Monday 4 October 2021 9am-1pm

A Systematic Approach to Comprehension Instruction.
SharpReading Online Webinar (Years 2-6)

This four-hour Zoom webinar targets readers who have developed fluency with decoding and now have the available head space to process text at a much deeper level as they construct meaning and think critically.

SharpReading guided and shared reading routines are quite unique and shift the locus of control from the teacher to the students, providing them with the opportunity to truly habituate comprehension skills and transfer them into everyday reading. SharpReaders do not just talk about the metacognitive reading strategies that they should be using, they spend most of their time using them!

Tuesday 5 October 2021 9.30am-1pm

Wealth Management Partners Pre-Retirement Financial Seminar

This free pre-retirement seminar will be hosted by the WMP Financial Planning team. It will cover a range of relevant topics such as: Super rules, Centrelink benefits, transition to retirement, portfolio construction and managing debts. The session will conclude with an open Q&A session.

A light lunch will be provided after the event, along with the opportunity for one-on-one conversations with the financial planners.

Tuesday 5 October 2021 9am-1pm

Helping the Struggling Older Reader
SharpReading Online Webinar (Years 3-8)

Almost every Year 3-8 classroom has them; those readers who still struggle with decoding fluency, whose reading age is one plus years behind their chronological age, for whom the gap is widening all the time and whose confidence levels about reading are in tatters.

This four-hour Zoom webinar will equip you to deliver a well-researched and proven eight to 10-week intervention that will develop those missing decoding strategies and rebuild reader confidence. No prior knowledge of phonics instruction is required. Everything you need to teach is carefully scaffolded for your students (and you).

Wednesday 6 October 2021 9am-12.30pm

Interview Skills for Teaching Positions

This half-day session will help you with key aspects of preparing for and performing effectively at interviews for teaching positions.

If you have attended our Writing Job Applications course, this is the next essential piece. You will learn how to consider the needs of the school, as well as the specific role and interests of panel members. Understand how to make a favourable first impression and what to avoid during the interview process.

Thursday 7 October 2021 9am-4pm

Brain-Based Strategies for Effective Teaching, Learning and Well-Being (K-TAFE)

When we as teachers use cutting-edge brain-science for teaching and learning, we not only improve staff and student well-being by reducing some of the leading causes of teacher and student stress, but we also dramatically improve our ability to teach effectively – and the ability of our students’ brains to learn successfully.

This course is perfect for all teachers – it will help to turn confusion into clarity, take the stress out of teaching and turn worry into well-being. It will give you the confidence to easily plan and run enjoyable lessons that lead to less stressed and better-behaved students, who are more engaged and motivated to learn and remember more effectively.

Friday 8 October 2021 9am-3pm

Keeping Educators Skilled Up and Safe:
One-day event (K-TAFE)

This one-day, skills-based course is suitable for any person working in an education environment. You will learn valuable skills that will ensure you have the confidence to keep you and your students safe in the event of a verbal or physical encounter while at work.

This course has been specifically designed to give you the tools needed to deal with a wide range of incidents that may occur in low-risk education settings. It is a practical, fast-paced course providing opportunity to build knowledge, but also develop and practice new skills in meaningful scenarios.