Association spotlight: Dubbo Teachers’ Association
30 November 2020
Section: Member’s Voice
In 2017, Dubbo held its first Pride march for LGBTIQ people in the area. Our association was privileged to design and commission a flag to march in the parade with teachers dressed in rainbow.
Association spotlight: Batemans Bay Teachers’ Association
4 August 2020
Section: Member’s Voice
The immediate area of Batemans Bay, which is part of the Eurobodalla Shire with an overall population estimated in excess of 37,000, only has approximately 1500 residents.
Association spotlight: Bega Teachers Association
26 May 2020
Section: Member’s Voice
The meetings are enjoyable events, during which we are able to socialise and network with colleagues in our association.
Association spotlight: Newcastle Teachers Association
6 March 2020
Section: Member’s Voice
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in NSW with 322,300 citizens.
Local teaching community welcomes input
27 February 2020
Section: News
At the heart of discussions at Federation association meetings is the desire to maximise students’ learning opportunities via improvements in teachers’ working conditions.
Association Spotlight: St George Teachers Association
6 December 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Across the Association there are teachers with a broad range of teaching experience, including a significant number of temporary/casual teachers.
Association Spotlight: Armidale Teachers Association
7 November 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
The best thing our Association has done in the past five years has been to win employment protections for our high school teachers.
Association Spotlight: Moree Teachers Association
17 September 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Our community Moree has a population of a little under 10,000 people. We have a transient population at times and our numbers change depending on the strength of the local agricultural industry of cotton and wheat.
Association Spotlight: Wellington Teachers Association
27 August 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Our association enjoys strong Federation membership and Wellington TA meetings are generally well attended, with most regular attendees being high-school staff.
Association Spotlight: Sutherland
14 June 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Sutherland TA encompasses the Sutherland Shire area in Sydney’s south.
Association Spotlight: Wagga Wagga Teachers Association
8 April 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Our meetings Attendance varies with workload and the pressure of work throughout the year. We generally have attendance of between five to 10 members. We run a smooth meeting, getting through the agenda in about an hour, unless schools have business they would like to discuss in more detail.
Association Spotlight: Lake Wallis
27 February 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Our schools are situated on the Mid-North Coast, approximately a three-hour drive north of Sydney.
How to showcase your Association
25 February 2019
Section: Administration
Education’s “Association Spotlight” column allows you to showcase your Association.
Association Spotlight: Blayney
8 November 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
Blayney is a small country town in the central west of the state, situated between Bathurst and Orange, the two regional centres in the area.
Association Spotlight: Temora Teachers Association
19 September 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
Our population in Temora is 4000 in town and 7000 in the shire, with Ariah Park also a part of our shire.
Association Spotlight: Barrier
17 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
The Barrier Teachers Association serves Broken Hill, Menindee and Wilcannia and boasts a 95 per cent membership rate. Many of our new teachers originate from the NSW east coast and they find the TA’s social network supportive and welcoming.
Association Spotlight: Camden-Campbelltown
15 May 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
Our Association is home to the Tharawal people, bordered by the Gandangara to the south and Muringong to the north of the Nepean River.
Association works towards wider participation
10 May 2018
Section: News
As the first term of the 2018 school year came to an end, teachers from the St Marys-Mt Druitt Association gathered for an afternoon of barefoot bowls and pizza.
Association spotlight: Eastern Suburbs Teachers Association
28 March 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
This edition of association spotlight focuses on the Eastern Suburbs Teachers Association.
Association Spotlight: Canterbury Bankstown
1 March 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
We’re a very supportive and welcoming Association. We have a good cross section of representation from primary, secondary, IEC and SSP settings and members have said they consider our meetings productive, efficient and interesting.