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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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Education Online  

March 2007

The President Writes
Rudd props at public education
Federal Opposition leader Kevin Rudd’s “education revolution” will come to a grinding halt if he continues to baulk at public education.
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Industrial relations
Rally for rights at work on April 22
Federation calls on teachers to rally at Hyde Park in Sydney at 11am on Sunday April 22, to join fellow unionists and community members protesting against the Federal Government’s industrial relations laws.
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Federal Government
Julie Bishop exposed on ‘performance’ pay
The Federal Coalition Government will push so-called “performance” pay into schools but has no intention of increasing federal funding to pay for the scheme.
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State Government
The promises that Labor must keep
Against a backdrop of voter dissatisfaction and resentment, the Iemma Government has been returned to office with a slightly decreased majority.
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Professional issues
Advice provided to schools on student reports
Federation has provided all schools with a leaflet with further advice on student reports.
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Funding
ALP appeases private school lobby
The ALP continues to be more focussed on appeasing the private school lobby than celebrating the achievements of public education.
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Event
Walk to Canberra to promote TAFE needs
Teachers, their friends and relatives are asked to join a walk from Sydney to Canberra to promote TAFE.
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Equity issues
National benchmarks show Indigenous students need more support
The Australian Education Union has criticised Federal Government support for Indigenous education after national literacy, numeracy and writing benchmark results showed Indigenous students are lagging in all areas.
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Privatisation
Isolated parents support allowances to bypass local schools
The Isolated Childrens Parents Association (ICPA) annual conference has called for government assistance to enable students to bypass their local schools.
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Professional issues
New Scheme teachers and workload
Federation continues to receive reports of unreasonable workloads being imposed upon beginning teachers, as part of the accreditation procedures set by the Institute of Teachers and the Department of Education and Training.
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