Education has an important role in saving the planet, conference hears
11 March 2024
Section: News
Students walk through knee-deep water at high tide to get to school, the result of climate change induced sea level…
Steer your PDP to align with professional goals
31 May 2023
Section: Columns
Early Career Insights: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 If you’re an early career teacher, the Performance and Development Plan (PDP)…
Position: Director, Centre for Professional Learning
14 October 2022
Section: Administration
The Director is responsible to the General Secretary for their role in the operations of the CPL
Protect professional status
Over the past six weeks, Federation has intervened in, and responded to, a multitude of impending policy changes directly affecting the work of our teachers and principals in schools and in TAFE.
Understand anxiety to support students with disability: new CPL podcast
25 March 2021
Section: News
The CPL Podcast has returned in 2021 with a regular fortnightly release during school terms.
There’s nothing casual about teaching: Professional learning and mandatory training
27 November 2020
Section: Columns
There is a fundamental responsibility for schools to support the professional learning of all staff, including casual and temporary teachers.
CPL trials online course delivery
7 August 2020
Section: Administration
The health and safety regulations around the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) having to suspend faceto- face courses…
Make time for consultation
13 December 2019
Section: News
Cuts to the Department and TAFE and the implementation of Local Schools, Local Decisions and Smart and Skilled have led to many teachers feeling isolated from key decisions in their workplace.
Union’s bright future
14 November 2019
Section: News
Young union members proved to be the embodiment of the theme for this year’s World Teachers’ Day — Young teachers: The future of the profession — at a recent conference.
New courses for the CPL
23 August 2019
Section: News
The CPL has developed new courses for members that are being offered in Terms 3 and 4, 2019. Course topics include HSC history, HSC visual arts, technology and statistics for mathematics and science.
CPL keeps Veronica coming back
14 June 2019
Section: News
A rural head teacher’s dedication to English has seen her attend every Secondary English Stage 6 Conference in Sydney since the Centre for Professional Learning began conducting them in 2013.
Early career teachers in regions put in the picture
11 June 2019
Section: News
Are you a beginning teacher living in regional NSW?
Leading improvement of literacy K-6
26 April 2019
Section: News
Highly accomplished teachers will be coached on how to help colleagues get the most out of the NSW English K-6 Syllabus at an upcoming Centre for Professional Learning course.
School leaders up-skill on approaches to improving student outcomes at CPL course
23 April 2019
Section: News
Experienced and accomplished teachers who participated in the Centre for Professional Learning’s Leading the Lifting of Achievement in Years 7-12 course, left armed with new strategies to support their colleagues to improve practice and subsequently student learning outcomes.
Suggestions for dealing with school predicaments covered in CPL course
19 April 2019
Section: News
Members looking for ideas to deal with the challenges they may face as executives in schools were presented with a range of options at a recent Centre for Professional Learning course.
New CPL course offers clarity on student assessment
17 April 2019
Section: News
In response to members seeking guidance on ongoing assessment processes that inform the learning cycle and support student learning, the Centre for Professional Learning last week offered a new course — Assessment K-6: Making Use of Meaningful Data.
First CPL courses accredited at Highly Accomplished start
15 April 2019
Section: News
Federation’s Centre for Professional Learning has held its first courses accredited at Highly Accomplished for school leaders and aspiring school leaders.
Worry knots untangled for new primary teachers at CPL conference
12 April 2019
Section: News
The particular needs and concerns of new primary teachers were addressed at a Centre for Professional Learning Conference on 1 April.
Workplace contacts supported with training
10 April 2019
Section: News
The work of the union is strengthened by members who stand for election in their workplaces with the aim of advancing our policies and strengthening the resolve of members to work toward achieving our goals.
CPL takes the angst out of the Performance and Development Framework
20 March 2019
Section: News
Teachers can use the Performance and Development Framework process to achieve their professional goals without it being an overwhelming experience, Federation members were assured at a recent Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) course.
Programs cultivate knowledge of Aboriginal culture
22 February 2019
Section: News
Josh Brown is proud of his role ensuring Australia’s First Peoples will continue to have the longest surviving culture in the world.