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More league tables signal a new low
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Angry TAFE teachers stand up for their rights
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Education Online  

April 2009

The President Writes
Campaign continues on behalf of public education students
The National Public Education Forum and communique contributes to the on-going campaign to achieve a fair go for public education and to make it the priority of both federal and state governments.
[ Full Story ]
Working conditions
Focus on OH&S laws for International Workers Memorial Day
It is vital teachers send a strong message to the federal and state governments on April 28 that they must reject any changes which take away workers' rights to insist on a safe workplace.
[ Full Story ]
Campaigns
Don't let parents and babies miss out again
Support the campaign for paid parental leave in the 2009 Federal Budget.
[ Full Story ]
Elections
Quality Teaching Council elections
Elections for the Quality Teaching Council of the NSW Institute of Teachers are currently taking place. Federation members are being urged to vote for the Federation endorsed candidates in these elections.
[ Full Story ]
Campaigns
Still waiting on minority awards
Several minority awards remain before the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.
[ Full Story ]
Occupational Health and Safety
Violent student behaviour must be disclosed
Violent student behaviours must be reported and the information passed on if the student moves to another school or TAFE college.
[ Full Story ]
Workload
Data entry is not a teaching task
Federation supports the operation of the computerised Enrolment Reference Number (ERN) system, but data entry is not a teacher's job.
[ Full Story ]
TAFE
Teachers rally outside Minister's office
A delegation of TAFE teachers assembled at the Glebe electorate office of the Education Minister Verity Firth on March 18.
[ Full Story ]
TAFE
New campaign launched
Federation has launched a new TAFE campaign entitled "Smart Governments invest in TAFE".
[ Full Story ]
Charity
Fundraising fun for Stewart House
Teachers throughout NSW use innovative ideas to raise funds for Stewart House.
[ Full Story ]
Professional issues
Firth urged to support league tables legislation
Ther Public Education Alliance has voiced concerns about the creation and publication of school performance league tables.
[ Full Story ]
Corrective Services
Unions vow to fight gaol 'cell-off'
Members of the Grafton branch of Corrective Services Teachers Association joined fellow union members in a three hour stopwork meeting culminating with a community rally on March 23 against proposed privatisation of NSW gaols.
[ Full Story ]
Finance
The time has come for transition to retirement
A concerted campaign by teachers is needed to lobby for transition to retirement arrangements, as the NSW Government stalls on the issue.
[ Full Story ]
Professional issues
Changes to child protection announced
Protecting our young people cannot be achieved by simply dumping additional work on teachers and principals.
[ Full Story ]
Equity issues
Rudd congratulated on recognition of same-sex relationships
Federation believes the introduction of this important reform should be phased in to protect vulnerable members of the community.
[ Full Story ]
Campaigns
Prison teachers stop work over salaries
Educators in correctional centres across NSW held stopwork meetings for two hours on March 12.
[ Full Story ]
Professional issues
Political motives interfere again
Educational goals have been contaminated by politicians.
[ Full Story ]
Professional issues
Professor warns on over-testing
Former head of the NSW Board of Studies Gordon Stanley hopes Australia will not copy the mistakes of the United Kingdom when it comes to testing, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on March 26.
[ Full Story ]
Public education
Alliances to campaign for fairer funding
Public Education Alliances are to be established in targeted electorates.
[ Full Story ]
Environment
Greening Federation
Federation has been concerned for some time about climate change, global warming and water security.
[ Full Story ]
International
California schools hit by crisis
The impact of the economic crisis has hit teachers in California, USA, hard, with 26,500 teachers issued with preliminary pink slips.
[ Full Story ]
Finance
Tell the credit union what you think
Irrespective of your opinion regarding the fee changes, contact the Teachers Credit Union and let your view be known.
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