The resources on this page provide an initial guide to potential professional learning opportunities. They are suggestions only and are not endorsed by the Board. As relevance and accessibility may vary across teaching contexts, you are encouraged to exercise professional judgement in selecting activities that meet your needs. For further information about a specific professional learning activity, please contact the provider directly.
You can find the Professional Learning Policy here.
Teachers Registration Board of South Australia
From time to time the Board offers professional learning such as the annual conference and workshops about your professional responsibilities. A range of upcoming professional learning opportunities are published via the following:
- The TRB professional learning calendar
- Online Professional Learning opportunities
- The Buzz
- The Board’s Facebook page, which also shares articles and resources of interest to teachers
- Videos, PowerPoint slides and other resources from previous Board conferences and workshops are on the Event Calendar page of the website
SA Employing Authorities
If you are employed in one (or more) of the following sectors, there may be further resources available in addition to any professional learning opportunities already offered at your school/site.
- Department for Education
Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum training - Catholic Education South Australia employees
- Lutheran Schools
Professional Associations
Educators SA, formally known as CEASA, is a community of 15 000 educators who are members of one of their 59 educator professional associations. These professional associations are for teachers of specific learning cohorts, content areas/specialisations, and other aspects of the profession such as school leadership and early career educators. Browse their associations on the Educators SA website.
Are you an Early Career Educator?
Create ideas, ask questions and seek support in an encouraging collaborative community in the Early Career Educator Hub.
Higher Education Institutions
The following South Australian higher education providers offer postgraduate study programs as well as public lectures, workshops and conferences on a range of topics.
Early Childhood Teacher
Other Organisations
SA Teacher Unions
- Australian Education Union South Australia members
- Independent Education Union South Australia members
Please note training offered by the SA teacher unions may only be available to current members.
AITSL
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
Cultural responsive self-reflection tool
A page dedicated to early childhood teacher resources
Unpacking the APST – free modules to work through to develop understanding
Online Resources
- The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
- South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
- Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
- International Baccalaureate
- Education Standards Board
- Online professional learning
There are many more websites like the ones listed above – try Googling a teaching topic you are interested in learning more about.
Social Media
Social media sites are virtual places where teachers can network, share resources including professional learning opportunities, and engage in discussions about teaching. Here are a few examples of Facebook pages and groups run for or by teachers:
- Teachers of Adelaide
- Relief Teachers of AdelaideEarly Career Teachers
- Teacher LeadersTeach Meet Adelaide
- What a great teaching idea
- We Are Teachers
- Free Teacher/ Education PD.
Your community
- Network with other teachers to share professional learning opportunities. If you are a TRT, check if a host school/site has room for you to attend their professional learning activities – the answer won’t always be ‘yes’ but it is worth asking.
