Unite over shared need for better working conditions on 9 June
3 June 2021
Section: News
“I want two hours of additional release from face-to-face teaching that will enable us more time to be able to respond to student needs,” said Chester Hill Public School Federation Representative Chantelle Baker.
Protect professional status
Over the past six weeks, Federation has intervened in, and responded to, a multitude of impending policy changes directly affecting the work of our teachers and principals in schools and in TAFE.
Minister snubs Norfolk school crisis meeting
2 June 2021
Section: News
Students, teachers and parents on Norfolk Island continue to be “left out in the cold” after the federal Minister responsible for education in the territory snubbed a Federation delegation.
Granville TAFE rally hears safety risks of job cuts
1 June 2021
Section: News
Federation members took the long-term Rebuild Our TAFE campaign to Sydney’s west today as our Public Service Association colleagues in workplaces across the state face losing their jobs under NSW Government cuts.
Inspiring others to find their inner ‘powers’
30 May 2021
Section: News
It would be wonderful to see schools recognising and implementing strategies to support teachers with multiple sclerosis (MS), so they can stay as valued members of the workforce, said North Curl Curl Public School teacher Maxine Gourley.
Looking back, we still have a long way to go
29 May 2021
Section: News
While some progress has been made on relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal peoples, injustices continue.
New School Staffing Agreement signed
26 May 2021
Section: News
A new School Staffing Agreement will operate from day 1, term 3, 2021, until the end of term 4, 2023.
Students, unions join forces at ’Gong TAFE protest
18 May 2021
Section: News
Wollongong TAFE and university students and staff – with support from South Coast Labour Council unions – were out in force on Friday, 14 May, to protest the Federal Government’s Budget measures.
Support students striking for climate action
17 May 2021
Section: News
School students, angry at the devastating effect of climate change, are once again taking to the streets and striking for change.
Band show unionism is a family affair
15 May 2021
Section: News
Federation members Shaun and Justin Bradley showed off both their musical talents and their commitment to unionism when they took to the stage for the May Day family fun day at Parramatta.
Answers to teacher shortage lie in Gallop Inquiry recommendations
14 May 2021
Section: News
If the Berejiklian Government cannot guarantee subject selection and public school teacher supply in the inner west of Sydney, how can they guarantee it in locations such as Broken Hill, Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos asked last night (13 May).
Members walk out over woeful staff planning
13 May 2021
Section: News
Classes taught by different teachers over several weeks, teachers forced to teach outside their subject area, teach combined classes or leave students under minimal supervision.
Federal Budget lets down TAFE sector, again
13 May 2021
Section: News
The Morrison Government has no new ideas for solving the skills shortage in the 2021 Federal Budget, once again ignoring the central role of TAFE in vocational education.
Years 7 and 8 audiences sought to critique playwrights’ works
12 May 2021
Section: News
Teachers of English, History Depth Studies and Drama may be interested in this free and highly participatory experience for their years 7 and 8 students, which will combine theatre and democracy online and in the Riverside Theatres, Parramatta.
Project Officers share fervour for Federation
10 May 2021
Section: News
When you’re passionate about something, you want to announce it.
Put it in your diary: Federation broadcast for school members on 9 June
7 May 2021
Section: News
The improvements to teachers’ working conditions and salaries achieved in negotiations for the new schools award will be commensurate to our strength and determination on the ground, Federation president Angelo Gavrielatos said yesterday (5 May).
Farewell to a firebrand
1 May 2021
Section: News
It is somewhat fitting that Federation General Secretary John Dixon’s initiation as a fighting force in Federation ranks early in his teaching career was heralded by an almighty boom.
Warm up your vocal cords for a May Day song session
30 April 2021
Section: News
Release some feel-good chemicals and express your passion for workers’ rights by singing along to some great union songs this May Day.
Federation lends weight to oppose TAFE cuts
28 April 2021
Section: News
Member teachers at Wollongong and West Wollongong TAFE campuses have met to condemn proposed job losses at TAFE campuses across the state, calling the cuts “a sham”.
Binge on some of these movies for May Day
25 April 2021
Section: News
It might have been through your family, your friends or through your workplace that you were first introduced to the collective power of a union.
Global body puts climate in classroom
22 April 2021
Section: News
Education International, representing 32.5 million teachers and education support personnel worldwide, has launched a global campaign to ensure climate education becomes as fundamental as teaching reading and writing.