Teachers walk off the job as NSW Government fails to solve school staffing crisis
30 March 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Forster Public School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
NSW Government ‘grab for cash’ puts scone TAFE’s future at risk
30 March 2021
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation condemns the sale of Scone TAFE college to Racing NSW.
Medowie members take action over Government neglect
29 March 2021
Section: News
NSW Teachers Federation members at Medowie Public School walked off the job today after voting for industrial action over the Berejiklian Government’s neglect of staffing issues, particularly school counselling roles.
10 years of neglect for Medowie community
26 March 2021
Section: News
It has been a decade since the NSW Liberal-National Government promised the Medowie community a public high school, despite the area struggling with over-capacity primary schools and the approval of more than 1000 new homes.
NSW Government fails to solve school staffing crisis
26 March 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Lake Macquarie High School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
New federal campaign set to make public education funding a top election issue
23 March 2021
Section: News
Teachers and principals have had enough of federal political parties failing to take their share of responsibility for public school funding and intend to make it a major issue at the next election, Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos said today.
All aboard, ARTEXPRESS is coming to town
20 March 2021
Section: News
Outstanding student artworks created for the 2020 HSC examination in Visual Arts will feature in a series of dynamic exhibitions across the state this year.
Offer helps you introduce colleagues to union
20 March 2021
Section: News
For a short time, Federation will be offering one term of free membership in a bid to encourage new members and build union density within workplaces.
NSW school staffing crisis worsens in rural and remote areas
16 March 2021
Section: Media Release
Staff at Wentworth Public School and Buronga Public School near Mildura on the NSW-Victoria border have joined the list of remote schools concerned about the crisis in staffing.
Teacher shortage hits Orange as minister visits
11 March 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Canobolas Rural Technology High School (CRTHS) in Orange have given Education Minister Sarah Mitchell an ultimatum over 11 unfilled teacher positions at their school.
NSW Dept of Education fails to address school staffing crisis – teachers stop work
2 March 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers at Coomealla High School and Gol Gol Public School near Mildura and Bulahdelah Central School, walked off the job today protesting the reduction in staffing incentives and continued teacher shortages in rural and remote areas of the state.
More teacher walkouts over staffing issues
2 March 2021
Section: News
Teachers from Coomealla High School and Gol Gol Public School have today walked off the job protesting the reduction in staffing incentives and continued teacher shortages in rural and remote areas of the state.
Walgett teachers walk over staff crisis
25 February 2021
Section: News
Teachers at a school in Walgett in northern NSW have taken industrial action and walked off the job on Wednesday over drastic staff shortages.
Staffing crisis prompts teachers to walk of the job
24 February 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Walgett Community College High School walked off the job this morning due to significant staffing issues.
Gallop report release highlights teaching crisis
20 February 2021
Section: News
Escalating workloads, uncompetitive salaries and significant teacher shortages had combined to create a crisis in NSW public education, according to the findings of an eminent panel’s inquiry into the profession released today.
Inquiry calls for urgent action on teachers’ working conditions and salaries
20 February 2021
Section: Media Release
An independent inquiry has recommended major changes to the salaries and working conditions of teachers to address a crisis caused by rapidly escalating workloads, uncompetitive salaries and significant teacher shortages.
Crisis point – Gallop unveils findings of independent inquiry
17 February 2021
Section: News
The “scale and intensity” of change to teachers’ work since 2004 has outstripped any other era since 1970, at the same that the Department has withdrawn support and resources from the profession, the chair of the teaching inquiry told a schools summit in Sydney.
Rebuilding: Bega and better!
3 February 2021
Section: News
There was one group of students at Bega High School looking forward to returning to school after the holidays – to see how their special project is bearing fruit, or vegetables.
Private school funding shows ‘neglect’ of public students
3 February 2021
Section: News
A new report has shown that federal funding for private schools continues to grow at a faster rate than for public schools.
Vale John Hennessy
1 February 2021
Section: News
Former Federation General Secretary John Hennessy – remembered as a champion of workers’ rights as a fundamental human right – died at home late last week.
Teachers avert student bussing ‘nightmare’ in Sydney’s north-west
27 January 2021
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation remains concerned about inadequate buildings and infrastructure at Northbourne Public School and Marsden Park Public School in Sydney’s north-west.