Welcome to ETAQ

The English Teachers Association of Queensland is the professional association providing support and advocacy for teachers of English in secondary schools through:

  • face-to-face professional development activities
  • journals and newsletters - Words’Worth, English Matters and English in Australia
  • forums to share and gain new ideas on the teaching of English
  • opportunities for networking with other English Teachers.
 
 
 

 

Upcoming Events

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The current issue of English in Australia and back issues are available on the website in the members area and will continue to be available there. For a variety of reasons, the management committee has decided to make the delivery of a hard copy optional. These reasons include expressed wishes from some members; rising postage and print...

Start Time: 9:00 AM
Date: Tuesday 31st December 2025
 Repeating Annually on December 31 until 31/12/2025
Venue: Online
Phone Enquiries: 0455464000
Email Enquiries:  adminofficer@etaq.org.au


Essential English CoP 2025

In the ever-evolving world of education, uncovering the treasures, tropes, and triumphs of teaching Essential English brings countless rewards as we engage our students. This event celebrates the rich opportunities within the Essential English course and offers practical strategies to help you make the most of them. Whether you’re new to t...

Start Time: 9:00 AM
Date: Saturday 8th February 2025
Venue: St Joseph's, Nudgee College
Venue Address: 2199 Sandgate Road, BOONDALL
Phone Enquiries: 0455464000


Embrace the Ide(a)s of March (March Sem)

As it always does, Term 1 presents new opportunities for imaginative teaching and learning in English classrooms. In 2025, this event happens to be programmed on the ides of March. Those familiar with Shakespeare’s play will know that this was not good news for Julius Caesar. But it’s professional renewal that we have in mind, not po...

Start Time: 8:40 AM
Date: Saturday 15th March 2025
Venue: Brigidine College, Indooroopilly


State Conference 2025

Conference date is Saturday 2 August.

Call for Presenters released on Friday 3 April.

Start Time: 8:30 AM
Date: Saturday 2nd August 2025
Venue: Lourdes Hill College (tbc)
Venue Address: 86 Hawthorne Road, HAWTHORNE


External Assessment Preparation 2025

This very successful program will run again this year. Key dates are: Friday 4 April     Flyer distributed  Mon 30 June      Program released and registrations open Tue 5 Aug           Student and teacher materials released. We're delighted to announce Jessica Gi...

Start Time: 9:00 AM
Date: Tuesday 5th August 2025
Venue: Online
Venue Address: Online


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Enhance your reading in 2024

Reading Calendar

Each month this year, we will publish a reading calendar, encouraging you to read a new book of your choosing and providing you with activities to deepen your reading experience.  By the end of the year, you will have explored different genres, a range of activities, created and explored some writing, and have read and explored 12 books!

Share your activities with others via our socials; display the calendars in your classrooms and use some of the activities in your book clubs.  

Download the Calendar for February

Download the calendar for January 

 

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This is the first time I have been to an ETAQ conference and it was really sensational to get so much at all of the sessions.

ETAQ conferences always have sessions that make me excited to be a teacher.

I know that ETAQ conferences in the past have never disappointed - valuable, relevant, practical, inspiring so I came again.

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