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Crossroads

A green paper on assessment policy
Future Teachers Conference

The Future Teacher Conference is a dynamic professional development opportunity for university students who are about to enter the teaching workforce. Participants in the conference will increase knowledge about critical issues within the NSW public education community.
Federation condemns Turnbull Government’s failure on Marriage Equality

The NSW Teachers Federation condemns Prime Minister Turnbull and his government for their approach to marriage equality.
Commercialisation in Public Schooling

The Commercialisation in Public Schooling: Final Report Summary reveals teachers are concerned about the influence commercialisation is having in schools.
DP's Conference

A “DPs” Conference will be held on Saturday 2 September at Federation’s Conference Centre. Click here for information and registration.
JPL podcast now available

To complement and extend teachers’ professional learning, Federation’s Centre for Professional Learning has launched the JPL Podcast.
Beginning Teacher Conferences

The Federation hosts a number of beginning teacher conferences around the state for all new (beginning) teachers who are employed as full time, temporary or casual school teachers by the Department of Education, and who are members of the Union.
CPL Program 2017

The schedule of courses for Semester 2 now available. Apply Now!
RECOGNISE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia’s Constitution

RECOGNISE is the people’s movement to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our Constitution.

Stay strong, AEU presidents tell education ministers

Posted: 15 September 2017

OECD report

Posted: 13 September 2017

Federation calls for schools funding submission time-frame to be extended

Posted: 12 September 2017

Schools need full, systemic support from the Department and the NSW Government

Posted: 11 September 2017

Election Notice - Deputy Secretary (Communications and Administration)

Posted: 5 September 2017

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Comprehensive school system 'better and fairer'

Posted: 27 October 2015

Comprehensive schooling has given more Scottish children equal opportunities to progress over the past 50 years, research suggests. The impact since...

Obama calls for cuts to schools' standardized testing regimens

Posted: 27 October 2015

White House acknowledges own role in ‘over-testing’ of American students as Obama says such evaluations should not be education’s ‘be-all and end-all...

Teacher unions focus on plight of refugee children’s education

Posted: 22 October 2015

From Europe to the United States, teacher unions are urging their governments to both welcome more refugees and to ensure that schools open their...

WTD: Global celebration of teachers

Posted: 22 October 2015

Across the world, Education International’s affiliates marked World Teachers’ Day with a vast variety of events and projects, from school plays to...

Chile to End Public Funding of Private Education

Posted: 21 May 2015

Chilean Education Minister Nicolas Eyzaguirre Thursday reaffirmed the government's commitment to ending private education. "The pursuit of profit is...

Charter schools and the risk of iIncreased segregation

Posted: 27 November 2014

Charter schools, on average, don’t have an academic advantage over traditional public schools, but they do have a significant risk of leading to more...

Charter school fraud has cost Pennsylvania at least $30 million

Posted: 9 October 2014

Pennsylvania's charter schools are rife with fraud and mismanagement, as anyone who reads local newspapers knows. But a new report from the Center...

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Kylie Speedy, Gunnedah South Public School