Upcoming Courses!
Check out upcoming face-to-face and live online professional learning courses!
We thank you! When you choose to learn with SPELD NSW you are supporting our not-for-profit organisation to continue its work in supporting people with specific learning difficulties.
Reading Intervention Course – Applications Now Open for 2026!
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
30 November -0001
The Reading Intervention Course is SPELD NSW’s specialist course for educators and allied health professionals looking to offer small group and one-on-one tier 3 intervention in reading. This specialist course has new resources, new content and modules to help build your expertise to deliver evidence-based reading intervention for struggling readers.
Knowing When Your Child Needs Help with Literacy (Insights Series For Families) – Online
WHEN: 12:45pm - 1:30pm,
10 September 2026
Parent, Families and Carers. Join us for this FREE webinar for tips on where reading difficulties occur and what you can do to help.
Assessing and Diagnosing Specific Learning Disorders – Online
WHEN: 11:30am - 2:30pm, 4 sessions starting,
11 September 2026
This online workshop is suitable for Psychologists with an interest in learning more about the assessment and diagnosis of learning disorders in the key areas of reading, written expression and mathematics.
FREE INFORMATION WEBINAR – Let’s Learn Together – Understanding How Individual Learners, Teachers and Tutors can Engage with SPELD NSW
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
15 September 2026
Join us to learn about the exciting new way that individual learners can access quality professional learning and resources at SPELD NSW. Now you can enjoy excellent content and resources at your own pace and at the point of need!
FREE INFORMATION WEBINAR – School Partnerships and Parent Education Programs for Schools
WHEN: 12:00pm midday - 1:00pm,
18 September 2026
School leaders, SPELD NSW has some powerful solutions to support your school plans. We are excited to be announcing a new way of accessing our popular and highly regarded learning and resources and what we can do to support the specific needs of teachers, students and families at your school.
Understanding Reading Difficulty Profiles (Insights Series For Specialists) – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
24 September 2026
Allied health professional and specialist tutors, let’s look at the different subtypes of reading difficulties and what you can do to support these students.
FREE INFORMATION WEBINAR – Let’s Learn Together – Understanding How SPELD NSW Support Families and Communities
WHEN: 1:00pm - 2:00pm,
16 October 2026
SPELD NSW provides learning, resources and support to families and communities. Join us to learn how we can support you as a parent, your parent organisation or community group.
Dyscalculia & Maths Learning Difficulties: Defining Features and Effective Strategies – Online
WHEN: 11:00am - 5:30pm,
16 October 2026
This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the defining features of specific maths disorders and will focus on the functional impact of dyscalculia, demonstrating effective strategies for use both in and out of the classroom.
FREE INFORMATION WEBINAR – Communities of Schools Partnerships and Parent Education Programs
WHEN: 9.00am - 10:00am,
19 October 2026
No school is an island. Work with your local community of schools, in your diocese or school network to engage in high quality and powerful professional learning with SPELD NSW.
SPELL EXTRAS! Mastering the ‘We do’ guided practice in SPELL – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
22 October 2026
The power of explicit instruction is in the nuance of how we provide just the right level of scaffolding, prompting and error feedback to support students engaging productively in their learning. In this SPELL EXTRAS! Session we break down how and when we need to make key decisions in how to support and respond to what we are observing in the spelling lesson!
Intervention for Maths Difficulties: High Impact Strategies, Assessment and Program Options – Online
WHEN: 12:00pm midday - 3:30pm, 4 sessions starting,
26 October 2026
This four-session online workshop has been specifically designed for teachers and tutors who are keen to improve their knowledge and skills in providing effective numeracy intervention for children with maths related difficulties and disorders.
Why secondary students struggle with spelling (Insights Series For Secondary Teachers) – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
29 October 2026
High school teachers join us to understand where spelling difficulties occur. Understanding these difficulties will help you support your struggling spellers more effectively.
Interesting Community Events
Talking Literacy Webinars – Conversations with International Experts
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
1 January 1970
Exciting and thought-provoking webinar series from AUSPELD, featuring conversations with international experts as they share some of their acquired knowledge, key discoveries and thoughts for the future.
Think Forward Educators
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
1 January 1970
Think Forward Educators - a community of educators - teachers, school leaders, specialists, allied health professionals, parents and researchers.