We offer frequent free ethics teacher training sessions, both in person and online

If you’d like to teach ethics at a school near you, please apply here. You’ll need a minimum of 2-3 weeks to complete the initial interview, background checks and our brief preliminary online information courses. You’ll then be able to attend one of our free training sessions, either face to face or online. Scroll down for the details and training dates. For more detailed information about teaching ethics in high schools, take a look here. Contact our Helpdesk for further information about any aspect of training.

What trainees say about our training sessions

‘Possibly the best structured and most professionally delivered training course I have ever attended.’
‘Excellent program. I have been working in tertiary education over the past year and I think this was some of the best training in facilitating small group learning I have received’
‘I really am so blown away by how good the training is!’
‘I was so amazed with the training, how much practical training was present and how ready I feel now to take the class, even though I was getting nervous about it before training. Thank you very much.’
‘I thoroughly enjoyed my first lesson. All the training just kept oozing out of my body and I followed the methods while managing to keep the students engaged.’
‘The training was exceptional and it’s actually helped my parenting as well.’

New teacher training

For your new teacher training, you can choose between:

  • face-to-face courses: two full day trainer-led sessions and five prerequisite e-learning (total time 17-18 hours) or
  • online courses: four 2.5 hour trainer-led Zoom sessions, with additional self-paced e-learning and forum between sessions, plus four prerequisite e-learning (total time 17-18 hours).

 

Upcoming face-to-face courses (onsite at the venue)

The next face-to-face courses are:

  • Saturday & Sunday, 20 & 21 September, 9.30am – 4.30pm both days at UTS Broadway (10 minute walk from Central station)
  • Saturday & Sunday, 25 & 26 October, 9.30am – 4.30pm both days at The Ethics Centre (6 minute walk from Town Hall or Gadigal stations)
  • Saturday & Sunday, 6 & 7 December, 9.30am – 4.30pm both days at The Ethics Centre (6 minute walk from Town Hall or Gadigal stations)
  • Thursday & Friday, 22 & 23 January 2026, 9.30am – 4.30pm both days – Sydney CBD venue still to be confirmed – tentative.

 

Upcoming online courses (via Zoom)

Online trainees must commit to attend all Zoom sessions for that group, usually at the same times every week for two or four consecutive weeks (details and dates are listed below). All Zoom sessions are interactive and are run ‘live’ by a Primary Ethics trainer. You will need to participate fully with your camera on. Trainees must also complete some self-paced e-learning and contribute to an online forum between Zoom sessions (these two activities combined take approximately one hour per session).

The next online courses are:

  • Mondays & Fridays, 9.30am – 12noon on 1, 5, 8 & 12 September [Group 378]
  • Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11am – 1.30pm on 9, 11, 16 & 18 September [Group 379]
  • Wednesdays & Fridays, 12noon – 2.30pm on 12, 17, 19 & 24 September [Group 380]
  • Tuesdays, 6.30pm – 9pm on 14, 21, 28 October & 4 November [Group 381]
  • Fridays, 9.30am – 12noon on 17, 24, 31 October & 7 November [Group 382]
  • Wednesdays, 11am – 1.30pm on 29 Oct, 5, 12 & 19 November [Group 385] – tentative
  • Mondays & Fridays, 9.30am – 12noon on 3, 7, 10 & 11 November [Group 386]  – tentative
  • Tuesdays, 9.30am – 12noon on 18, 25 November, 2 & 9 December [Group 387] – tentative
  • more online training groups for Term 4 2025, January school holidays and early Term 1 2026 will be available shortly. Check back frequently for updates.

 

Contact Danya Webb or Emily Zytaruk on training@primaryethics.com.au for more details, to change an enrolment, or to be added to a waitlist if your preferred course is currently full. Make sure you’ve applied, held your interview, logged in and ‘clicked to launch’ your 2025 New ethics teacher training and completed the 4-5 prerequisite e-learning modules first.

If you are not intending to teach until 2026, we recommend waiting to book into a training group in January or February, so that your training is fresh for when ethics lessons commence (usually half-way though Term 1 / mid-March at most NSW public schools). Should you prefer to train earlier, discuss with your ethics coordinator if you can teach at least 4 classes this year. If this is not possible, and thus you experience several months delay between completing training and being able to put your new skills into practice, you may need to do an additional Teaching Skills Refresher e-learning module just before your first class.

Stage 4 (high school) training

For those ethics teachers planning to teach Stage 4 (high school) an additional self-paced e-learning and trainer-led assessment is required on top of the foundational new teacher training course. This course covers different techniques to engage high school students.

Read about high school ethics here or contact Tatar Morales or Danya Webb on training@primaryethics.com.au for more details about teaching high school, to enrol in the high school e-learning course or to book in to deliver your face to face or online Stage 4 assessment lesson.

 

The next possible face-to-face (onsite) Stage 4 assessment lesson timeslots are:

  • Sunday 24 August, 9.30am – 12.30pm at UTS Broadway (10 minute walk from Central station)
  • Sunday 21 September, 9.30am – 12.30pm at UTS Broadway (10 minute walk from Central station)
  • Sunday 26 October, 9.30am – 12.30pm at The Ethics Centre (6 minute walk from Town Hall or Gadigal stations)
  • Sunday 7 December, 9.30am – 12.30pm at The Ethics Centre (6 minute walk from Town Hall or Gadigal stations)
  • Friday 23 January, 9.30am – 12.30pm in Sydney CBD (venue tbc – within easy walking distance from a major transport hub) – tentative.

 

The next possible online (via Zoom) Stage 4 assessment lesson timeslots are:

  • 9.30am – 12noon Monday 1 September [Group 376]
  • 6.30pm – 9pm Wednesday 3 September [Group 375]
  • 9.30am – 12noon Monday 8 September [Group 378]
  • 11am – 1.30pm Tuesday 16 September [Group 379]
  • 12noon – 2.30pm Friday 19 September [Group 380]
  • 6.30pm – 9pm Tuesday 28 October [Group 381]
  • 9.30am – 12noon Friday 31 October [Group 382].

Contact Danya Webb via training@primaryethics.com.au to book in and/or to be added to a waitlist.

Coordinator Essentials

For ethics coordinators of all levels of experience who would like to build their skills on particular topics. Run as one hour online Zoom sessions, these webinars will include an overview of key concepts, with time to share experiences and tips and have your questions answered. Already know what you’d like to ask? Submit your question in advance and it will be covered during the session.

Coordinator Essentials webinars are designed to be interactive live online workshops, via Zoom. They are best experienced with your camera on, so that you can engage fully with the trainer, area managers and other ethics coordinators in the Zoom session.

Our next Coordinator Essentials webinar is scheduled as:

  • Effective Interviews, Monday 6pm – 7pm 25 August 2025.

Active ethics coordinators can enrol via Resources for ethics coordinators in the Document Library.

Contact Danya Webb or Emily Zytaruk on training@primaryethics.com.au or your area manager for more details.

Other topics include:

  • Navigating EVIE
  • Recruitment strategies
  • Effective interviews
  • Coordinators’ special
  • Negotiating difficult situations with your school
  • Managing your team effectively
  • Preparing for next year

Engage·Reflect·Connect

For ethics teachers of all levels of experience who would like to build their skills so as to maximise their enjoyment in teaching ethics – and their students’ engagement. Run as one-hour online interactive Zoom sessions led by experienced trainers and members of our classroom support team. These workshops will include an overview of key concepts, with time to share experiences and tips and have your questions answered. Already know what you’d like to ask? Submit your question in advance and it will be covered during the session.

Engage·Reflect·Connect workshops are designed to be interactive live online workshops, via Zoom. They are best experienced with your camera on, so that you can engage fully with the trainer and other teachers in the Zoom session. These workshops are not recorded, but will be repeated regularly.

Our next Engage·Reflect·Connect workshops are scheduled as:

  • Catch them being good – proactive classroom management, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Wednesday 10 September 2025
  • Engaging the Quiet Students, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Thursday 18 September 2025

Active ethics teachers can enrol via Resources for ethics teachers in the Document Library. Contact Emily Zytaruk on training@primaryethics.com.au for more details.

Topics include:

  • Your best start – circle and name mastery
  • Facilitation wizardry – 5 easy steps
  • From think pair share to think pair YEAH!!!
  • Catch them being good – proactive classroom management
  • Directing the room – reactive classroom management
  • Repeat after me: echoing, not paraphrasing
  • It’s ok to disagree: fostering friendly dissent
  • Rules were made to be spoken: effective use of rules
  • Captivate and engage: Bringing the material to life
  • Sassy or senseless: what to do with silly answers
  • Can I do that? Classroom Q&A – your questions answered
  • Should I put up with that? Benchmarking classroom behaviour
  • Managing silly kids in the silly season
  • Demo ethics lessons for teachers: experience a lesson as a student and discuss how various facilitation techniques feel ‘from the other side’. Lesson topics vary – often demo lessons are trials newly approved topics just added to the Stage 3 or Stage 4 curriculums.

All about ethics: information webinars

Do you know someone interested in learning more about ethics classes at their local school? Perhaps someone who is considering whether to enrol their child…  or someone who’s child is on an waitlist…  or someone who is looking for a meaningful way to connect and give back to their community… or someone who is keen to learn new skills and keep their mind sharp?

Run as 1-hour interactive Zoom sessions, these information webinars explain all about ethics lessons, and how volunteers make a difference in NSW with Primary Ethics.

Attendees will be able to see (and participate) in a live ethics class and hear first-hand experience from current volunteer ethics teachers. They will learn about Primary Ethics’ history and mission, volunteering opportunities and the comprehensive free training and support provided. This no-obligation free session will provide information about the value of ethics lessons in NSW public schools and how to apply to become one of our thousands of volunteers.

The next ‘All about ethics’ information webinars are scheduled for:

Current and past Primary Ethics volunteers are encouraged to forward details of these events to their social networks all across the state. (Teaching ethics is awesome – pass it on!)

Contact Danya Webb on training@primaryethics.com.au for more details.