NESA Professional Development

The Karma Class is committed to providing high-quality professional development to ensure you receive the best education to support you in your teaching career.

We are both pleased and proud that our professional development workshop, A Karma Classroom, is a NESA endorsed and accredited PD experience.

Courses are delivered face to face and live online.

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The Karma Classroom continues to be a NESA accredited course NSW
Proficient teacher accreditation

New restrictions for the accreditation of courses means that A Karma Classroom Workshop is now only one a of handful of NESA approved professional development courses for teachers.  It is also one of the few courses that consider teacher wellbeing as part of the course offering.

As a result of the stringent new criteria introduced to qualify for NESA teacher accreditation, you can be sure that when you attend A Karma Classroom Workshop you are receiving a quality teacher professional development course experience.

You can also be confident that the knowledge and skills you acquire can be easily implemented into your classroom.

This NESA accredited live and online course will have a direct and positive impact on your students’ learning, in addition to meeting the high standards now required by the NSW Education Standards Authority.

teachers holding certificates after completing yoga course for NESA

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FAQ's about the new NESA accreditation changes

Professional Teaching Standards NSW

In 2020, the revised Maintenance of Teacher Accreditation Policy was introduced. If your current maintenance period started after 29 November 2020, the new professional learning requirements applies.

They are:

delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework (as applicable)
student/child mental health
students/children with disability
Aboriginal education and supporting Aboriginal students/children.

Why did NESA regulations modify the criteria for accreditation?

The NSW Education and Standards Authority is always looking for ways to improve the quality of professional learning for teachers in Australia. To do this, they periodically review the requirements for teacher accreditation.

After considering stakeholder feedback and a review of the processes used to qualify PD providers, NESA chose to limit course accreditation to four priority areas that it deemed were most effective in providing professional learning as mentioned above.

Courses that can be accredited under the new Accreditation of PD Courses Policy (the Policy) are those that:

are specifically designed for teachers in schools and/or early childhood services
address the principles of effective professional learning
relate to one of the priority areas and contain content that addresses one or more aspects of the relevant content criteria
include content and activities that directly align with relevant Standard Descriptors from one of the career stages of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

What Does this mean for previous course providers?

In March 2022 NESA released an updated and revised list of NESA courses that better serve the needs of professional learning for teachers in NSW. As a result, several course providers are no longer authorised to provide NESA accredited professional development for teachers.

You can check whether a course provider is still authorised to provide professional accreditation from NESA by visiting the Provider search tool on their website. The National Education and Standards Authority will also be conducting audits of unaccredited PD providers to ensure that they are not delivering PD that could mislead or defraud teachers.

Be sure to double-check your course provider is an officially accredited NESA PD and not an elective course only. If they aren't, your hours won't be valid, and you'll need to make up the difference by finding an accredited course in one of the four new priority areas.

Why getting your PD hours from the NESA approved
"A Karma Classroom" is the best decision you can make.

NESA PD

You receive 5 hours of NESA Accredited PD (NSW Education Standards Authority) in the priority area of Student/Child Mental Health addressing standard descriptors 1.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

CONFIDENCE

You can be confident that the course delivers practical and effective health and wellbeing techniques for your classroom as it's designed and delivered by an educator and yoga teacher with over 30 years experience.

RESOURCES

Receive a pack of Karma Classroom Activity Cards - an invaluable teacher resource. [See the Cards]

Includes a comprehensive Manual

Certificate of completion

SUPPORT

Get access to expert support in our A Karma Classroom Facebook Group for course graduates.

What to expect from a PD Course

Professional development and learning help teachers to grow in their professional practice. Completing PD helps teachers keep up to date with relevant content, skills and pedagogy and supports their professional growth.

Research shows effective professional learning should:

be content-focused
be of a sustained duration
recognise the experience and prior knowledge of learners
demonstrate coherence
be job-embedded and/or provide opportunities for transference of learning
model effective practice
involve active collaboration
include opportunities for feedback and reflection.

A Karma Classroom workshop realises each of these points.

teacher in school class with yoga breathing ball

There has never been a more urgent need for extra support and tools to help navigate and manage the ever-increasing demands being placed on teachers, and the rise of mental health issues among their students.

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A Karma Classroom workshop is an evidence-based course that provides you with the most up-to-date information and practical strategies to support the mental and physical health and wellbeing of your students and yourself.

Gain an understanding of how to use yoga, breath and mindfulness as tools to help your students focus, de-stress and feel more positive.

Learn how to use yoga, breath and mindfulness to nourish yourself and to bring your best self to school each day.

Understand how the mind and body are connected and how these impact learning and development.

Learn how to create a calm and relaxed environment in your classroom in as little as 5 minutes a day.

Weave these wellbeing tools into your class at any time during the day and your students will begin to look forward to their Peace Pause.

Better manage classroom disruptions and behavioural outbursts.

Practical strategies to support your students with their mental and physical health.

Cultivate good posture in yourself and your students to promote better flexibility and breathing.

Includes the Karma Classroom Activity Cards

Large Format & Durable A5, 300gsm stock, celloglazed finish, rounded corners

(Click sample images to see full size cards)

count down to calm yoga card easy instructions

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Receive your PD hours from an organisation that is passionate about making a difference to support teachers and students.

When you complete our course, you'll be armed with the latest knowledge and strategies to help support the mental and physical wellbeing of your students and yourself.

We understand that you are under immense pressure and that your time is precious. With this in mind, we have designed a course that is experiential, interactive and fun; easy to learn and implement, and only requires minutes every day to see results. It can also be easily implemented alongside any other health and wellbeing programs you may already be using.

What teachers are saying about the PD course

"This course is a game changer, as it's lifelong in its application, and levels up the art of practicing wellbeing within classes. Thanks Beth"

Lily Truong, Hills Montessori

"I loved this workshop! It was really helpful. Beth explains everything with passion, clear and simple words. And I really love the Karma Classroom Cards!"

Alejandra Gracia Clovelly Childcare

"This workshop was beyond my expectations. Beth, you inspired me and it was very much what I needed. It's a circuit breaker for me! It will compliment what I am already doing in the classroom. Thank you!"

Stephanie Hyles, Jugiong Public

Custom Programs for Schools

A ‘whole school’ approach where the entire staff complete the Karma Classrooms course.

We continue to work closely with you to ensure the ongoing success of the program.

Add weekly Kids Yoga Classes and your Health and Wellbeing Program will be flourishing!

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Be You Program Approved

The Karma Classrooms Program has been independently reviewed and is listed in the Be You Programs Directory. It meets the minimum evidence requirements set by Be You and has been awarded 4/4 for implementation.

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