Federation’s campaign to win two additional hours of release time each week for teachers is officially underway.
The campaign is calling for:
- two hours of additional preparation time per week for all teachers
- additional preparation time for primary school executives equivalent with their secondary executive colleagues
- increased preparation time for small school principals (minimum 50 per cent reduction in face-to-face teaching time).
Check out the webstory and photos from the launch of More Than Thanks — It’s Time campaign.
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Federation delivers imposing news to Education Minister on preparation time
About 16,000 letters from teachers and parents expressing the dire need for teachers to have additional preparation time were presented to Deputy Premier and Education Minister Prue Car before school today. Members from Inner-City and Eastern Suburbs teachers associations helped Federation President Henry Rajendra deliver the huge volume of letters outside NSW Parliament House. They…
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Teacher shortage will return without more class preparation time: survey
The teacher shortage will return unless teachers are given more time to properly prepare for their students, according to alarming new findings from a poll of more than 1,400 members of the profession in NSW. The poll found about 85 per cent of teachers have considered leaving the profession because of a lack of preparation…
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The modern profession demands more preparation time
President Writes by Henry Rajendra: Education Quarterly, Issue 19 2026 Recently, we all marked Public Education Week and, like me, I’m sure it gave you pause to reflect on the transformative nature of our work as teachers. Public education is the hothouse of democracy, inclusion and social progress within NSW, spanning everything from sport for…
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Meeting with purpose. It’s about time.
Words by Michael de Wall Meetings have been part of human activity for tens of thousands of years, though Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander meeting traditions have historically involved cultural authority, relationships, listening and consensus rather than a union meeting’s authority of the chair, agenda, time limits and collective decision making. Sadly, neither traditional yarning…
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Local Federation campaign delivers big win for Maitland Grossman High
A two-year campaign by Federation members has led to the NSW Government announcing Maitland Grossman High School will be relocated. The new school, on a larger site, will open in 2030 with room for up to 1500 students. This coincides with the announcement of a new primary school to be built in nearby Chisholm. Federation Country Organiser Jask Galvin Waight said the local infrastructure campaign involved numerous MP delegations, meetings…
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The right thing for students — and the smart path politically
Originally published in Education Quarterly, Issue 18 2026 President writes by Henry Rajendra Every teacher in NSW knows why preparation time matters. It’s the time we use to plan the lesson that reaches the kid at the back of the room. It’s the time we use to talk to an occupational or speech therapist about the…