Primary Activists Conference Funding available to attend gathering that will develop strategies for campaign on staffing, conditions and release time.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.