| The President Writes |
Staring down the Federal Government
Thirteen hundred schools across NSW have already decided they “cannot and will not” implement the federal and state governments’ unsound student reporting requirements. |
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| Professional issues |
School staffs show solidarity in rejecting A-E reports
In a display of solidarity, about 1300 public schools in NSW have already determined that they “cannot and will not implement the governments’ unacceptable reporting requirements”. |
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| Industrial relations |
Building workers face massive fines for defending workmate
Workers faced with fines totalling up to $28,600 each, possible jail sentences, no right to silence, secret police investigations and a ban on industrial action. This is not life in a third world dictatorship, but the daily life of Australian building workers in John Howard’s Australia. |
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| Industrial relations |
NSW legislates some protections against Howard’s IR attacks
The NSW Government is demonstrably acting in the interests of working people by implementing legislation to protect employees from some of the Howard Government’s attacks on Australia’s human rights introduced through industrial relations changes. |
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| Funding |
Government negligence further exposed
Whilst sitting on an $11 billion Budget surplus the Howard Government and Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop are allowing a government report identifying a national funding shortfall for public schools in the order of $2.9 billion to gather dust. |
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| Equity issues |
Howard rattles the can
DENNIS LONG examines recent media coverage of the PM's comments on migrants. |
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| Membership |
Making the switch is straightforward online
While more than 10,000 members have made the switch to direct payment methods, Federation continues to encourage members to make the switch from payroll deduction of their union fees to direct debit or automatic credit card methods of paying their union subscriptions. |
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| TAFE |
TAFE is a good investment
A report released by the Allen Consulting Group on August 16 found that over the next 20 years, TAFE NSW’s contribution to the NSW economy will be worth $196 billion. |
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| Equity issues |
New initiatives in Aboriginal education
Federation influence has led to improved funding and programming to assist Aboriginal students. |
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| State Government |
Another new broom
Federation has made a submission commenting on the NSW Government’s draft state plan. |
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| Training |
Conference sessions cover a lot of ground
Some 26 topics were covered in workshop sessions offered at the 2006 New Teachers Conference held on September 2. |
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| Event |
Playwright assists with Cornerstones performance
Twelve students from Keira, Leumeah, Merrylands, Orange, Riverside Girls and Warners Bay high schools, have gathered in Sydney to prepare a presentation for the Cornerstones Conference to be held on September 22 and 23. |
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