Big wins for TAFE teachers in new Enterprise Agreement
5 February 2025
Section: News
TAFE teachers have welcomed a new three-year Enterprise Agreement (EA) that locks in pay rises, more super and better conditions…
NSW teachers endorse new salary agreement, building on historic gains
28 October 2024
Section: Media Release
NSW public school teachers have today endorsed a new three-year salary and conditions agreement that builds on last year’s historic…
Transfer mechanisms: everything you need to know
18 July 2024
Section: News
The new schools Staffing Agreement between Federation and NSW Department of Education came into operation on day 1, term 2,…
Are your teaching codes up to date?
17 July 2024
Section: Columns
A Casual Word: Education Quarterly, Issue 10 2024 For teachers seeking permanency, the elevation of the Approved to Teach list…
Interim changes to merit selection: first referees
15 July 2024
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 10 2024 When will the requirement for mandated ‘first’ referees in applications for merit…
Worth the struggle: strong system to support schools
13 July 2024
Section: News
“Rebuilding the NSW public school system must be our collective priority and focus,” Federation President Henry Rajendra said. “The NSW…
Funding is the fix
10 July 2024
Section: News
Survey highlights effects of under-resourced schools Acute teacher shortages, unsustainable workloads and alarming declines in student wellbeing and engagement, reported…
Survey reveals Hunter public schools stretched to breaking point
26 June 2024
Section: Media Release
A survey of public school teachers and principals in Newcastle and the Hunter reveals how the combined impact of the…
Survey reveals Northern Rivers public schools stretched to breaking point
25 June 2024
Section: Media Release
A survey of public school teachers and principals in the Northern Rivers reveals how the combined impact of the $1.9…
Survey reveals Illawarra and South Coast public schools stretched to breaking point
24 June 2024
Section: Media Release
A survey of public school teachers and principals in the Illawarra and South Coast reveals how the combined impact of…
Investing in the future demands better resourced schools
1 February 2024
Section: News
Australia numbers among a small elite of the world’s most prosperous, stable and democratic societies. How is it then that…
Stand united for high-quality public education
14 November 2023
Section: Columns
We are at a crucial juncture in the fight for the provision of high-quality public education in NSW. The salary…
NSW teacher shortage won’t be solved with 2.5 per cent
22 August 2023
Section: Media Release
The State Government must rule out a 2.5 per cent wage cap or risk a worsening teacher shortage. The Government…
AG report shows urgency of addressing teacher shortages in the Bush
10 August 2023
Section: Media Release
The NSW Government must honour its agreement to lift teacher salaries amid a damning Auditor General report into regional, remote…
Better staffing entitlements the goal
4 July 2023
Section: News
Federation’s staffing claims for schools and TAFE are “what’s necessary for a quality, strong and robust public education system, for…
Amendments to the 2021-2023 School Staffing Agreement
5 June 2023
Section: News
Recent changes announced to the Staffing Agreement, including access to service transfers, mark the culmination of longstanding Federation policy to…
Significant win for temporary teachers seeking permanency
10 May 2023
Section: News
More than 11,000 temporary teachers will be offered a permanent job with the Department of Education after Federation secured broadening…
Change for the better
24 April 2023
Section: Columns
Welcome back to term 2! Today’s live stream broadcast with the Education Minister Prue Car and Acting Secretary Murat Dizdar…
Perrottet plan to cut teaching qualifications rejected by expert panel
23 March 2023
Section: Media Release
An expert panel chaired by former NSW Department of Education secretary Mark Scott has rejected the NSW plan for a…
The education choice
2 March 2023
Section: News
Teachers face an important choice on 25 March, with the major parties presenting a very different view of what they…
The Perrottet plan: cut qualifications, bring in unqualified teachers
25 January 2023
Section: Media Release
The Perrottet Government’s plan to cut qualifications and bring in unqualified teachers won’t fix the teacher shortages or improve the…