| The President Writes |
Federal Government’s chains emerge
The Federal Government’s belief in competition and individualism lies at the heart of the chains it’s wrapping around public education. Ranking students against each other, ranking schools according to mass test data and individual employment contracts for teachers are all part of this philosophy. |
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| Professional issues |
NSW imposes Nelson’s reporting requirements
The State Government has imposed new student report criteria for primary schools so it can get federal funding. |
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| Industrial relations |
TAFE takes the first hit
As the Federal Government has pushed through with its plans to tie funding to the offering of Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs), Federation has called on the NSW Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt to continue to refuse to sign up to these demands from the Federal Government. |
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| Professional issues |
Year 10 CSA and trial banned
Federation placed a ban on the 2006 mandatory Year 10 Computing Skills Assessment (CSA) at its Council meeting on August 6. |
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| Campaigns |
Salaries negotiations continue
The second salaries negotiation session between Federation and the Department of Education and Training (DET) was scheduled for Monday August 29. |
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| Funding |
Equity programs under threat again
The campaign in defence of equity programs has been reignited. |
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| Working conditions |
IRC dismisses casual/temporary application
The Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) has dismissed an application the Federation made to improve certain aspects of the 2004 award as it applies to male and female temporary school teachers and casual school teachers. |
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| Professional issues |
Beware the new Workplace Learning Policy
Unfortunately, some presenters of training for the new Workplace Learning Policy and associated documents have characterised these as agreed documents. Federation has not agreed to it, particularly as there are some serious issues arising from it. |
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| Campaigns |
Small Schools Committee lobbies politicians
Members of the Federation’s Small Schools Committee visited State Parliament on August 11 in order to press for the Government to honour its promises to review the unpopular school staffing formula. |
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| Rural education |
Fire destroys high school
Federation has vowed to ensure there is a strong future for Kelso High School, after the school was significantly destroyed by fire on August 22. |
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| Professional issues |
Program excludes careers advisers
Schools have received invitations to participate in the Pathways Mentors Pilot Initiative 2005–06, but not all are invited, reports WENDY CURRIE. |
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