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SASTA Professional Learning For Middle & Secondary Years
Download the 2026 Professional Learning Calendar (PDF) to see what's on offer. Keep an eye on this page for event registrations when available.
Please note: If you require an invoice for school payment, please simply select Bank Transfer at the payment option during your booking. This will email you an invoice - please wait approximately 15 minutes for this to come through.
Cancellation policy:
Notice of cancellation received more than 48 hours before the event will incur a standard $50 administration processing fee, any registration fees received in addition to this amount will be refunded. For cancellation notice received less than 48 hours before the event, registration fees unfortunately cannot be refunded.
Should SASTA need to cancel or reschedule a professional learning event, then all registered delegates can opt either to receive a full refund or have their registration transferred to the rescheduled event.
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2026 Regional Webinar: The SHE Task
Presenters: Jason Greenslade, Westminster School
Intended audience: junior secondary (7-10) teachers, senior secondary (11-12) teachers
This webinar is designed to be a quick summary of the SHE task and how this might be introduced to students and how we might coach them on producing the best work possible.
There will be time in this webinar to engage in a marking exercise where we discuss KA3 and its consistent application to student work.
Student accountability in the age of AI will be discussed.
Details
Date:
Time: 3.45pm - 5.30pm
Venue: Online
Bookings close: 15/09/2026
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Membership - Business or Interstate School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Student Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Life Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Retired Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Complimentary Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $35.00 |
Description
Presenters: Jason Greenslade, Westminster School
Intended audience: junior secondary (7-10) teachers, senior secondary (11-12) teachers
This webinar is designed to be a quick summary of the SHE task and how this might be introduced to students and how we might coach them on producing the best work possible.
There will be time in this webinar to engage in a marking exercise where we discuss KA3 and its consistent application to student work.
Student accountability in the age of AI will be discussed.
2026 Regional Webinar: Design & Deconstruct
Presenters: Jason Greenslade, Westminster School
Intended audience: junior secondary (7-10) teachers, senior secondary (11-12) teachers
This webinar is designed to be a quick summary of the DnD task and how this might be introduced to students and how we might coach them on producing the best work possible.
There will be time in this webinar to engage in a marking exercise where we discuss IAE1 and its consistent application to student work.
Student accountability in the age of AI will be discussed.
Details
Date:
Time: 3.45pm - 5.30pm
Venue: Online
Bookings close: 22/09/2026
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Membership - Business or Interstate School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Student Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Life Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Retired Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Complimentary Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $35.00 |
Description
Presenters: Jason Greenslade, Westminster School
Intended audience: junior secondary (7-10) teachers, senior secondary (11-12) teachers
This webinar is designed to be a quick summary of the DnD task and how this might be introduced to students and how we might coach them on producing the best work possible.
There will be time in this webinar to engage in a marking exercise where we discuss IAE1 and its consistent application to student work.
Student accountability in the age of AI will be discussed.
2026 MEMBERS FREE Webinar Series: Agriculture, the Ultimate STEM Subject
Presenters: Sue Pratt, AgCommunications
If you are looking for a real-world STEM context, agriculture is the perfect match. SA’s Lead Agriculture Teacher Sue Pratt will showcase how food and fibre production utilises key STEM skills for problem solving and innovation. Ag is a great way to excite your students when we connect the plate to the paddock. No previous experience or school farm needed!
Details
Date:
Time: 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Venue: Online
Bookings close: 20/10/2026
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Membership - Business or Interstate School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Student Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Life Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Retired Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Complimentary Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Description
Presenters: Sue Pratt, AgCommunications
If you are looking for a real-world STEM context, agriculture is the perfect match. SA’s Lead Agriculture Teacher Sue Pratt will showcase how food and fibre production utilises key STEM skills for problem solving and innovation. Ag is a great way to excite your students when we connect the plate to the paddock. No previous experience or school farm needed!
2026 Leading in Science Workshop
Calling all science leaders and budding leaders!
This session is intended for people who are current science department leaders or aspire to be one! Come along and network with other like-minded individuals whilst learning some new skills which might help you either in your current role, in the future or to further enhance the learning and teaching at your school.
Presenter: Jason Greenslade, Westminster School
"Today was an enjoyable day filled with excellent networking and conversation. Jason was extremely generous with his time, resources and willingness to discuss all manner of topics during the day."
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 05/11/2025
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $205.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $250.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $55.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
Description
Calling all science leaders and budding leaders!
This session is intended for people who are current science department leaders or aspire to be one! Come along and network with other like-minded individuals whilst learning some new skills which might help you either in your current role, in the future or to further enhance the learning and teaching at your school.
Presenter: Jason Greenslade, Westminster School
"Today was an enjoyable day filled with excellent networking and conversation. Jason was extremely generous with his time, resources and willingness to discuss all manner of topics during the day."
Topics covered will include:
- Leading learning and teaching – some ways to organise work and processes in a modern science faculty
- Setting high (but achievable) standards for students
- Timetabling - putting people in the right places
- Organisation of faculty work jobs and roles (leaders within a faculty)
- Working consistently – tasks, pedagogy and process
- A framework for consistency in tasks, planning and execution whilst encouraging individuality within classroom instruction
- Running effective meetings – use of agendas and minutes effectively
- Managing staff performance in learning and teaching
- How to encourage staff ‘buy-in’ and handle change
- Lesson observations as a tool for moving to reflective practise – how to encourage and embed the use of the AITSL standards
- Including how to conduct lesson observations
- How to effectively gather student data on learning and teaching
- Review processes + processes for improvement
- Goal setting and review
- Using data for improvement – ICAS, results, SACE etc.
- How to write a targeted action plan for strategic improvement + how to review it
- Faculty based internal moderation – how to organise, carry out and review
- Pedagogy sharing and its importance + getting the most out of PL
- Laboratory technicians and laboratories – encouraging best practice and performance + potential ways to organise labs to streamline practical management
- Online Practical Ordering – options and usefulness
- New buildings? Considerations and what we learned from our building programme and new laboratories
"I was highly impressed with the quality of this PD. It was engaging, insightful and well managed."
"I really liked it and it was absolutely relevant to the leadership role. Jason was honest, blunt and relatable."
"Jason was very insightful to the role of science leader and open with his sharing of practice."
2026 MEMBERS FREE Webinar Series: Embedding Aboriginal Contexts: A STEM Approach toward Cultural Inclusivity and Scientific Inquiry
Presenters: Caroline Dean, Deparment for Education
How can STEM teaching spark curiosity, creativity, and cultural inclusivity through embedding Aboriginal contexts? This webinar introduces conceptual learning about living, earth, and space systems, incorporating systems thinking with interactions and interconnections that shape the behaviour of these systems.
Participants will engage in active learning by exploring evaporation in water management, celestial patterns, and the marine ecosystem of the Gayinbara—developed in partnership with South Australian Aboriginal Nations.
Teachers will explore how to showcase First Nations Australians’ scientific knowledges and achievements, providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students see their cultures reflected, while supporting all students to engage with respect and reconciliation.
Target Audience: Years R-10
Details
Date:
Time: 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Venue: Online
Bookings close: 25/08/2026
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Membership - Business or Interstate School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Student Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Life Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Retired Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Complimentary Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Description
Presenters: Caroline Dean, Deparment for Education
How can STEM teaching spark curiosity, creativity, and cultural inclusivity through embedding Aboriginal contexts? This webinar introduces conceptual learning about living, earth, and space systems, incorporating systems thinking with interactions and interconnections that shape the behaviour of these systems.
Participants will engage in active learning by exploring evaporation in water management, celestial patterns, and the marine ecosystem of the Gayinbara—developed in partnership with South Australian Aboriginal Nations.
Teachers will explore how to showcase First Nations Australians’ scientific knowledges and achievements, providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students see their cultures reflected, while supporting all students to engage with respect and reconciliation.
Target Audience: Years R-10
PBL - What does this even mean?
Presenter: Jarrod Johnson, Learning Designer: AI and Digital Practice, Pulteney Grammar School
How can we design Science learning that is rigorous, engaging and connected to the world beyond the classroom? This hands-on workshop will help Primary, Middle and Senior Science educators explore how PBL can enhance a new or existing unit, with opportunities to connect learning to industry, real-world contexts and other curriculum areas.
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 18/11/2026
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $205.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $250.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $55.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
Description
Presenter: Jarrod Johnson, Learning Designer: AI and Digital Practice, Pulteney Grammar School
How can we design Science learning that is rigorous, engaging and connected to the world beyond the classroom? This hands-on workshop will help Primary, Middle and Senior Science educators explore how PBL can enhance a new or existing unit, with opportunities to connect learning to industry, real-world contexts and other curriculum areas.
Whether you are new to teaching, adding Science to your repertoire, or an experienced teacher looking to refresh the way you teach, you will work from your own topic and teaching context. Explore what students can learn through investigation, problems and projects, where explicit teaching is still essential, and how these elements can work together.
Most importantly, you will design while you learn, leaving with a mapped-out unit and final learning experience that you can refine and use in your classroom.
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- 2026 SASTA Annual Conference
- 2026 Early Career Teachers Conference
- 2026 STEM Conference
- Stage 2 Marking & Moderation Workshops
- Members Free Webinar Series
- SASTA Member Events
- 2025 Exam Post Mortem Recordings
- Webinar Library