| The President Writes |
Protecting public education
The role of Federation to protect, promote and lobby for public education has never been so critical, writes MAREE O'HALLORAN. |
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| DET |
Reflections on public education and training
ANGELO GAVRIELATOS offers his reflections on public education and training as an alternative to that offered in the Futures Project's consultation paper. |
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| DET |
Developing a submission
The following points are provided to assist members in the development of submissions about the Futures Project. |
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| DET |
Futures Project threatens public education
The Department of Education and Training's (DET's) consultation paper Excellence and Innovation (The Futures Project) represents a threat to an equitable and inclusive public education system. |
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| DET |
Serious concerns about draft reports
Serious concerns have been raised about the new draft primary school reports, writes JENNIFER LEETE. |
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| Equity issues |
Casual teacher court victory
The NSW Court of Appeal has found in favour of 13 women casual school teachers who have been discriminated against by the NSW Department of Education and Training. |
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| Campaigns |
Next salaries claim a priority
Developing the next salaries claim is a priority, writes MAREE O'HALLORAN. |
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| Equity issues |
Equality must be achieved
Equality of outcomes for Aboriginal children must be achieved, writes MAREE O’HALLORAN, ANGELO GAVRIELATOS, CHARLINE EMZIN-BOYD and PETER WILSON. |
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| Working conditions |
Know your excess travel compensation
Many teachers appointed to more than one school are not aware of the provisions for excess travel compensation, writes DENSIE FAIRSERVICE. |
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| Staffing |
Year adviser provisions outlined
BRENDA SEYMOUR explains award changes affecting year advisers. |
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| Staffing |
Special education class losses remain unknown
Federation continues to seek specific details of cuts to special education classes and subsequently their teachers. |
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| Unionism |
Views sought from casual, part-time and temporary teachers
Barriers to union membership and/or activity, which casual, part time and temporary teachers experience, are the subject of a survey by Term 4 Anna Stewart Officers. |
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| State Government |
Community colleges face funding cut
Community colleges may have to cut course offerings after the Carr Government cut funding by $4 million for next year. |
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| Salaries |
Promotions hearings for minority awards set
Hearing of the additional promotions classifications claims in all relevant minority awards and for the hearing of claims for all classifications for the National Art School will be heard in February and March 2005. |
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| Salaries |
Promising statement in Corrective Services case
The Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) has made an important statement in the case for additional work value increases in the salaries of the 31 senior correctional education officers (SCEOs) of the Department of Corrective Services. |
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| TAFE |
Senior staff stop work over salaries
The senior staff at Sutherland TAFE stopped work on October 28 to discuss issues around their workload and pay. |
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| Federal Government |
Running reading up the flagpole
Federal Education Minister Dr Brendan Nelson has announced he is going to conduct an inquiry into the teaching of reading in primary schools. |
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| Equity issues |
Dignity and respect in the workplace
Bullying among teachers needs attention, writes FRANK BARNES. |
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| Health |
Women bear the brunt of HIV/AIDS
FRANK BARNES presents some scary figures on the spread of HIV/AIDS. |
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| Event |
Jerseys give guernsey to public education
Public education got a guernsey during the Multiple Sclerosis Sydney to the Gong cycle ride on November 7. |
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| Event |
Paddlers for Public Education meet the challenge
All four members of the Paddlers for Public Education team successfully participated in the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. |
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| Welfare |
Teachers leave profession due to burnout
Almost a third of graduate teachers intend to leave their employment due to ‘teacher burnout’, a new study has found. |
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