Beginning teachers and induction
29 November 2023
Section: Columns
Early Career Insights: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 Federation has lobbied consistently for meaningful support and induction programs to be…
Headway made on access and equity
24 November 2023
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 Significant progress has been made regarding culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students requiring…
Guidelines for breastfeeding workers
21 November 2023
Section: Columns
Women In Education: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 In 2007, the Government amended the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 to make it…
Moving forward
17 November 2023
Section: Columns
Yarning In Progress: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 In 2018, Federation accepted the invitation issued to all Australians by the…
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…
Pursuing support issues with Department
8 September 2023
Section: Columns
Enabling Equity: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 Federation regularly receives enquiries regarding the access of support for students with complex…
Recurrent funding must be restored
4 September 2023
Section: Columns
TAFE Talk: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 There’s a $200 million recurring shortfall in the TAFE NSW budget, a joint…
Plan early for return from maternity/parental leave
30 August 2023
Section: Columns
Women In Education: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 Given the complexities of coordinating childcare availability and a school timetable, teachers…
Check your employment category
25 August 2023
Section: Columns
A Casual Word: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 Federation encourages all teachers to familiarise themselves with the different employment categories…
We can do more for refugees
15 August 2023
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 When nearly half of all people forced to fl ee war, violence and…
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…
Tips for navigating accreditation
7 August 2023
Section: Columns
Early Career Insights: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 Understanding accreditationTeacher accreditation is linked to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers…
Walk together, write ‘yes’ on your ballot paper
1 August 2023
Section: Columns
Yarning In Progress: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 The Uluru Statement from the Heart is an invitation from Aboriginal and…
Putting the up in skill sets
9 June 2023
Section: News
What would you think if garbage trucks honked at you as you made your way along the street? Sally George,…
Menopause and work
6 June 2023
Section: Columns
Women In Education: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 “We need to rethink the culture of our workplaces by tackling myths…
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…
Steer your PDP to align with professional goals
31 May 2023
Section: Columns
Early Career Insights: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 If you’re an early career teacher, the Performance and Development Plan (PDP)…
Explainer makes a statement
28 May 2023
Section: Columns
Yarning In Progress: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 The Uluru Statement from the Heart Explainer Video (2019) produced by filmmaker…
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…
Referendum 2023: All you need to know
22 May 2023
Section: News
The referendum will propose to voters a simple change to the Australian Constitution, to provide an Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Closing the next gap
17 May 2023
Section: News
Policymakers may have started understanding issues for LGBTIQA+ students in the school setting, but for gender and sexuality diverse Aboriginal…