Join AEU women leading for gender equality
8 March 2023
Section: News
Along with other branches of the Australia Education Union, Federation is supporting the UN Women Australia’s International Women’s Day theme…
Voice to Parliament: fact and fiction
6 March 2023
Section: Columns
Yarning In Progress: Education Quarterly, Issue 5 2023 It is time our nation formally recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
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…
You are always welcome here
1 March 2023
Section: News
Unions are a place for inclusion, Australian Education Union Federal Secretary Kevin Bates told participants at the Diversity in Education…
Safeguarding your service
28 February 2023
Section: Columns
A Casual Word: Education Quarterly, Issue 5 2023 Federation has noted an increase in members whose service record on SAP,…
Branch Conference Delegate – E2022/168
27 February 2023
Section:
Scheduled Election Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 Nominations are called for Branch Conference Delegate from each of the following Associations: Nominations,…
NSW Government failing on student wellbeing
26 February 2023
Section: Media Release
New figures that show student wellbeing has hit a new low underline the extent of the classroom crisis in NSW…
Permanent appointments
25 February 2023
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 5 2023 When seeking approval to teach, I specified teaching subjects for approval and…
25 March – the future of public education is at stake
22 February 2023
Section: Columns
What is at stake for teachers in this election?
Everything.
NSW has the worst student teacher ratio in the nation
19 February 2023
Section: Media Release
New figures show NSW public schools have the highest number of students per teacher in the country. The Australian Bureau…
Teachers’ salary situation gone from bad to worse in NSW, new research reveals
1 February 2023
Section: Media Release
New research released today recommends a significant increase in the salaries of teachers, warning real earnings are now the same…
Significant announcement on school funding by NSW Labor
30 January 2023
Section: Media Release
NSW Labor’s commitment to end the underfunding of public schools is a significant announcement that will be welcomed by teachers…
Special honours for our members
27 January 2023
Section: News
Manly-Warringah Teachers Association stalwarts Pam and John Ward have been honoured with Medals of the Order of Australia (OAM) for…
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…
More than 3,300 vacant teaching positions in public schools
18 January 2023
Section: Media Release
The extent of the teacher shortage crisis has been revealed in new government figures showing there were 3,311 vacant permanent…
NSW Government cuts funding for catch-up school program
11 December 2022
Section: Media Release
Internal documents reveal funding for a COVID catch-up program has been cut by the NSW Government with schools instructed to…
Passionate about our environment? Your association needs you
9 December 2022
Section: News
Climate change is already affecting teachers’ health and safety and the physical and mental health of the students we teach.…
Powerful video message wins peace prize
7 December 2022
Section: News
“We need peace as much as we need air, as much as we need water.” Sindy Zhang from Sydney Girls…
Study grant provides Fiona opportunity to answer burning questions
30 November 2022
Section: News
Congratulations to Federation member Fiona Beasley, who has been awarded Federation’s 2023 Eric Pearson Study Grant. Trauma-informed practice in classrooms…
Wage caps hurt Hunter, hit education
29 November 2022
Section: News
The NSW Government’s employee salary cap and austerity drive is threatening public services in the Hunter – including schools and TAFE – that inject a crucial $6 billion into the region…
Vacancy for Branch Executive 2023 -2024
28 November 2022
Section: Administration
Mr Neale Dawson, Managing Director / Principal Solicitor, NEW Law Pty Ltd, will be the Returning Officer for the election…