| The President Writes |
Public education — a national priority
Federation’s public education campaign is aimed at establishing public education as a national priority for both the federal and state governments. Both levels of government need to cooperate to maintain and strengthen our great public schools and TAFE colleges. |
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| Campaigns |
Public education advocates lobby in Canberra
More than 50 delegates from NSW public school communities descended on Parliament House, Canberra to lobby for greater federal government investment in public education on June 12. |
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| State Government |
NSW Budget meets election promises but lacks transparency
The NSW Government has met the funding commitments it made in the lead up to the state election in March this year following sustained lobbying by Federation. |
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| Industrial relations |
Local hiring attacks equity and tenure
Attacking the principles which underpin the staffing agreement is an attack on equity, stability and tenure, writes ANGELO GAVRIELATOS. |
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| Industrial relations |
Julie Bishop plays politics with performance pay
Not content with her ill-considered threats to tie federal funding to performance pay, Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop announced recently that she would conduct a tender process to engage an expert to develop models of performance-based pay for teachers to be trialled in Australian schools. |
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| Campaigns |
Silent reception for PM
When Prime Minister John Howard turned up for a luncheon in Bathurst on May 25 several hundred protesters fell silent and turned their back on him. |
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| Working conditions |
Double flood whammy for teachers
Some teachers in the Hunter and Central Coast region have suffered the double whammy of storm and/or flood damage at both school and home following heavy rain and high winds on June 8. |
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| DET |
Bureaucracy fails central school
Rigid formulas and the Department of Education and Training bureaucracy has resulted in The Rock Central School losing a demountable classroom, despite strong community opposition. |
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| Professional issues |
Science and Technology K-6 syllabus review
Federation has been invited to provide a submission to the Board of Studies’ review of the K-6 Science and Technology syllabus and revised outcomes. |
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| Occupational Health and Safety |
OH&S videocast on the enrolment of violent students
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| Finance |
Seek financial advice on super changes
ROD BROWN advises that you seek financial advice when thinking about making changes to your superannuation arrangements. |
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| Event |
APEC public holiday declared for Sydney metro
The NSW Government has announced details of a public holiday to coincide with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit to be held in Sydney in September. |
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| Campaigns |
Union seeks sunset provision for temporary school teachers
The union seeks to hear from temporary school teachers ‘caught’ by the phased introduction of access to step 9 and above of the common incremental salary scale (CISS), writes BRENDA SEYMOUR. |
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| Charity |
Urgent call for Stewart House donations
A mandatory fire upgrade across Stewart House’s site means the charity projects a more than $200,000 loss this year unless significantly more people make donations. |
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| TAFE |
Bronwyn suggests ATC for Seaforth site
Establishment of an Australian Technical College on the Seaforth TAFE site has been suggested by Mackellar MP Bronwyn Bishop. |
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| Campaigns |
School counsellor joint review
After long delays, meetings between the Department of Education and Training (DET) and Federation surrounding a joint review of school counsellors have commenced. |
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| Funding |
Minister promises to stop for-profit private schools having access to public purse
Existing legislation about financial assistance not to be paid to non government schools operating for profit would be enforced, not only to the letter but also in spirit, Education Minister John Della Bosca told the NSW Legislative Council on June 7. |
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| Professional issues |
Videos and sound recordings of teachers
BOB LIPSCOMBE addresses concerns about video and sound recordings. |
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