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Behind the News with ABC
Prepare your students to stay safe on the beaches and in our waterways by embedding some of these BTN episodes in your classroom.
Biological Diversity Teaching Resources – Stage 6
Aquatic ecosystems depth study and resources focusing on aquatic contexts. Embedded with Surf Life Saving NSW education values to promote water-safety and drowning-prevention. Includes lesson plan and resources.
Biological Ecosystems Teaching Resources – Stage 6
Intertidal shelf ecosystems lesson plan and resources. Embedded with Surf Life Saving NSW education values to promote water-safety and drowning-prevention. Includes lesson plan and resources.
Biology Teaching Resources
Secondary teacher resource focusing on Biological Diversity & Ecosystems content and outcomes for Year 11.
Community Beach Excursions
The best way to understand beach safety is with a visit to a beach and some time on the sand and in the water. Our knowledgeable lifesavers can help your group experience the beach in a safe way.
Early Stage 1
This curriculum based Early Stage 1 Unit Outline includes a 3 week, staged based, lesson plan and activities for teachers to download.
English Teaching Resources
These units explore how students use their story to arm themselves with strategies to have hard conversations with peers and family and make well informed decisions about their safety and wellbeing around water. Includes lesson plans and resources.
English Teaching Resources – Stage 4
This unit and associated resources focus on delivering the key water safety message that the beach is a place for everyone to safely experience the beach, coastline and inland waterways. Includes a 3-4 week lesson plan and resources.
English Teaching Resources – Stage 5
This unit explores how students use their story to arm themselves with strategies to have hard conversations with peers and family and make well informed decisions about their safety and wellbeing around water. Includes a 3-4 week lesson plan and resources.
Gone Fishing
Gone Fishing is program which you can learn about making better decisions from before they even go fishing and how you can take actions to improve your safety while enjoying pleasant rock-fishing experience.
HSIE (Geography) Teaching Resources
These units and associated resources focus on delivering the key water safety message that the beach is a place for everyone to safely experience the beach, coastline and inland waterways. Includes lesson plans and resources.
HSIE Teaching Resources – Stage 4
This unit explores how students use their story to arm themselves with strategies to have hard conversations with peers and family and make well informed decisions about their safety and wellbeing around water. Includes lesson plans and resources.
HSIE Teaching Resources – Stage 5
This unit and associated resources focus on delivering the key water safety message that the beach is a place for everyone to safely experience the beach, coastline and inland waterways. Includes lesson plans and resources.
Low ELP Resources
Resources and worksheets to support individuals and groups with a low english language proficiency (Low-ELP) that are themed around the beach and ocean.
Meet Claudine
Claudine is an experienced teacher and has the ability to think outside of the box and bring innovative thinking to the education space.
Meet Jen – SLSNSW Educator
Jen is a NSW Secondary Educator teaching 7-10 science as well as senior Biology, Chemistry and Science Extension.
Meet Kayla – SLSNSW Educator
Kayla is a NSW Secondary Educator specialising in Junior Science and Senior Biology
Meet our Educators
Bring Surf Lifesaving into your classroom using our free tools and resources created by our educators for NSW school teachers.
Multilingual Beach Safety Fact Sheets
Our beach safety fact sheets have been created for our diverse multilingual communities with the support of our Multicultural Advisory group and with the help of the communities they are created for.
Multilingual Resources
Interested in multilingual beach & ocean safety resources in languages other than English? Here you will have the opportunity to explore, download or print different beach and ocean safety multilingual resources.
Multilingual Rock Fishing Safety Fact Sheets
Our rock fishing safety fact sheets have been created for our diverse multilingual communities with the support of our Multicultural Advisory group and with the help of the communities they are created for.
PDHPE Teaching Resources
These units and associated resources students focus on how they can effectively manage and support others health, welling and participation in physical activities. Includes lesson plans and resources related to having a safe experience at the beach.
PDHPE Teaching Resources – Stage 4
In this unit and associated resources students will focus on how they can effectively manage and support others health, welling and participation in physical activities. Includes lesson plans and resources related to having a safe experience at the beach.
PDHPE Teaching Resources – Stage 5
This unit explores how students use their story to arm themselves with strategies to have hard conversations with peers and family and make well informed decisions about their safety and wellbeing around water. Includes a 3-4 week lesson plan and resources.
Primary Teaching Resources
Curriculum linked unit outlines with a 3 week staged based lesson plan for teachers to download.
Secondary Teaching Resources
Bring Surf Lifesaving into your classroom using our free tools and resources created for NSW secondary school teachers.
Sporting Schools (K-6)
The Sporting Schools program is for all primary school students K-6 keen to learn water and beach skills through Surf Life Saving. The program brings schools and sports together to help Aussie children get active.
Stage 4 Teaching Resources
Curriculum aligned Stage 4 units including lesson plans and supporting resources for secondary teachers.
Stage 5 Teaching Resources
Curriculum based Stage 5 resources includes a 3-4 week, staged based lesson plan and activities for teachers to download.
Stage 6 Teaching Resources
Curriculum aligned Stage 6 resources include a teacher guide, worksheets, outcomes and assessments and supporting resources.
Tertiary Student’s Beach Excursions
The best way to understand beach safety is with a visit to a beach and some time on the sand and in the water. Our knowledgeable lifesavers can help students experience the beach in a safe way.
Visual Arts Teaching Resources Stage 4
In this unit students will develop knowledge, understanding and skills to make artworks informed by their understanding of practice, the conceptual framework and the frames. Includes an artmaking lesson inspired by the coast and related resources.