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Government's bad faith is palpable and irresponsible
Sky Channel meetings will vote about the future conduct of the Staffing, Standards and Salaries campaigns.
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Sky Channel stopwork meeting September 2
Teachers in all sectors of public education are taking stopwork action for up to two hours on Tuesday September 2.
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Salaries increases for all remain the priority
By re-announcing the availability of Institute of Teachers accreditation the NSW Government is engaging in diversionary tactics.
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Staffing entitlements under siege in several states
Staffing issues interstate are relevant to the current staffing dispute in NSW.
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May 2005

The President Writes

Public education has the edge
We will know that our public education campaign has been successful when our schools are well funded and politicians instinctively treat teachers with respect, writes MAREE O'HALLORAN.

Public education

Funding focus for May 19
Public Education Day will be celebrated nationally on Thursday May 19.

Federal Government

Your rights at work, worth fighting for
With the campaign title �Your Rights at Work, Worth Fighting For�, the union movement�s campaign to protect basic rights of work and people�s living standards has begun.

Industrial Relations Commission

Breakthrough for part time casuals in TAFE case
A significant breakthrough for the recognition of the work value of part time casual teachers in TAFE has been reached.

Event

Government responsible for 'practical reconciliation'
The Government is responsible for practical reconciliation, keynote speaker Canterbury MP Linda Burney told Federation�s Aboriginal Members Conference on April 2.

Carr Government

Second round of privatisation
Federation has once again opposed the use of public private partnerships (PPP) in public education as the NSW Government embarks on a second round of building school facilities using the method.

Equity issues

East Timor deportation orders condemned
Teachers at Fairfield High School have voted to condemn the decision by the Minister for Immigration to deport East Timorese students to East Timor within 28 days.

Unionism

Workload is the issue affecting activism
Workload is the issue most concerning new and beginning teachers � and it affects union activism.

Publications

Rural Handbook updated
An updated version of the Rural Handbook is to be sent to all schools.

Professional issues

Nothing has changed on TARS
A number of Federation Organisers have reported increased inquiries and complaints in relation to the implementation of the Teacher Assessment Review Schedule (TARS) in schools.

Professional issues

Year 6 computer skills assessment suspended
Primary schools have recently been informed that the year 6 Computing Skills Assessment (CSA6) has been suspended for 2005 and that the Assessment will be �reconfigured� for 2006 and beyond.

Professional issues

Response on technology not good enough
Federation has been lobbying the Minister about technology problems, writes JENNIFER LEETE.

Professional issues

New science test for year 8
The Premier has announced yet another statewide test, writes JENNIFER LEETE.

Workload

New quality assessment documents sidestep Eltis
Despite the fact both the Department of Education and Training (DET) and the Office of the Board of Studies are engaging in consultations which have big implications for assessment and reporting K�6, DET has released two new assessment documents to schools.

Event

High expectations for Women's Conference
Prominent Australian educationalist and public education advocate Lyndsay Connors will speak at the Federation Women�s Conference on May 21.

Community

Place of reflection for mourners
A park has been dedicated to remember all Australian workers who have lost their lives at work or a work injury has led to their death.

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