Archive - NSW Teachers Federation

Assessing Higher Order Thinking: K – 12

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses, Online

Overview In this course you will develop a practical understanding of modern assessment theory and look at strategies for promoting...

Subject: Assessment, Leadership, Primary, Public Education, Secondary, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Blacktown, NSW

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Functional Behavioural Assessment in the Classroom

Sector/Union Role: Courses

With the increase in complexities within the classroom, come along to learn how to effectively and purposefully use Functional Behavioural...

Subject: Primary, Professional development, Secondary, Students with disability, TAFE, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Foundations for Workplace Representatives (Level 1)

Sector/Union Role: Federation Representative, Women’s Contact, Workplace Representative

This two-day course addresses the fundamental knowledge and skills for teachers elected by their colleagues to the positions of Federation Representative or Women's Contact.

Subject: Foundation skillsLocation: Northern NSW, Online, Sydney Metro

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Foundations for Women’s Contacts (Level 1)

Sector/Union Role: Women’s Contact, Workplace Representative

This two-day course addresses the fundamental knowledge and skills for women teachers elected by their colleagues to the position of Women’s Contacts. Women teachers of the school’s workplace committee are also eligible if space is available.

Subject: Foundation skillsLocation: Southern NSW, Sydney Metro, Western NSW

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Foundations for Connected Communities Workplace Representatives (Level 1)

Sector/Union Role: Federation Representative, Women’s Contact, Workplace Representative

This course will be presented by the NSWTF Aboriginal Education Officer, and is designed to support Federation Representatives, Women’s Contacts...

Subject: Foundation skillsLocation: Sydney Metro

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Foundations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identified Workplace Representatives (Level 1)

Sector/Union Role: Federation Representative, Women’s Contact, Workplace Representative

This course will be presented by the NSWTF Aboriginal Education Officer, and is designed to support Federation Representatives, Women’s Contacts...

Subject: Foundation skillsLocation: Sydney Metro

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TAFE Foundations for Workplace Representatives (Level 1)

Sector/Union Role: TAFE, Women’s Contact, Workplace Representative

This three-day course covers the foundational knowledge and skills for teachers elected by their colleagues to the honorary positions of...

Subject: Foundation skillsLocation: Sydney Metro

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Communication Skills for Workplace Representatives (Level 2)

Sector/Union Role: Federation Representative, Women’s Contact, Workplace Representative

This two-day course builds on skills developed in the Level 1 training, specifically different communication skills that support workplace union...

Subject: Communication skillsLocation: Sydney Metro

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Leading Your Workplace Committee (Level 3) (Building union power at your school)

Sector/Union Role: Federation Representative, Workplace Representative

This is a two-day course that will develop the capacity of participants to lead their Workplace Committees.

Subject: Leadership

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Assessment: The Judicious Use of Data and Evidence

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses

What do data and evidence mean for you, your school, and your students? What does it mean to be data...

Subject: Public Education, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Blacktown, NSW

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Tell Me Your Story: Supporting EAL/D Students from K-8

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses, Early career teachers

The focus of this three day course presented by Kathy Rushton and Joanne Rossbridge is to develop understandings and strategies for participants who support EAL/D students in both small groups and mainstream classrooms.

Subject: EAL/D, English, Languages, Primary, SecondaryLocation: Sydney Metro

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Women’s Conference

Sector/Union Role: Women’s Contact

The conference is open to all women financial members of Federation.

Subject: Women in education

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Members Conference

Sector/Union Role:

The Aboriginal conference is open to all financial Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander members of Federation.

Subject: Aboriginal StudiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Assessment Matters: Let’s Measure What We Value

Sector/Union Role: Courses

Further details to follow

Subject: Assessment, Public Education, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Aboriginal Education in the Classroom

Sector/Union Role: Courses

Following on from the CPL’s Implementing Aboriginal Eduction K-12 course, this course seeks to embed Aboriginal perspectives in the classroom....

Subject: Aboriginal StudiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Ethical Leadership

Sector/Union Role: Courses

This 2-day professional learning course will help participants to understand the difference between ethical school leadership and simple school management....

Subject: Leadership, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Rethinking Ability: Special Education Conference

Sector/Union Role: Conferences

The conference will hear the current state of disability in the public education system and Federation’s ongoing commitment and work...

Subject: Primary, Secondary, Students with disability, TAFE, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Inclusive Strategies: Teaching students with disabilities

Sector/Union Role: Courses, TAFE

Overview This course is designed for teachers who are interested in building practical skills around differentiation and inclusive planning for...

Subject: Primary, Public Education, Secondary, Students with disability, TAFE, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Music K-6 The New Syllabus – Making it work in your school

Sector/Union Role: Courses

Developing Confidence and Capability in Music Education Aligned to the NSW Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus This professional learning day is...

Subject: Music, PrimaryLocation: Sydney Metro

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Implementing Aboriginal Education K-12

Sector/Union Role: Courses

This course will support teachers implementing Aboriginal Education within the new syllabuses and will build knowledge of policy frameworks and...

Subject: Aboriginal Studies, PrimaryLocation: Sydney Metro

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Teaching Peace – Integrating Peace Studies into the Syllabuses

Sector/Union Role: Courses

This new CPL course offers participants an exciting new way to integrate peace studies into the syllabuses they teach. In...

Subject: activism, Community engagement, Professional development, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Early Career Teachers

Sector/Union Role: Courses, Early career teachers

This course is designed for teachers in the earlier stages of their career. It will help Early Career Teachers in...

Subject: Classroom management, Professional development, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Women and Leadership: Examining Leadership Skills, Capacity and Context

Sector/Union Role: Courses, Mentors, TAFE

Overview In this inspiring new CPL course participants will hear about the professional journey (highs and tribulations) of a number...

Subject: activism, Communication skills, Leadership, Public Education, Whole school priorities, Women in education

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Conversations about Texts in Secondary Schools

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses

Overview The focus of this one day course presented by Kathy Rushton and Joanne Rossbridge is to develop understandings and...

Subject: Communication skills, English, History, HSIE, PDHPE, SecondaryLocation: Sydney Metro

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Association Peace Contacts

Sector/Union Role:

Course dates: Thursday 19 June & 1 December 2025 (participants are to attend both days) This TUT course is open...

Subject: Activism, CampaignLocation: Sydney Metro

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Women in History: Reclaiming (In)Visible Women

Sector/Union Role: Courses, TAFE

Overview In this exciting new CPL course participants will delve into women in history, investigating programming approaches for History 7-10,...

Subject: Aboriginal Studies, History, HSIE, Primary, Secondary, TAFELocation: Sydney Metro

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Tell Me Your Story: Supporting EAL/D students in language and literacy development

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses

Overview The focus of this one day course presented by Kathy Rushton and Joanne Rossbridge is to develop understandings and...

Subject: EAL/D, English, Professional development, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Association Aboriginal Education Contacts Campaigns Course

Sector/Union Role: Association Aboriginal Education Contacts

This TUT course is open to members who have been elected as Association Aboriginal Education Contacts. Participants will work on...

Subject: Aboriginal StudiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Supporting Students with ADHD in 7-10

Sector/Union Role: Courses

Overview The Supporting Students with ADHD in 7-10 course is designed to support teachers to: Monday 23 March 2026, Online via...

Subject: Public Education, Secondary, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Online

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Supporting Students with ADHD in K-6

Sector/Union Role: Courses

Overview The Supporting Students with ADHD in K-6 course is designed to support teachers to: All CPL courses run from 9am to...

Subject: Primary, Public Education, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Online

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Future Teachers Seminar

Sector/Union Role: Future Teachers

Free for all students members of the NSW Teachers Federation.

Subject: Activism, Foundation skillsLocation: Sydney Metro

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Principals’ Conference

Sector/Union Role: Principals

The conference is open to all Principals who are financial members of the Federation, including those who are relieving.

Subject: LeadershipLocation: Sydney Metro

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Webinar: Working as a Permanent Teacher

Sector/Union Role: Online

This webinar is designed to provide an overview of the working conditions, rights and entitlements for teachers permanently employed in...

Subject: Working conditionsLocation: Online

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Potential Officers

Sector/Union Role: Potential Officers

This course is for members who are interested in standing for election as a Relief Officer or Professional Officer of the NSW Teachers Federation.

Subject: Foundation skillsLocation: Sydney Metro

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Beginning Teacher Course

Sector/Union Role: Beginning Teacher, Early career teachers

This is a one-day course for teachers in the first few years of their careers.

Subject: Foundation skillsLocation: Northern NSW, Sydney Metro, Western NSW

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Beginning Teacher Conferences

Sector/Union Role: Beginning Teacher, Early career teachers

These conferences are aimed at members who are in their first few years of teaching.

Location: Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Sydney Metro, Western NSW

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Writing in Secondary Schools – understanding and applying grammar in context

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses

Overview The focus of this three-day course presented by Kathy Rushton and Joanne Rossbridge is supporting participants to identify the...

Subject: English, HSIE, Science, SecondaryLocation: Sydney Metro

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Assessment Literacy for School Teachers

Sector/Union Role: Courses, Online

The CPL and The University of Sydney’s Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment (CEMA) have entered into a collaborative partnership to...

Subject: English, Primary, SecondaryLocation: Online

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Classroom Management through Effective Teaching

Sector/Union Role: Canberra, Courses, Early career teachers, TAFE

Overview This course is a great opportunity for early career teachers to work with highly experienced and effective educational leaders...

Subject: Classroom management, Early career, Primary, Secondary, TAFE

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Leading Assessment Practice in Schools K-12

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses, Online

What does assessment practice look like in your school? Is there an agreed understanding across the school community of the meaning and purpose of evidence, assessment theory and practice, feedback, and evaluation? How does your school implement a common approach to assessment?

Subject: Leadership, Primary, Promotions positions, Secondary, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Blacktown, NSW

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Women and Union Leadership

Sector/Union Role: Women’s Contact

This three-day course, held over two sessions, is open to women members who hold, or who are interested in, educational leadership.

Subject: LeadershipLocation: Sydney Metro

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Supporting Students with Autism in 7-12

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses

The course will help 7-12 teachers to develop an understanding of a wide range of characteristics of students in the Autism Spectrum and will look at practical ways to develop specific strategies to help manage and meet individual student needs.

Subject: Classroom management, Public Education, Secondary, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Online

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Supporting Students with Autism in K-6

Sector/Union Role: Accredited courses, Courses, Early career teachers

The course will help K-6 teachers to develop an understanding of a wide range of characteristics of students in the Autism Spectrum and will look at practical ways to develop specific strategies to help manage and meet individual student needs.

Subject: Classroom management, Primary, Whole school prioritiesLocation: Sydney Metro

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Skills for Federation councillors

Sector/Union Role: Association Representative, Federation Councillor

This is a two-day course aimed at developing fundamental knowledge and skills for Association representatives who are elected to Federation state council.

Subject: Foundation skills

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Association Executive (Presidents, Secretaries & Treasurers) Course

Sector/Union Role: Association Representative

This two-day course is for Association Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers to build their knowledge and skills about the requirements of their role/s.

Subject: Foundation skillsLocation: Sydney Metro

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Work Health and Safety in Education Workplaces

Sector/Union Role: Workplace Representative

This one-day course is for Federation Representatives, Women’s Contacts and members of Federation workplace committees.

Subject: Work, health and safety

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Association Women’s Contacts Course

Sector/Union Role: Association Representative, Women’s Contact

This three-day course split over two sessions is aimed at members who hold the role of Women’s Contact at their local association.

Subject: Leadership

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New Activist Conference

Sector/Union Role: Early career teachers

This conference is aimed towards teachers in their first 5 years of teaching who are interested in broadening their knowledge of the system and state-wide issues that impact teaching and learning in public schools across NSW.

Subject: ActivismLocation: Sydney Metro

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