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Early return disrespects teachers

This morning’s announcement by Premier Dominic Perrottet shows once again this Government’s complete disrespect for the teaching profession and the work that they do.

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Consult profession over back-to-school roadmap, President tells COVID inquiry

Federation has condemned the Department of Education’s decision to hire a consultant from KPMG without any experience in school operations or public health to design a back-to-school plan for NSW in the place of consulting with teachers.

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NSW Teachers Federation Statement On Year 12 Announcement

On the issue of the Government’s revised announcement regarding the face-to-face return of year 12 students

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NSW Teachers Federation and the Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT on the face-to-face return of Year 12 students

Government and non-government school teachers have today called for a delay in the face-to-face return of Year 12 students.

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Premier on notice over HSC return

Federation has advised members that it will consider all options available to protect the health and safety of teachers, students and our school communities should the Premier fail to heed the evidence and proceed with the announced return to face-to-face teaching of year 12 on 16 August.

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HSC return to school plan must reflect health advice

With Covid cases continuing to rise and trending in the wrong direction, today’s political announcement is clearly premature.

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Staffing crisis leaves HSC English class without a qualified teacher

Teachers Federation members at Willyama High School in Broken Hill have walked off the job over the teacher shortage which has left a HSC English class without a qualified teacher.

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Art teachers draw inspiration in crisis

As classes shifted online in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, visual arts teachers faced additional challenges in the pursuit of curriculum continuity for their students.

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Department rejects catch-up program for public HSC students

Public school HSC students have been left at a disadvantage after the Department of Education refused to pay for extra face-to-face learning hours as “catch-up” lessons.

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ARTEXPRESS reimagined due to COVID-19

The show must go on, as they say, and despite COVID closures, Artexpress has followed the rest of the creative world online.

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Systemic, funded approach needed to remedy lost learning time for HSC cohort

Federation has pursued the NSW government and Department of Education for more than a month seeking provision of a “catch up” program for HSC students, to make up for the loss of face-to-face lessons during the COVID-19 emergency.

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New maths standard for aspiring primary teachers

The announcement from the NSW Education Minister requiring students sitting the HSC to achieve at least a Band 4 in mathematics in order to become a primary school teacher has been commended by Federation President Maurie Mulheron.

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New mathematics standard for aspiring primary teachers

Today’s announcement from the NSW Education Minister requiring students sitting the HSC to achieve at least a Band 4 in mathematics in order to become a primary school teacher should be commended, Federation President Maurie Mulheron has declared.

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ATAR: need to retain objective measure

​The removal of ATAR would undermine the HSC and threaten academic standards, said NSW Teachers Federation President Maurie Mulheron in reference to media reports the national tertiary entrance system was under review.

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Fun puts motivation back into writing

Members attending the Centre for Professional Learning’s recent Secondary English Stage 6 Conference were provided with a barrage of suggestions for the HSC course, including that the teaching and learning experience can be fun.

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CPL provides second chance for members to enrol in HSC English conference

​Due to popular demand from Federation members for training and support to implement the new Stage 6 English syllabus, the Centre for Professional Learning is taking bookings for a second Let’s Enrich and Enjoy HSC English Conference.

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Radical push to destroy senior curriculum

Over the summer break, The Sydney Morning Herald exposed an attempt by the powerful and well-connected private school lobby to deregulate the HSC as an exit credential, and to allow for a plethora of commercial tests imported from overseas to replace it.

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Consultation important in HSC monitoring

​After discussions with Federation, the Department has revised the 2019 HSC monitoring procedures and guidance material relating to these procedures, soon to be released.

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Department of Education Evaluation of the Compressed Curriculum

The Department’s Centre for Education, Statistics and Evaluation is undertaking a review of the Compressed Curriculum in 2018. T

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Standing-room only at HSC English conference

Today’s HSC English conference was standing-room only and Mark Scott saw firsthand how our membership engages in professional learning opportunities.

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Federation welcomes decoupling of NAPLAN from HSC

​Federation welcomes the announcement by NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes that NAPLAN will be decoupled from the HSC.

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