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.
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).
In this inspiring new CPL course participants will hear about the professional journey (highs and tribulations) of a number of current and former female leaders and colleagues in our profession. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a lens for their own career paths (through networking, collaborations, shared experiences and questions).
Host presenter Lila Mularczyk will take you through the issues, circumstances, contexts and initiatives that have framed the path of many female education leaders in our system.
Case studies will be delivered by the leaders as they live(d) their work life. This will include system and school contexts that influence career passage.
Primary, Secondary and TAFE teachers and leaders are encouraged to apply to attend this course.
Participants will have the opportunity to listen, interact with leading female colleagues, network and consider further professional career options now and into the future.
Wednesday 29 April 2026, Surry Hills
All CPL courses run from 9am to 3pm.
$220
Please note, payment for courses is taken after the course takes place.
Lila Mularczyk
Lila Mularczyk’s commitment to education was recognised by being honoured with the Order of Australia Medal (OAM). Lila has been contributing to public education for 40 years. She currently is undertaking a portfolio of work including leading or participating on multiple National and State Education Boards and Reference Groups and projects (including, PEF, ACE, UTS, UNSW, NSWTF and CPL.) tertiary professional experience officer, coach and mentor, UNSW Gonski Institute, State and Vice Chair ACE, supporting HALT’s, tertiary lecturer, work in and for schools, research, contract work, critical friend, innovation projects etc.
Prior, Lila was the Director, Secondary Education, at the Department of Education. Immediately prior to this, Lila was President of the NSW Secondary Principals’ Council (SPC) from 2012 to 2016. As President and as a school Principal, Lila represented Public Education around Australia, and frequently globally, at conferences over many years. Lila was Principal at Merrylands High School for 15 years until 2016.
In this exciting new CPL course participants will delve into women in history, investigating programming approaches for History 7-10, History Elective years 9 and 10 as well as Extension History Year 12.
Utilising history case studies of both the well-known and forgotten women of history, participants will explore thematic, comparative and biographical event-based programming approaches, taking in key historical debates and the big questions in history.
Primary, Secondary and TAFE teachers are encouraged to apply to attend this course.
Presenter Judy King will take participants through planning units of work in History 7-10, History Elective years 9 and 10 and Extension History Year 12, including perspectives on women’s history in a variety of topics.
As well, participants will be given an overview of the Australian Research Council (ARC) international digital history project Conviction Politics.
If you are interested in this course, you may also be interested in a connected social event. Meet History’s (In)Visible Women over a drink and snack, is designed to complement the course and offers a relaxed social setting for those interested in women’s history and activism.
Friday 31 July2026
NSW Teachers Federation, Surry Hills
All CPL courses run from 9am to 3pm.
Judy King
Judy King is a former high school principal and a Life Member of the NSW Teachers Federation, the Australian Education Union and Secondary Principals’ Council. She retired from Riverside Girls High School in 2010 after 19 years as a secondary principal.
Since retirement Judy has worked part time at Chifley College Mt Druitt campus, Northmead High and Georges River College in an executive support role with a strong focus on teaching and learning, assessment and reporting, especially in the areas of reading for meaning and writing for purpose.
She currently teaches History and Politics at WEA , the oldest adult education foundation in the CBD of Sydney.
Judy represented secondary principals on the Board of Studies (now NESA) from 1998-2004 and was History Inspector at the Board in 1991. Judy was deputy president of the SPC from 1998-2006.
In 2018 she researched and wrote a history of the NSW Teachers Federation 1918-2018 as part of its centenary celebrations. The articles were published throughout each edition of Education in 2018 and were featured as part of a three week exhibition in the Federation building.
In 2007 Judy was awarded the Meritorious Service in Public Education medal by the Department of Education.
Judy has an abiding interest in all aspects of Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern History as well as archaeology, politics and film. In 2014 and 2019 she attended the Cambridge University History Summer School for international students and hopes to return in 2025.
In 2024, Judy was awarded an OAM for “services to secondary education.”
Jen Sonter
Jen Sonter began teaching in 2016 around the Central Coast, eventually landing at Terrigal High School in 2018. She has since been working full time at Pittwater High School on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, finally achieving permanent employment there in 2022.
She has predominantly worked in mainstream classroom settings throughout this time, but has also worked in wellbeing roles such as Year Advisor.
She is a passionate history teacher and takes up any opportunity to travel and experience historical sites from far and wide. She brings this passion into the classroom in the hopes of passing it on to her students.
Emma Seabrook
Emma Seabrook began teaching in 1992 at Crestwood High School in Sydney’s Northwest. Her first permanent position, in 1995, was at Cambridge Park High School in the Western suburbs.
She has worked in public education her whole career and is currently teaching History and Society and Culture at Winmalee High School, in the Blue Mountains. As well as teaching History through all stages, Emma’ focus is on student well-being and has her career has included various stints as Year Advisor.
$220 for one day
Please note, payment for courses is taken after the course takes place.
“Excellent resources provided by all speakers.”
“Judy’s session was very thought provoking and a great way to start. Very inspirational woman.”
“All presenters were engaging and informative. I appreciate their generosity in sharing.”
“Very valuable course. (I have) new ideas to take back to school.”
“Thank you Federation and the CPL team for providing another extremely useful PD. All PD by the CPL has presenters who are genuine experts in their fields and provide useful resources and knowledge.”
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.
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.”
