This course is designed for teachers who are interested in building practical skills around differentiation and inclusive planning for a mainstream context K-TAFE. Participants will look at the timeline of disability within the school context and see how over time changes have taken place (or not). Teachers will expand their strategies and skills in meeting the needs of students with disabilities in various settings to support positive and successful learning and engagement.
K-TAFE teachers who are interested in unpacking their understanding of inclusion and increase their strategies and skills in supporting a wide range of students with disability in their classroom.
26 March 2026 at Wagga Wagga RSL
6 May 2026 at Tamworth
16 June 2026 at Broken Hill
6 August at Canberra
5 November 2026 at Newcastle
All CPL courses run from 9am to 3pm.
$220
Please note, payment for courses is taken after the course takes place.
John Skene was elected as the NSW Teachers Federation Disability Officer in November 2024. As part of this role, he is responsible for supporting students, staff and schools in disability. He is working closely with the other areas in Federation (Organisers, Professional Support, Trade Union Training) to support Federation members.
With over fifteen years of experience as a teacher in special education, John has worked at Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs) and Support Units (SUs). He has held roles such as Federation Representative and Assistant Principal Special Education. John was a Councillor and the Special Education Contact of Sutherland and Inner-City Teachers Association (across his time in school).
This course is a great opportunity for early career teachers to work with highly experienced and effective educational leaders and colleagues from across the public education system.
We offer a relaxed and safe setting for participants to meet and work with teachers from different schools and colleges and encourage the sharing of teaching and learning strategies, resources, and successes.
The course is designed for teachers aspiring to develop their approach in classroom management through the use of effective teaching strategies to engage all students in learning. It will provide participants with practical strategies and deeper understanding of the theory and practice of good classroom management and good teaching.
Participant engagement and interaction with each other as well as presenters will be emphasised throughout.
This course focuses primarily on preventative strategies for teachers to create positive classroom environments. During the course, we will also address the structures required to effectively implement responsive strategies for supporting individual students who require additional support due to challenging behaviours.
11 March 2026, Surry Hills
5 May 2026, Tamworth
14 May 2026, Surry Hills
21 May 2026, Wagga Wagga
5 August 2026, Canberra
13 August 2026, Blacktown
16 September 2026, Surry Hills
4 November 2026, Newcastle
All CPL courses run from 9am to 3pm.
$110
Please note, payment for courses is taken after the course takes place.
Early Stage 1 to Stage 6. Teachers in the earlier stages of their careers.
Face to face
Liliana Mularczyk
Other presenters tbc
“Presenters were amazing. Resources are great. A really enjoyable and informative day.”
“Specific and practical behaviour management strategies/approaches. The expertise and enthusiasm of presenters was inspiring.”
“I found this PL very useful and would recommend this to my colleagues.”
“Consolidated and extended my understanding of effective classroom practice.”
