Posted: 23 May 2013
On Monday and Tuesday members of the Inner City and Eastern Suburbs Teachers’ Associations came out to meet the mobile billboard as it travelled around their federal electorates and passed their schools. All of our members know how important this funding is to the future of the students in our care.
Posted: 23 May 2013
  Public Education Day is Thursday May 23. Members are asked to mark the day with activities such as a morning tea to celebrate the progress in the Gonski campaign. Members are also asked to email federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott [via igiveagonski.com.au or (02) 9977 6411], or contact their local federal Coalition MP or candidate to seek a guarantee to honour any Gonski agreement.
Posted: 21 May 2013
On the lead story, Channel 10 Late News presenter, Hamish Macdonald, interviewed Gary Zadkovich about schools funding. (20/05/2013)  The federal opposition has described the Gonski reforms as a “con”  and criticised the NSW Government for signing up to the arrangement.
Posted: 20 May 2013
  The NSW Teachers Federation will today step up the campaign to get Tony Abbott to support the NSW agreement on Gonski with the launch of a state-wide mobile billboard tour. Three mobile billboards will tour NSW with the message that the Gonski agreement struck by NSW and the Commonwealth must be honoured by Mr Abbott if he wins the September election.
Posted: 17 May 2013
State and territory leaders are deciding on Gonski right now. On the 23rd of April, just days after COAG, NSW became the first state to sign up to Gonski, ensuring an additional $5 billion will flow to NSW schools over the next six years. The NSW Premier told the NSW Parliament he had signed up for an additional $5 billion in NSW schools, because “the agreement we have signed up to is about more resources and the fairer distribution of those resources across the system and about higher standards and better outcomes.”
Posted: 15 May 2013
The NSW Teachers Federation President Maurie Mulheron has today denounced the Opposition Leader’s repeated evasions on whether a Coalition Government would fund Gonski. “Today, the Opposition Leader has put an additional $5 billion for NSW schools at risk, all to try and score cheap political shots the day after Budget,” Mr Mulheron said today while visiting schools in Lithgow.
Posted: 15 May 2013
The Australian Education Union has said today’s budgetary commitment of $9.8 billion for the Gonski reforms in schools, means we can finally begin to fix a broken model of schools funding.
Posted: 15 May 2013
The NSW Teachers Federation has welcomed the $9.8 billion commitment in the Federal budget for the Gonski funding model. NSW Teachers Federation President, Maurie Mulheron said, “The significance of the Gonski structural reform to schools funding cannot be over-estimated.  “Gonski will deliver much-needed additional investment in schools, and for the first time, a model of funding schools based on student need.
Posted: 14 May 2013
There is much to celebrate after the finalisation of the $5 billion Gonski agreement for our schools.It means fairer funding and additional resources targeted to where they are needed the most.
Posted: 14 May 2013
Federation has called a meeting through its Migrant and Multicultural Special Interest Group (SIG) of ESL and Community Languages teachers. The forum will take place at 4:00pm for a 4:30pm start on Tuesday 21st May at Teachers Federation House, 23 – 33 Mary Street, Surry Hills.
Posted: 10 May 2013
Yesterday, Shadow Education Minister, Christopher Pyne hosted an invitation only 'high tea' the ‘Gardens on Forest’ Function Centre in Peakhurst. Mr Pyne had visited Narwee PS earlier in the afternoon and spoke with a number of Public Education Teachers and Principals at both the event and the school.
Posted: 9 May 2013
The NSW Teachers Federation and the Australian Education Union have been at the forefront fighting to make the Gonski funding review recommendations reality... now we move into the campaign to guarantee the Gonski reforms regardless of which political party is elected. The closing song in this video, Creating Our Future, was composed by Anna Stewart-Yates and Olivia Uthantharm from Hornsby Girls High. Soloists are Anja Nissen and Jessica Rookeward. They are accompanied by the NSW Public Schools Junior Singers.
Posted: 7 May 2013
The Federation is now conducting, under the control of the Returning Officer Neale Dawson, is conducting a second round of nominations from Associations for remaining vacancies for Annual Conference 2013-2014 Nominations open on the 6th May 2013 Nominations close at 12 noon Wednesday 12th June 2013 Details of remaining vacancies are attached Nominations forms and candidate statutory declaration forms can be found attached to the this webpage  
Posted: 7 May 2013
May 17 is a significant date to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities around the world. This date marks the occasion when the World Health Organization in 1990 decided to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Since 2004 the date has also been used to encourage people to take action and raise the profile of homophobia and transphobia on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). This is an attempt to decrease the amount of discrimination and violence that people of diverse sexuality and gender still experience.
Posted: 6 May 2013
In 2011, following a successful community campaign developed by the union movement, the Federal Government introduced a Paid Parental Leave Scheme. This was followed in 2012 by the Dad and Partner Paid Leave scheme. A review into the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme (CPPL) has commenced and there is an opportunity for the public to either make an individual submission into the review or be part of a union based submission by sharing your story about paid parental leave.
Posted: 2 May 2013
On 20 April 2013, the Public Education Foundation presented its annual awards and scholarships in Sydney Town Hall. The evening showcased the talents and achievements of many students from public schools across New South Wales. In the video playlist below is a complete version as well as selects of performances and presentations of the event. The video includes the following: Welcome to Country — Aunty Fay Carroll
Posted: 23 April 2013
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS CAMPAIGNED FOR GONSKI - TO THE PARENTS, TEACHERS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITIES ACROSS NSW AND AUSTRALIA. TODAY IS AN HISTORIC DAY IN THIS COUNTRY. IT IS THANKS TO THE MAGNIFICENT EFFORTS IN EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT THIS DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED The following media release has been issued by the NSW Teachers Federation.
Posted: 19 April 2013
NSW Teachers Federation Media Release Friday 19 April 2013 Premier O’Farrell fails to put children first Following the Council Of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting today, the NSW Teachers Federation said that the indecision of Premier O’Farrell on Gonski will only strengthen the resolve of parents, teachers and principals to keep up the campaign until schools funding reform is achieved.
Posted: 19 April 2013
This year the NSW Teachers Federation is providing 14 Trainee Teacher Scholarships with a value of $4000 each.  The NSW Teachers Federation Trainee Teacher Scholarships Committee will award the 14 scholarships to successful applicants across the following five (5) categories:
Posted: 18 April 2013
Supporters of the Gonski funding reforms gathered in Canberra today, on the eve of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting tomorrow. Gonski is top of the agenda for the meeting. NSW Teachers Federation President, Maurie Mulheron,  said from Canberra that the eyes of parents of every school-age child will be firmly fixed on the political leaders’ meeting. He added:
Posted: 18 April 2013
May Day is a celebration and acknowledgement of the achievements of workers. The highlight of celebrations in Sydney will be the parade on Sunday 5th May. It will start at midday from near Parliament House in Macquarie St, and finish at Belmore Park near Central Station. People are asked to arrive by 11:30 am for a midday start to the parade. As many Teachers Federation members as possible are encouraged to attend, in order to make the parade bigger and better than ever.
Posted: 17 April 2013
The statement below has been sent today to the University of Technology Sydney Student Association President, in support of their rally today, and also to the President of the National Union of Students. "The NSW Teachers Federation believes that the Gonski schools funding reform is long overdue and should be supported. However, cutting funding to public universities is unacceptable. We call upon the Federal Government to immediately reverse this decision.
Posted: 15 April 2013
In light of the Prime Minister's announcement on Sunday April 14 regarding schools funding, the NSW Teachers Federation believes that the Premier, Barry O'Farrell, must reverse the education cuts in NSW and commit to the Gonski funding model this coming Friday at the historic COAG meeting. The Federation President, Maurie Mulheron, said: "The Premier can reverse the damage caused by his $1.7 billion education state cuts by committing his Government to accept the Gonski funding offer announced by the Prime Minister on Sunday.
Posted: 12 April 2013
Teachers, principals and parents of the Blacktown area have shown a united front in their support for funding reform as recommended in the Gonski review. A delegation representing public schools in the area today delivered large signed postcards to the local State Member of Parliament, Kevin Conolly. The delegation coincided with a Western Sydney tour of a mobile billboard intended to put the spotlight on Premier Barry O’Farrell and the state government.
Posted: 12 April 2013
A delegation representing teachers, principals and parents from across Penrith has delivered a bundle of large Gonski postcards to the office of local State Member of Parliament Stuart Ayres. The postcards, each urging Premier O’Farrell to “give a Gonski for our kids”, contained the signatures of nearly 800 local public school community members and supporters.