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…
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…
Support for newly arrived EAL/D students and their teachers
18 November 2022
Section: Columns
Newly arrived students will often require initial intensive English language support, and ongoing English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) support but this can’t be the only focus of schools upon their enrolment.
EAL/D students deserve better from government
19 August 2022
Section: Columns
If the Department of Education is committed to its Multicultural Education Policy, it must act to fill outstanding English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) teacher vacancies, create additional permanent positions to address the rising numbers of EAL/D and refugee students
Federation rejects racism
24 May 2022
Section: Columns
Federation urges all members to actively work towards the elimination of racism in every classroom, playground, staff room and school community.
Languages in schools
16 December 2021
Section: Columns
Language is the primary tool we use for communication. It is what sets us apart from all other living things.…
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.
Inquiry underlines systemic neglect
1 April 2021
Section: Columns
The report of the independent inquiry into Valuing the Teaching Profession rightly identified schools populated by high numbers of English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) students as being further affected by disadvantage.
Join us to rally for refugees
24 March 2021
Section: News
As a social justice union, Federation rejects racism, xenophobia and intolerance and aims to demonstrate these values with a strong presence at this weekend’s Palm Sunday Peace Rally for Refugees.
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.
Intensive English Centres forum
2 December 2020
Section: Columns
Future action for fortifying the longterm outlook for intensive English centres (IECs) was considered by more than 120 members during an in-person/ Zoom forum on 5 November.
Young People from Refugee and Migrant Backgrounds with Disabilities
20 August 2020
Section: Columns
What are the main issues and concerns raised by young CALD people living with a disability?
Federation wins special considerations for IEC staff and students
18 May 2020
Section: Columns
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our lives, testing us like nothing ever before.
Racism is a virus – there’s an antidote
5 March 2020
Section: Columns
As a union of educators, all Federation members have the responsibility to organise, oppose, act and educate against racism in all its forms.
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.
Power of the collective delivers IEC win
Member action at the local level and Federation’s representations to the Department will see a new Intensive English Centre (IEC) established in the northern NSW town of Armidale from the commencement of the 2020 school year.
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.