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Curriculum approach is classic Gillard
Lack of consultation and inadequate time to prepare for changes symptomatic of education minister out of touch with how schools operate.
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More league tables signal a new low
Unions nationwide committed to non-cooperation with NAPLAN if government refuses to act.
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Angry TAFE teachers stand up for their rights
Town Hall strike meeting calls on State Government to negotiate for an overdue fair settlement.
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Primary Activists Conference
Funding available to attend gathering that will develop strategies for campaign on staffing, conditions and release time.
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February 2003

The President Writes

A passionate constituency
The Public Education Forum at Sydney Town Hall on February 19 was a magnificent event, writes MAREE O'HALLORAN.

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Campaigns

Sydney Town Hall filled in the lead-up to state election

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Campaigns

No action from Watkins on salaries
The Federation has written to Education Minister John Watkins expressing disappointment over his failure to respond to a five-point plan to avoid a repetition of the 1999 salaries dispute. The plan was outlined to the minister in a letter dated December 9.

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Campaigns

Peace is teacher union business
Peace is the work of teachers in NSW.

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Equity issues

Take responsibility for Aboriginal education
While our union can take great pride in our history and traditions in championing the cause of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, we must also take responsibility for the current state of affairs and the future, writes CHARLINE EMZIN-BOYD, PETER WILSON and ANGELO GAVRIELATOS.

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Class sizes

Watkins sympathetic to drought affected schools
Any school that believes it may lose staffing because of a decline in students caused by the drought conditions in rural NSW should make immediate application for continuity of staffing to the DET and notify their Federation Organiser.

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Call for submissions

Review of the NSW Teachers Federation�s Organising and Industrial Structure
A team of researchers from ACIRRT, University of Sydney is currently assisting the Federation review the effectiveness of its organising and industrial structures.

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Workload

Consultation assured on e-mail plan
Education Minister John Watkins has assured Federation it will be consulted regarding the Department of Education and Training�s ISP (Internet Services and Product) Project.

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Workload

Do not be VET emergency contact
Federation advice on acting as emergency contacts for students on workplacements both within and outside of school hours remains the same � do not do it.

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Staffing

Codes the secret to transfer perfect match
A visit to DET�s Staffing Office has once again emphasised the requirements in matching transfers to available vacancies. OWEN HASLER reports.

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