NSW Teachers Federation: Education Online: February 2007 Index

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Curriculum approach is classic Gillard
Lack of consultation and inadequate time to prepare for changes symptomatic of education minister out of touch with how schools operate.
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More league tables signal a new low
Unions nationwide committed to non-cooperation with NAPLAN if government refuses to act.
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Angry TAFE teachers stand up for their rights
Town Hall strike meeting calls on State Government to negotiate for an overdue fair settlement.
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Primary Activists Conference
Funding available to attend gathering that will develop strategies for campaign on staffing, conditions and release time.
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February 2007

The President Writes

Australian teachers succeeding; governments lagging
Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop�s address to the National Press Club was an attack on teachers and the standards of the profession.

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Elections

Look after our public schools and TAFE colleges

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Event

April 22 rally to defend the rights of teachers and other workers
Federation is encouraging all members to attend the Your Rights at Work rally in Sydney on April 22.

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Elections

Special education must be an election priority
The need for political parties to commit to greater investment in special education was a common theme during a special education forum at Parliament House on February 20.

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Working conditions

DET beginning teacher conditions lag behind Catholic schools
Following the latest discussions between Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt and the Senior Officers of the Federation on February 13 concerning betterments for beginning teachers, significant new information has emerged about how far the State Government has allowed the public system to lag behind the private system in this vital area.

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State Government

Tebbutt ignores central schools� needs
Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt isn�t giving central schools the fair go they deserve, write WAYNE WEBBER and BRIAN BUCKLEY.

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Register now for Women�s Conference
All financial women Federation members are encouraged to register now for the Women�s Conference on Saturday March 31.

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Campaigns

A-E ban remains
Federation�s A-E student report ban remains in place.

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Federation

Annual Conference elections � your chance to participate
The planning and organisation for Annual Conference, scheduled for July 1�3, is well under way.

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Event

Conference a must for every beginning teacher
JOSH GOLLAN writes about the benefits of attending a Beginning Teachers Conference.

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Campaigns

School thrives out from under closure-cloud
A school once ear-marked for closure has had its student numbers increase seven-fold.

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