Stories, events and highlights
There's always something to celebrate at our school! From exciting events to proud moments and everyday wins, here are some of our highlights.
Events
School events bring learning to life and help shape our school culture. They help students build confidence, connect with others and celebrate their progress. Events also give families and NSW schools learn more about NSW CER and about how to support children's reading.
Our school events may include:
- online webinars for schools
- online webinars for partner-families
- online author talks for partner-schools
- acknowledgement of and resources for significant events such as Book Week, Indigenous Literacy Day, National Booklovers Day, National Simultaneous Storytime, National Close the Gap
- online welcome sessions for families and schools being supported by NSW CER
- online Supervising Teacher Induction Days for our partner school staff
- online NSW CER information sessions
Contact us to learn more about our events.
Westmead AECG Partnership Signing
On Wednesday 23 October AECG representative Margy Pitt attended our Westmead hub for a Partnership signing and cake cutting. This event was an opportunity to formalise the NSW CER's commitment to supporting our Indigenous students. NSW CER values our ongoing partnership with the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Incorporated (NSW AECG) and is committed to continuing to strengthen this relationship.
Welcome sessions for 2026 Semester 1 support
Welcome session for partner schools (2026 Semester 1 Support)
Date: Thursday 4 December
Time: 3:30-4:00pm AEST
Our welcome sessions for schools are hosted online and are an opportunity to learn more about the 12 months of support that will be provided for those students accepted for support in 2026. This is an opportunity to ask questions and meet our staff.
Welcome session for families (2026 Semester 1 support)
Date: Thursday 12 February 2026
Time: 3:30-4:00pm AEST
These online welcome sessions for families of students accepted for 2026 Semester 1 support share the process for the 12 months of support. Families are invited to ask any questions, and to meet our staff.
International Children's Book Day
NSW CER staff celebrated International Children's Book Day by sharing heir favourite books. They had lots of fun reading, sharing and laughing.
In Term 3, 2025 NSW CER hubs joined together to acknowledge the history and events of NAIDOC week. We demonstrated our committment to supporting and advocating for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community by signing our Partnership Agreement. We sang, danced, created art and shared stories.
Led by our Community Partnerships Officer Crystal, we were privileged to host members of the AECG, including special guest, Raymond, President of NSW AECG, for the signing.
NSW CER is committed to closing the gap in educational outcomes and striving for all learners, especially those who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, to reach their potential, and become empowered through the transformative journey of learning to read.
Our Dubbo team created a NAIDOC week video collage that we would love for you to watch: click here to view the video
Children’s Book Week is the Children's Book Council of Australia's (CBCA’s) key highlight national event of the year. This year’s celebration will run from Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 August.
The 2025 theme is Book an Adventure! And NSW Centre for Effective Reading loves an adventure, especially a book adventure. Across our sites we all love books, and hope that everyone is able to be transformed by the journey - or adventure - of learning to read.
2025 Book Week
Staff at NSWCER love Book Week - a chance to share our passion for all things books and reading (and dressing up).
2025 NAIDOC Week
2025 International Children's Book Day
NSW CER staff celebrated International Children's Book Day by sharing heir favourite books. They had lots of fun reading, sharing and laughing.
2025 Online author talk with Deborah Frenkel, author of 2025 Simultaneous Storytime book 'The Truck Cat'.
Students were asked to design their own cover for 'The Truck Cat'. Here are some of the wonderful designs sent in from Sutton Public School.
"This has truely changed our child's life! They now love reading, want to come to school and we have seen a real change in their confidence. We are so lucky to have experienced this support from NSW CER.” — a parent of NSW Centre for Effective Reading student
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