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19 Aug Exploring the differences between teaching EAL and teaching Literacy/Numeracy

Posted at 15:31h in Latest news

Literacy Links caught up with teachers Rachel and Liam* to talk about the similarities and differences around teaching English as an additional language (EAL) and literacy. Both have extensive experience teaching Literacy, EAL and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) both overseas and in Australia.   Why...

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19 Aug Celebrate Adult Learners Week!

Posted at 15:25h in Latest news

Check out the wonderful program of events nationally and locally being held from 1-8 September to celebrate 30 years of Adult Learners Week. You can: 1) register to attend the launch with a great program of speakers including the 2025 ALW learner  ambassadors  online or in person, 2) share the ALA...

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19 Aug International Literacy Day: Promoting literacy in the digital era

Posted at 15:22h in Latest news

International Literacy Day (ILD) is held at the end of Adult Learners Week on 8 September and will be celebrated this year under the theme of Promoting literacy in the digital era. The 2025 theme highlights both the potential and the risks of digital transformation. While digital...

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19 Aug See you in Melbourne!

Posted at 15:20h in Latest news

The Hotline team is excited to be attending the upcoming Australian Council for Adult Literacy conference on 4/5 September. We are looking forward to presenting at the conference and meeting the wonderful literacy, numeracy and digital literacy teachers who support our callers every day. You...

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19 Aug Sharing a Community College Milestone

Posted at 15:15h in Latest news

The Hotline was thrilled to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Macquarie Community College in Western Sydney and the opening of their new Mount Druitt site. The new campus which will be part of a local hub of community and employment services and will provide more...

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19 Aug Hotline advice for a small business employer

Posted at 15:08h in Latest news

Greg *, a retail shop employer phoned to ask for help for his young employee. Greg said he had noticed the young man avoided writing tasks. Greg said, "He's a great worker.  I want to keep him but it's a business and he can't be...

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19 Aug Coping Skills – seeing the invisible

Posted at 15:07h in Latest news

In late July, the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL) hosted a popular workshop-based webinar exploring coping skills - why we use them, how they show up in adult learning and how to help ourselves and others shift away from unhelpful patterns. The session was led...

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19 Aug Fine Print Issue 1, 2025 is out now. 

Posted at 15:06h in Latest news

Do you know about Fine Print? Published by the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (VALBEC) it is now the only national adult literacy and Language magazine in Australia. It is free with membership of VALBEC and available via email or in hard copy...

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19 Aug Clarified definition of Adult Literacy/Numeracy Teacher

Posted at 15:01h in Latest news

On 28 July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics published its post-release changes to the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA). This included removing the exclusion statement about people working in VET and TAFE for 259931 Adult Literacy/ Numeracy Teacher. The definition now reads Teaches literacy, numeracy...

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19 Aug Call for Presentations – NSWALNC 2025 Conference

Posted at 14:59h in Latest news

The NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council is now inviting proposals for presentations and workshops for its 2025 conference: Building Adult Literacy and Numeracy Futures.  With generative AI and the digital landscape in which we live, what will adult literacy and numeracy education look like in the future? This...

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