School funding inequity laid bare by new report
23 February 2024
Section: Media Release
A new report reveals the stark funding gap between private and public schools, with one Sydney private school, Cranbrook, spending…
Applications now open for Federation’s $4000 Future Teacher Scholarships
7 February 2024
Section:
Students enrolled in NESA-accredited initial teacher education programs in NSW may be interested in Federation’s Future Teacher Scholarships. The scholarships…
A role in Federation for you!
30 January 2024
Section: News
You can make your union strong and at the same time build your knowledge and involvement in Federation by becoming…
Gavrielatos – a profound record of achievement
29 January 2024
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation has paid tribute to outgoing President, Angelo Gavrielatos, whose term has concluded today. Gavrielatos assumed the…
More action needed to address teacher shortages
28 January 2024
Section: Media Release
The New South Wales Teachers Federation has urged the NSW Government to tackle the state’s teacher shortage after new data…
Feds must fully fund public schools
9 December 2023
Section: Media Release
The New South Wales Teachers Federation is deeply alarmed at reports the Federal government may fall short of fully funding…
Increases in casual pay come with changes to pay scale
15 November 2023
Section: Columns
A Casual Word: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 With the recent hard-fought and won salaries campaign and the resultant restructuring…
Private and secondary employment
13 November 2023
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 Teachers undertaking private and secondary employment have a responsibility to ensure that…
Ending the teacher shortage
24 October 2023
Section: Media Release
The Teachers Federation says a recent wage agreement it struck with the Minns Government will help replenish teacher numbers, as…
Meetings about teaching practice
11 August 2023
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 Discussions between teachers and their immediate supervisors about teaching practice should be…
Amendments to the 2021-2023 School Staffing Agreement
5 June 2023
Section: News
Recent changes announced to the Staffing Agreement, including access to service transfers, mark the culmination of longstanding Federation policy to…
Casual teachers must replace absent colleagues
2 June 2023
Section: Columns
Splitting classes, receiving additional students to supervise in your classes, not receiving release from face-to-face (RFF) or having to take…
Crisis response and recovery
24 May 2023
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 Federation continues to engage with the Department on behalf of members’ health…
Annual Conference Delegate (Insufficient Nominations Election) – E2022/168 and E2023/103
23 May 2023
Section: Administration
Nominations are called for: Nominations, which must be in writing and comply with the registered rules of the Organisation, may…
Perrottet plan to cut teaching qualifications rejected by expert panel
23 March 2023
Section: Media Release
An expert panel chaired by former NSW Department of Education secretary Mark Scott has rejected the NSW plan for a…
Why Perrottet is not the way
20 March 2023
Section: News
10 reasons why a re-elected Premier would be bad news for teachers and public education. All the research shows workloads…
Branch Conference Delegate – E2022/168
27 February 2023
Section:
Scheduled Election Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 Nominations are called for Branch Conference Delegate from each of the following Associations: Nominations,…
25 March – the future of public education is at stake
22 February 2023
Section: Columns
What is at stake for teachers in this election?
Everything.
Vacant teaching positions soar to almost 3000 in NSW
27 November 2022
Section: Media Release
New figures showing the number of vacant permanent teaching positions in NSW public schools has soared to almost 3,000 are…
Solidarity with the people of Iran
24 November 2022
Section: News
Federation stands in solidarity with the global trade union movement, which has condemned the brutal and murderous repression of the people of Iran by a regime that has systematically violated the human rights of women, political activists, including the leaders of education unions, and the LGBTIQA+ community.
Branch Council Representatives (Insufficient Nominations Election) – E2022/87
24 November 2022
Section: Administration
Nominations are called for: Bathurst– Branch Council Representative (1)Blacktown– Branch Council Representatives (2)Blayney/Molong– Branch Council Representative (1)Camden– Branch Council Representatives…