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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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