| The President Writes |
The enduring loyalty to public education
Prime Minister John Howard must find the resilience of public education and the attachment of people to their local public school or TAFE college galling. After all, the Howard Government’s policies have been clear: a supply-driven promotion of private schools to break people’s loyalty to a universal and secular public system. |
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| Campaigns |
State Budget to coincide with salaries deadline
The State Government has delayed the State Budget until June 22, just days before expiration of the interim salaries award for school and TAFE teachers. |
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| Campaigns |
Federal Government cuts real funding for public schools
Federal funding allocations for public and private schools, announced by Prime Minister John Howard on March 11, amount to a real cut in funding to public schools. |
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| TAFE |
TAFE teachers strike over fees and funding
TAFE teachers and students rallied in Sydney and some regional centres on March 10 to oppose funding cuts and fee increases. |
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| Event |
Dynamic program for Women’s Conference
A very dynamic and empowering program has been planned for Women’s Conference on May 22. |
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| Event |
Aboriginal Conference to focus on quality teaching
Federation’s Aboriginal Members Conference will be held May 15. |
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| Equity issues |
Keeping up the campaign for refugees
Federation continues its work to oppose the Howard Government’s unfair policies on asylum seekers and refugees. |
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| Industrial action |
Teacher email accounts opposed
Federation Executive has placed a statewide ban on the roll-out of email addresses to all students and teachers in NSW public schools that was announced by the NSW Premier Bob Carr on March 18. |
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| DET |
Professional learning finalised
The Department of Education and Training (DET) has finally sent the promised professional development funding to schools, and has finalised its professional learning policy. |
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| Salaries |
Attracting male teachers needs more than a change of Act
The Federal Government’s attempt to amend the Sex Discrimination Act in an attempt to attract more men into teaching has more to do with seeking headlines and watering down the Act than addressing the stated issue of concern. |
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| Professional issues |
Institute will proceed
The NSW Government will proceed with a NSW Institute of Teachers, Education Minister Dr Andrew Refshauge announced on March 23. |
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| Professional issues |
DET re-writes suspension and expulsion policy
Federation and other key education groups are currently involved in consultation with Department of Education and Training (DET) officers who are re-writing the “Procedures for the Suspension and Expulsion of School Students”. |
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| Equity issues |
Move to close private school discrimination loophole
The NSW Greens have launched a campaign and Private Members Bill to close a loophole so private schools and small businesses can no longer discriminate against people on the basis of homosexuality, transgender status, age, gender, race or disability. |
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| Professional issues |
Work underway to implement Eltis recommendations
If implemented properly, the Eltis recommendations have the potential to address teacher workload, clarify expectations and restore the balance between teaching and assessment, writes JENNIFER LEETE. |
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| Professional issues |
Call to expand teacher mentor program
Federation is calling for the expansion of the Teacher Mentor Program. |
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| Professional issues |
New procedures for child protection
Changes to child protection legislation which were passed in NSW Parliament at the end of 2003 will come into effect on April 23. |
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| Event |
Faces of the future teachers
Federation Trainee Teacher Scholarships have been awarded for 2004. |
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| Call for submissions |
Early childhood inquiry underway
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has engaged Kathy Walker, of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, to conduct an independent inquiry into pre school education across Australia. |
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| Resourcing |
DET offers no additional funding on TL log of claims
The Department of Education and Training (DET) has responded to the Federation’s log of claims for teacher-librarians. |
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