Who is your school’s anti-racism contact officer?
28 May 2025
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 14 2025 MANDY WELLS Multicultural Officer/Organiser Fairness, equality, care and respect are values that resonate…
Human rights are for all, we cannot pick and choose
19 July 2024
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 10 2024 Amid the rising challenges of economic instability, inequality and geopolitical division, social cohesion…
Together, we can champion the right of all to seek safety and belonging
21 June 2024
Section: News
Education is a pathway to opportunity; and it must be a pathway that is open to all. With almost 120…
Governments must invest in education to address racism
9 May 2024
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 “Throughout history, the role of education in building lasting peace has been undervalued.”…
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…
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…
If you don’t know, find out
19 May 2023
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 As teachers, we strive to inspire students to be informed and caring global…
Education is paramount to eradicating racism
17 March 2023
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 5 2023 Racism is “a very real human rights issue in contemporary Australia”, according to…
Evaluation shows EAL/D teachers improve learning outcomes
28 October 2021
Section: Columns
Intensive English Centre and Central Sydney Intensive English High School staffing entitlements for permanent staff will be maintained during 2022 and 2023.
Your voice is needed
6 April 2021
Section: News
Every day, as teachers, we try to be an example to our students. We want to inspire them to be caring global citizens, and your union is here to help you with that mission.
Harmony Week 2021
14 March 2021
Section: News
Harmony Week celebrates multiculturalism and diversity in Australia – a time to share our cultural heritage, practices, beliefs, identities and languages.
High levels of responsibility and accountability not matched with support
Schools have buckets of money instead of teachers to meet needs under the Local Schools, Local Decisions model, Federation Senior Vice President Amber Flohm told the work value inquiry on 26 October.
Help ensure children get the support they need
9 September 2020
Section: News
Support the call to ensure children and families seeking asylum have access to a social safety net during the COVID-19 pandemic this week — National Child Protection Week — by participating in the refugee rights movement’s No Child Left Behind’s National Week of Solidarity events.
Harmony Day an opportunity to promote anti-racism
5 March 2020
Section: News
Harmony Day is a time when school communities can unite and promote inclusion.
Federation breaks staffing cap and secures additional EALD positions
Federation is proud to report that the arbitrary staffing cap, initially set in 1983, has been broken.
Multicultural Matters
On 22 May, more than 80 teachers from across the 14 Sydney and regional Intensive English Centres (IECs) came together to discuss matters affecting teachers in IECs and the broader multicultural education area.
Multicultural matters
EAL/D provision, Intensive English Centres and Adult Migrant English Program
Additional permanent EAL/D teachers to meet student need is long overdue
18 July 2019
Section: News
The number of students requiring specialist English language support has increased by 20 per cent over five years but not a single EAL/D teaching job has been added, Federation’s Annual Conference was told.
Multicultural matters
EAL/D: What is it and why do we need qualified EAL/D specialist teachers?
Harmony Day – A time for reflection
As we approach Harmony Day this year, we join the rest of the world in condemning the far-right extremist terrorist attack against the people of New Zealand.
Multicultural matters
The union has continued to pursue enhancements for members in multiple aspects of multicultural education