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.
We offer frequent free ethics teacher training sessions, both in person and online
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 sessions and five prerequisite e-learning (total time 17-18 hours) or
- online courses: four live trainer-led Zoom sessions, with additional self-paced e-learning and forum between sessions, plus four prerequisite e-learning (total time 17-18 hours).
Trainer-led face-to-face courses (onsite)
The next face-to-face courses are:
- Saturday & Sunday, 3 & 4 May, 9.30am – 4.30pm, at UTS Broadway (10 minute walk from Central train station)
- Saturday & Sunday, 14 & 15 June, 9.30am – 4.30pm, at UTS Ultimo (15 minute walk from Central train station)
- Saturday & Sunday, 26 & 27 July, 9.30am – 4.30pm, at UTS Broadway (10 minute walk from Central train station).
Trainer-led online courses (via Zoom)
Online trainees must commit to attend all Zoom sessions, usually at the same time every week for a period of four consecutive weeks (though timetables vary – details and dates are listed below). All sessions are interactive and are run ‘live’ in person by a Primary Ethics trainer. You will need to be able to participate fully with your screen on. Each of the four sessions is two-and-a-half hours. Trainees must also complete some self-paced e-learning and contribute to an online forum between sessions (these two activities combined take approximately one hour per session).
The next online courses are:
- Monday, Wednesdays & Friday, 9.30am – 12noon on 30 April, 2, 5 & 7 May 2025 [Group 360] Fully booked
- Fridays, 9.30am – 12noon on 2, 9, 16 & 23 May 2025 [Group 361]
- Mondays, 10am – 12.30pm on 5, 12, 19 & 26 May 2025 [Group 358]
- Wednesdays, 6.30pm – 9pm on 7, 14, 21 & 28 May 2025 [Group 362]
- Tuesdays, 9.30am – 12noon on 13, 20, 27 May & 3 June 2025 [Group 363]
- Fridays, 9.30am – 12noon on 23, 30 May, 6 & 13 June 2025 [Group 364]
- Tuesdays, 9.30am – 12noon on 27 May, 3, 10 & 17 June 2025 [Group 365]
- Wednesdays, 9.30am – 12noon on 4, 11, 18 & 25 June 2025 [Group 366]
- Mondays & Fridays, 9.30am – 12noon on 23, 27, 30 June & 3 July 2025 [Group 370].
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.
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 4 May, 9.30am – 12.30pm, at UTS Broadway (10 minute walk from Central train station).
- Sunday 15 June, 9.30am – 12.30pm, at UTS Ultimo (15 minute walk from Central train station)
- Sunday 27 July, 9.30am – 12.30pm, at UTS Broadway (10 minute walk from Central train station).
The next possible online (via Zoom) Stage 4 assessment lesson timeslots are:
- 9.30am – 12noon Wednesday 5 May [Group 360]
- 9.30am – 12noon Friday 16 May [Group 361]
- 10am – 12.30pm Monday 19 May [Group 358]
- 6.30pm – 9pm Wednesday 21 May 2025 [Group 362]
- 9.30am – 12noon Tuesday 27 May [Group 363]
- 9.30am – 12noon Friday 6 June [Group 364]
- 9.30am – 12noon Tuesday 10 June [Group 365]
- 9.30am – 12noon Wednesday 18 June [Group 366]
- 9.30am – 12noon Monday 30 June [Group 370].
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:
- Recruitment Strategies, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Monday 19 May 2025
- Effective Interviews, 6pm – 7pm Monday 23 June 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 on:
- Demo Lesson (you get to be the student!): Introduced Species, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Wednesday 14 May 2025
- Engaging the quiet students, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Friday 23 May 2025
- Sassy or senseless – what to do with silly answers, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Wednesday 4 June 2025
- Facilitation wizardry: 5 easy steps, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Friday 20 June 2025
- Demo Lesson (you get to be the student!) – Surveillance, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Friday 27 June 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.
Other 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 ethics as a student and provide feedback on how excellent facilitation feels from the other side. Lesson topics vary.
Discover Primary Ethics: Empowering young minds
Are you interested in shaping the way our future leaders think and act or who looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community? Run as one-hour online Zoom sessions, these webinars explain how individuals can make a difference as a volunteer with Primary Ethics. Attendees will be able to see (and participate) in a live ethics class and hear first-hand experience from current volunteers. They will learn about Primary Ethics’ history and mission, volunteering opportunities and the comprehensive free training and support provided.
Whether looking for a fulfilling way to give back, get involved in your local community or learn new skills, this session will provide all the information needed to get started and become one of our thousands of volunteers.
The next Discover Primary Ethics: Empowering young minds webinars are scheduled as:
- 12.30pm – 1.30pm Friday 16 May – sign up here
- 12.30pm – 1.30pm Monday 16 June – sign up here
- 12.30pm – 1.30pm Friday 25 July
Interested adults are welcome to sign up. Current and past Primary Ethics volunteers are very welcome (and encouraged) to forward details of this event to their social networks all across the state. Thank you!
Contact Danya Webb or Emily Zytaruk on training@primaryethics.com.au for more details.