NSW Teachers Federation: Education Online: March 2007 Index

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Government not serious about good faith negotiations
Teachers must stand together to demand negotiated settlements on staffing, standards and salaries which acknowledge the value of the profession.
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2009 to begin with more industrial action
Members have voted overwhelmingly to stop work on January 28-29 over salaries, staffing and qualifications.
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Interstate teachers win salary increases
Industrial action for teachers in other states and territories has led to better salary rates.
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Teachers want real value pay increases
The NSW Government's 2007 wages policy does not reflect inflationary forecasts.
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Appointments by transfer save time and money
DET's staffing changes actually increase employee related costs.
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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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