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The English National Curriculum was released for consultation in the last week of February 2010. ETAWA will prepare a response to be submitted to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and want to include members’ ideas and concerns.
Warren Grellier from ACARA’s English Advisory Group and Clare Macfarlane, from Perth College, where elements of the English National Curriculum are being trialled, will be our presenters.
The timeline for feedback is very short. This is your chance to discuss the structure and content of the English National Curriculum.
To register for this free forum, please fill out the form and return to our office at your earliest convenience.
The adjourned Annual General Meeting will also take place from 4.00pm – 4.30pm.
If you require any further information please let us know.
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02 May 2010 by ETA
English National Curriculum released for consultation
The English National Curriculum will be released for consultation in the last week of February 2010.
ETAWA will prepare a response to be submitted to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and want to include members’ ideas and concerns.
More information will follow soon.
19 Feb 2010 by ETA
Good Answers 2010
Order your copies of 2010 Good Answers English Stage 2 & 3 NOW.
14 Feb 2010 by ETA
Revised C.A.R Policy
Recently one of our Council members, Pat Kiddey, represented the association at a Department of Education & Training seminar on the revised Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting policy. The Department has invited teachers to provide feedback on the Consultation Draft of the CAR Policy. Below are two links: one is to the draft document and the other is to a feedback form.
DET English teachers are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to provide feedback by completing the form and emailing it to curriculumsupport@det.wa.edu.au (This is the email address on the Curriculum Support website accessed through the DET Portal).
Consultation draft
Consultation feedback
31 May 2009 by ETA
National Curriculum update
On Wednesday 4 March on the Radio National program called The Bookshow, there was an important and very interesting interview between AATE President Mark Howie and education commentator Kevin Donnelly. The topic of discussion was recently made claims about the status of literature in English teaching. The interview lasts about ten minutes.
The ABC webpage address is http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/default.htm and the link appears under the heading 'Teaching literature in the classroom'.
05 Mar 2009 by ETA
A Pod of Poets
A Pod of Poets is a series of eleven, 40-minute podcasts of Australian poetry, read by the authors. The poets come from all over Australia; some are emerging talents and some are established; several of them are on the school syllabus.
The audio is available to download and you'll also find transcripts, photographs, interviews, and more. We hope that this website will be an ongoing resource for researchers, schools, universities and the general podcast audience.
A Pod of Poets
22 Feb 2009 by ETA
Read More ...National English Curriculum – ETA response to the NCB English framing paper
You can download a copy of the framing paper at www.ncb.org.au
ETA have written a response to the NCB National Curriculum Framing paper. This response incorporates feedback and suggestions from members and council.
06 Feb 2009 by ETA
ETAWA Response to the National Curriculum English Framing Paper
Members of Executive and Council determined that the following questions would reflect the needs and concerns of its teaching membership and guide ETA’s response to the National Framing Paper. These responses reflect the views of the Council and those members who responded by 30 January 2009. This draft response paper will be posted on the ETA website until 17 February, with the invitation to members to add further feedback and comments.
05 Feb 2009 by ETA
Read More ...Wakakirri National Story Festival
Wakakirri is a National Story Festival that challenges young Australians to create a story, share it with Australia and have a positive impact on the world around them. It is accessible to every school in Australia and its emphasis is on participation and creativity.
Visit the site www.wakakirri.com/default.htm
03 Feb 2009 by ETA
Resources for teaching grammar
The explicit teaching of grammar is being given renewed attention in the draft National Curriculum English documents and the directions outlined by the DET in recent weeks. Some teachers have requested advice about resources they can use, so the document at the link below provides a list of resources that may be useful. As new resources are recommended we will add them to this list.
Resources_grammar.doc
28 Nov 2008 by ETA
ENGLISH NATIONAL CURRICULUM - Letter to members
To access the letter from the President, Wendy Cody, to members of ETAWA click on the link below to open the document.
ETAWA_NC_President's_letter.doc
03 Nov 2008 by ETA
Professional Development Officer - Call for Expressions of Interest
The English Teachers Association of Western Australia seeks expressions of interest from persons wishing to undertake the role of Professional Development Officer for the Association.
Click on the 'read more' link for details.
Closing date for submission of expressions of interest is Friday 18 April.
27 Mar 2008 by ETA
Read More ...AATE National Conference scholarships
ETAWA is once again offering scholarships to members attending the National Conference: Stories, places, spaces to be held in Adelaide, 6-9th July, 2008.
Follow the read more link to see details.
Email your request, including a short supporting statement to etawa@etawa.org.au
Applications close 11 April 2007
07 Mar 2008 by ETA
Read More ...English Jury Report
ETAWA believes that the changes proposed in the recently released jury report seem to be quite positive. However, management of these changes must be carefully timed and measured and must be the result of a transparent consultative process.
ETAWA will continue to support its members to ensure they provide the best possible English education for students.
05 Oct 2007 by ETA
Literature CoS Draft Rationale
Feed back requested before 6 September.
Download the rationale:Draft_Lit.doc Email your feedback to etawa@etawa.org.au
29 Aug 2007 by ETA
What the Dickens winners
Follow the What the Dickens link to the right to find out which schools are sitting on the top of the What the Dickens 2008 league table.
Check out term 2, 3 & 4 2008 dates for year 7, 8, 9 &10 competitions.
10 Aug 2007 by ETA
Read More ...National Reading Day
Click on the title above to visit the National Reading Day website. There are teaching programs for this year's books, plus details on how participating could win your school a library of books.
02 Aug 2007 by ETA
Read More ...2007 Good Answers books
The 2007 editions of these essential workbooks are nearly SOLD OUT! We have a few Literature Good Answers but the second print run of the English course of Study Good Answers has sold out. ETA believes that the Curriculum Council may have a few copies left.
29 Jun 2007 by ETA
AATE's Statements of Belief
1.We respect the enduring values and traditions of Australia’s cultural heritage.
2.We believe students come to understand themselves and their world by investigating the ways in which human experience is represented through language and texts.
3.We value the power of the imagination and literary expression to provide pleasure and enrich life.
4.We are committed to developing powerfully literate students who are able to realise their own goals and aspirations, and participate effectively as citizens in the twenty-first century.
5.We use research and evidence to inform practice and improve the learning of students.
6.We are committed to ongoing professional learning especially through active participation in a range of professional communities.
04 Jun 2007 by ETA
Read More ...Good Answers 2007
The 2007 editions of these essential workbooks are SOLD OUT!
ETA believes the Curriculum Council may have a few copies left.
30 May 2007 by ETA
4 May Curriculum Council's memos about the WACE exam
The Curriculum Council sent four attachments regarding this year's WACE English exam to principals on Friday4 May. These documents outline the English examination design brief and the marking guidelines. They can be downloaded from this page on the Curriculum Council's website: here
06 May 2007 by ETA
March 28 Dave Wood's letter to Principals re English CoS
Download the letter sent to principals 28 March:
Year_12_English_20070328.pdf
28 Mar 2007 by ETA
Application for ETAWA Scholarships to National Conference
Critical Capital Canberra, 8 - 11 July 2007
ETAWA offers the opportunity for two members to attend the AATE national conference.
Follow the 'read more' link to download the application form.
Applications close 5 April 2007.
22 Mar 2007 by ETA
Read More ...ETA Discussion Board Removed
Over 800 spammers recently overwhelmed the membership of 80 or so ETA Discussion Board members. The time required to monitor and delete the illegal 'users', and to guard against a similar invasion is excessive for a service that is not used by members. Therefore, we have instructed our Web page designers to remove it.
17 Feb 2007 by ETA
The West Australian quotes ETA out of context
Letter to the editor 8 February 2007
08 Feb 2007 by ETA
Read More ...4 February PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COUNCIL
English teachers call on Education Minister to clean up the mess!
04 Feb 2007 by ETA
Read More ...PRESS RELEASE JANUARY 26
GROSS ACT OF BETRAYAL TO ENGLISH TEACHERS
27 Jan 2007 by ETA
Read More ...Changes to Year 12 and 11 English Courses 2007
ETA have received information from the Curriculum Council today (24 Jan) and have called an emergency executive meeting to discuss the implications for its members.
If you have views on these issues and wish these represented to the Minister and the Curriculum Council, please email (kphilp@etawa.org.au )
Follow the 'read more' link below to read the memorandum received from the Curriculum Council
24 Jan 2007 by ETA
Read More ...President's Report December 2006
I would like to wish all ETAWA members a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a wonderfully relaxing holiday break, however short it may be. I look forward to working with you again in the new school year.
Wendy Cody
President
06 Dec 2006 by ETA
Read More ...English Course of Study Good Answers 2007
ETAWA will produce an edition of English Course of Study Good Answers 2007 However, we need your help to do so.
ETA will acknowledge all schools who contribute a script for consideration.
14 Nov 2006 by ETA
Read More ...30 November – Planning Afternoon
Make some time after lunch on 30 November to attend a planning session at the ETA office at City Beach HS. We will organise an afternoon when you can discuss your teaching, resource and assessment planning for 2007.
01 Nov 2006 by ETA
Read More ...Course of Study Paper
There will be a Course of Study final paper for this year. It will be sent out in the first weeks of term four. Orders need to be with ETA by the end of this term. Fax orders to 9385-7159. Principals of schools ordering the paper will need to sign a security guarantee. That guarantee will be faxed to schools soon for return before the papers are delivered.
25 Sep 2006 by ETA
Year 11 Literature Exam
ETA is preparing a Year 11 Lit paper. It will also be delivered in the first weeks of term 4. Orders to the ETA on Fax 9385-7159.
25 Sep 2006 by ETA
Year 12 Exams
If you have not ordered year 12 exams they may need to sent electronically and printed by the school. Fax orders to 9385-7159.
25 Sep 2006 by ETA
Open Letter to the Curriculum Council
The ETAWA is extremely disappointed at the way the Curriculum Council has managed the implementation of the new English Course of Study ...
09 Jul 2006 by ETA
Read More ...Year 12 Exams
It is coming to the deadline for ordering Year 12 exam papers. Order forms have been sent to schools and members but if you have lost yours please email rod.corby@etawa.org.au and one can be faxed to you.
05 Jul 2006 by ETA
Course of Study Paper
There will be a Course of Study final paper for this year.
05 Jul 2006 by ETA
Read More ...ETAWA Relocation
Your association has relocated to the administration block of City Beach Senior High School.
05 Jul 2006 by ETA
Read More ...English Tutors
Teachers: Please do not advise parents to contact ETA for tutors...
21 Jun 2005 by ETA
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