| The President Writes |
Collective effort forges breakthroughs
Teacher unions will maintain their strength even if the Prime Minister completely deregulates industrial relations. |
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| Howard Government |
Federal takeover of industrial relations and education
A national system of industrial relations and a national set of education policies becomes far more likely now that the Federal Government will control the Senate. |
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| Occupational Health and Safety |
When violence is the storm of the day
Violence in schools seems to blow hot and cold with the media. KHYIAH ANGEL reports. |
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| Transfers |
New staffing agreement explained
Contrary to media reports, teacher transfers and appointments remain effectively the same, writes ANGELO GAVRIELATOS. |
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| Professional issues |
Kindergarten class size reduction implemented
JENNIFER LEETE reports on the implementation of the Carr Government's class sizes policy. |
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| Get involved |
Have your say on salaries
Schools, TAFE colleges and all other Federation workplaces are encouraged to hold Federation meetings in the next few weeks to consider our new salaries claim. |
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| Workload |
e-LAPS ban lifted after safeguards put in place
Federation has lifted the ban on e-LAPS, the electronic leave application and processing system, writes JENNIFER LEETE. |
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| Get involved |
Campaign to boost activism underway
Federation has enhanced efforts to recruit members and inspire activism with the appointment of two Project Officers. |
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| Get involved |
Facing the future in a hostile environment
Federation needs to improve recruitment and activism. BARRY JOHNSON examines the options to achieve this. |
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| Fundraising |
Schools 'lend a hand' for tsunami victims
Schools acknowledged Tsunami Education Action Week, February 14–18, in many different ways. |
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| Aboriginal land |
From little things big things grow
Guidelines and protocols for Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country have finally been published and distributed to NSW public schools and TAFE Institutes. |
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| Public education |
Connors cans tax share argument
Public education advocate Lyndsay Connors has spoken out against those who argue that parents with children in non-government schools pay their tax, and are therefore entitled to a share of it back from governments to fund whatever kind of non-government school they choose. |
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| Event |
Conference to focus on growth, strength and survival
Federation’s Aboriginal Members Conference will be held on Saturday April 2. |
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| Event |
Women activists welcome
All financial Federation women members are encouraged to attend the annual Women’s Conference on May 21 at the Guthrie Theatre, University of Technology in Sydney, from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm. |
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| Resourcing |
Damage caused by DET restructure revealed
ANGELO GAVRIELATOS condemns the level of consultancy support available to schools. |
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| Resourcing |
DET pursues e-mail accounts despite computer rollout failure
Federation has been pursuing the matter of the failure of the NSW Government to provide schools with computers via the 2004 computer rollout for several months now, with the previous Minister as well as the new one. |
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| Professional issues |
Casual teachers learn about their rights
Casual, temporary and part time teachers were recently provided with opportunities to be updated on their current working conditions as well as discuss issues of importance to all casual employees. |
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| Equity issues |
Challenging homophobia in educational settings
Current research clearly identifies schools as key sites of homophobic bullying and violence, writes KHYIAH ANGEL. |
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| Unions |
Workers face same challenge the world over
The agenda faced by workers on a global scale is in sync with the agenda faced by Australian workers, newly elected President of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and ACTU President Sharan Burrow said. |
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