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The WA TVET Consortium wins Saudi Arabia Contract
The Western Australian TVET Consortium was created as a
result of an opportunity advertised in mid-2018 to prepare
College Improvement Plans for 25 Saudi Arabian Colleges of
Excellence. Phoenix Academy was instrumental in gathering
an expert consortium of quality West Australian institutions
and Vocational Education Consultants. The WA TVET
Consortium (comprises Phoenix Academy/ITE, North Metro
TAFE, South Metro TAFE and Miles Morgan) and is one of the
first public/private consortia in Australia. TVET was successful
in winning the contract for writing Improvement Plans for 3
Colleges in Saudi Arabia. Only seven contracts were awarded
worldwide (two from Australia, one from South Korea, one
from Germany, two from UK and one from the USA). The TVET
team is currently in the College Improvement Plan writing
phase. Two representatives from the team have just returned
from information gathering trips to the colleges in Jazan,
Jeddah and Al-Baha. The Implementation Phase which will
be tendered for soon will result in ongoing training for staff,
curriculum development, policy development and managerial
consulting work for the members of the consortium. This is a
great win for Western Australia’s Technical Training providers
and Vocational Consultants. Watch this space.
Teacher Training in Hangzhou, China.
Phoenix Academy’s Institute for Teaching Excellence (ITE)
Trainers Sandra Houghton and Lindsay Kropp recently
celebrated the graduation of 40 primary and secondary English
teachers who participated in a Phoenix developed International
Teaching Certificate for English Teachers Course in Hangzhou,
China. This project was supported by the Xiacheng Education
Bureau. The course, which commenced in November 2018 and
concluded in April 2019 was a blend of face-to-face delivery,
online observations through webinar, tasks and assignments,
and assessed teaching practice. The ITE trainers observed the
Chinese teachers in action in their schools, visiting a total of
40 teachers in their classrooms in Hangzhou, and assessed
comprehensive portfolios including lesson plans, observation
tasks and a resource compendium. The graduation ceremony
was led by the Directors from the Xiacheng Education Bureau.
Sandra and Lindsay remained in Hangzhou after the conclusion
of the course and conducted a short course on the Student-
Centred Classroom for primary and secondary teachers in
collaboration with the Hangzhou Gurui Culture and Art Co.
The course consisted of four active workshops, demonstration
lessons and a reflection session and was very well received by
the teachers who have had limited opportunities previously
for intensive, workshop style professional development.
Institute for Teaching Excellence (ITE) Newsletter May 2019
I T E INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Good Teaching By Design
Phoenix Academy223 Vincent Street, West Perth, 6005 WAT: (08) 9235 6000 E: info@phoenix.wa.edu.au W W W.P H O E N I X.WA.E D U.A UCricos Provider Code: 00066D
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Young Learner Curriculum Development Partner
Phoenix is proud to be supporting educational partners working to
achieve the Vietnamese Ministry of Education’s vision for the renovation
of language teaching curriculum and upskilling of English language
teachers. Our Young Learner specialist Sharmine Lopez is the lead editor
on a project to edit a series of Young Learner Coursebooks designed to
be implemented in Vietnamese English Language classrooms.
Phoenix Trainer wins runner up best presenter at PD West Mini-Conference
Phoenix Academy was well represented at the English Australia PD West
Conference, held at UWA in March. Academic English teachers Jacqueline
Sim and Sally Steedman’s presentation on Academic Misconduct was
warmly received by participants. Lindsay Kropp won runner up Best
Presenter for her workshop on Using Podcasts for Extensive Listening
Practice. Lindsay won a prize of $1000 to spend on Professional
Development.
April Delegation Visits to Phoenix Academy – Hailiang Education Group and South China University
Phoenix Academy and partners are pleased to have signed
memorandums of ongoing co-operation with the Hailiang Education
Group to continue to work together to promote Perth as a study
destination, and for Phoenix Academy and partners to continue to
engage in study tour and teacher training collaboration projects. The
group took the opportunity to meet with the City of Perth’s Deputy
Chair Commissioner and Acting Manager of Economic Development
to discuss opportunities as well as meetings with the WA Education
Dept senior personnel. The Hailiang Group visited Rossmoyne Senior
High School, Murdoch University, Curtin University and the University
of Western Australia. MOU’s were signed during their visit with
Rossmoyne and Curtin University.
Phoenix Academy hosted a delegation of Senior Managers from South
China Normal University in Guangzhou who took the opportunity to
experience Perth as a tourist destination, visit the University of Western
Australia and to sign a memorandum of ongoing cooperation around
teacher training with Phoenix Academy.
PHOENIXAcademy I T E INSTITUTE FOR
TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Good Teaching By Design
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PHOENIXAcademy I T E INSTITUTE FOR
TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Good Teaching By Design
Putting English into Practice
Phoenix Academy teachers are active in seeking opportunities for students
to use their language knowledge and skills in real life contexts. General
English and Academic English students experienced the Yr 12 Perspectives
Exhibition at the WA Art Gallery in the Cultural Precinct last week and put
their communicatiion skills into practice by participating in an information
hunt around the gallery.
Phoenix TESOL Certificate CourseA modernised and reinvigorated Phoenix TESOL Certificate Course has
commenced this week. In response to the growing demand for quality
English language teachers abroad, The Phoenix TESOL Certificate Course
is designed to prepare teachers for overseas placements. This course is
delivered is a blended format with face-to-face input two evenings per
week for three weeks, the opportunity to study TESOL methodology online
for up to 75 hours , live teaching observations of expert Phoenix teachers
and the opportunity to deliver a 45 minute Teaching Practice lesson to real
students with verbal and written feedback from the ITE Teacher Training
Team. Along with the Phoenix Certification, trainees have the option to
take the Cambridge University Teaching Knowledge Exam (TKT) upon
completion of the course. The next Phoenix TESOL Certificate Courses will
run in June and July in time for the northern hemisphere new academic
years in September.
Cambridge ESOL Delta and CELTA 2019Phoenix Academy will again be offering the Cambridge ESOL Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages course
(Delta) in October 2019. The course is aimed at experienced TESOL teachers who wish to advance their career by developing their
knowledge and strategies, becoming Teacher Trainers or assuming leadership roles.
Phoenix ITE is the only school in Australia and the region offering the Delta course and we see it as a cornerstone of our cutting-
edge approach to teacher training. CELTA and DELTA training dates can be found on the Phoenix Website. www.phoenix.wa.edu.au
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