Purpose

This workshop series supports secondary teachers to understand the specific literacy and/or numeracy expectations of their syllabuses and address these through effective teaching practice.

Workshops are framed around Learn, Do, Reflect.

• Learn: Engage with workshop content and activities
• Do and Reflect: Complete a concise, structured in-school task, scaffolded and resourced in the workshop, supporting application of learning to strengthen current practice and reflection on impact.

Who should participate?

Teachers and leaders of Years 7-10

Mode of delivery

Online webinars

Content

There is a series of 6 workshops for literacy and a series of 6 workshops for numeracy available for each of the following subject areas, with a focus on NSW K-10 syllabuses in Stage 4:

• English (literacy only)
• Mathematics
• History
• Geography
• Science
• PDHPE
• Music
• Technology
• Visual Arts.

Learning intentions

Workshop 1: Understanding the literacy or numeracy expectations of your syllabus

• Participants will learn what literacy/ or numeracy knowledge and skills the syllabus expects students to demonstrate.

Workshop 2: Understanding the evidence base around literacy or numeracy development

• Participants will learn what the evidence shows about how students develop literacy/ or numeracy skills that are relevant to the syllabus.
  

Workshop 3: Understanding your students’ literacy or numeracy needs

• Participants will learn how to use data to identify student needs and determine the literacy/ or numeracy teaching priorities.

Workshop 4: Planning for effective literacy or numeracy teaching

• Participants will learn how to plan and program for explicit, evidence-based literacy/ or numeracy teaching within their classroom

Workshop 5: Implementing effective literacy or numeracy teaching

• Participants will learn how to implement explicit, evidence-based literacy/ or numeracy teaching within the classroom.
  

Workshop 6: Assessing and monitoring literacy or numeracy progress

• Participants will learn how to assess and monitor students' literacy/ or numeracy learning and understand the impact of their teaching within their classroom.
  

In each workshop, participants will be provided with a scaffolded in-school task and reflection template to support application of learning to strengthen current practice.

Completion of the whole subject specific series is recommended, however, participants can opt in to the combination of workshops that best meets the professional learning needs of you and your school.

Event schedule

The series will be delivered virtually across 2027. Dates will be available in Term 1 2027.

Contact

If you have any questions, contact literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au.