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2026 September- EAL/D specialist teachers face dramatic cuts across 58 Catholic schools

ACTA opposes Catholic Schools Maitland-Newcastle cuts  to EAL/D teaching positions*, part of broader cuts affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education staff, support workers, teacher librarians, and other specialist educational roles.   The proposed cuts will significantly reduce specialist EAL/D provision across the diocese, negatively impacting many vulnerable communities.  ACTA calls  for an immediate restoration

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2026 September- Applications for the Penny McKay Award are closing soon

The Penny McKay Memorial Award honours Penny’s contribution to research and development in second/additional language education. As a teacher, consultant, researcher, keynote speaker and professional activist, Penny McKay was a leader in language education in Australia and internationally. Working collaboratively with educators and researchers in schools, she pioneered an approach to assessing learners’ development in

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2026 February- ACTA International Conference: Early bird registration is open!

Planning your professional learning for this year? We are excited to remind you that you are now able to register for the ACTA International Conference and receive early bird rates! The ACTA conference, hosted by ATESOL NSW, will be held on 1-3 October 2026. It will bring together national and international educators, researchers, and leaders

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2025 October- 2026 ACTA Conference -Call for Papers is Now Open

ACTA International Conference The ACTA conference, hosted by ATESOL NSW, will bring together national and international educators, researchers, and leaders to explore emerging challenges and opportunities in the TESOL field in early childhood education, schools, universities, and industry. Areas will focus on developments in policy, pedagogy and research in:  national and international state of English

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2025 October- Reformatted EAL/D Learning Progression now available!

Dr Michael Michell, President of ATESOL NSW and former president of ACTA, has been working with ACARA to improve the accessibility of the EAL/D Learning Progression pages. The Reformatted EAL/D Learning Progression is now available as a downloadable document on the Australian Curriculum website.  See https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/student-diversity/eal-d-students#accordion-47609c6685-item-d7e361f211. Many thanks to Michael and ACARA for this great

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2025 April- Joint Schools/Indigenous EAL/D Consultancy Group Guest Speaker: How long does it take to learn English?

How long does it take to learn English? On April 8, 2025, members of the combined ACTA Schools/Indigenous EALD Consultancy Groups attended an important presentation by Dr Lucy Lu from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO). Dr Lu presented a summary of recent AERO research into how long it takes EAL students in NSW schools to develop

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2024 December- The State of EAL/D Education in Schools National Survey is now open until 20 December!

Opportunity to participate in a national research project: Deadline extended!   Great news! The State of EAL/D Education in Schools National Survey deadline has been extended. You now have until 20 December to take the survey.  Investigating the state of English as an additional language/dialect (EAL/D) education in Australian schools and tracing EAL/D teaching courses at

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2024 December- Announcement: Winner of the 2024 Penny McKay Memorial Award

Announcement: Along with our partners the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA)  and the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ),  we are delighted to announce that Dr. Susanne Stanyer is the winner of the 2024 Penny McKay Memorial Award. Susanne completed her PhD at the University of New South

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2024 October- Release of VET Workforce Blueprint

VET Sector News: The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has announced the release the VET Workforce blueprint: a national plan to address workforce challenges. To support the Blueprint’s release, the Australian Government, in collaboration with states and territories, has announced an initial suite of foundational national actions. These include: occupational mapping for the VET

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