NSW schools will need 11,000 teachers as enrolments soar
20 April 2021
Section: News
NSW must recruit 11,000 teachers just to meet the record number of public school enrolments predicted over the next decade, a new report has found.
Teachers must get higher priority in vaccine roll-out
16 April 2021
Section: News
Federation has continued to pursue the interests of members regarding the roll out of the Covid 19 vaccine since August last year. This has included representations to the Federal Health Minister, NSW Minister for Education and alongside our colleagues at Unions NSW and the ACTU and AEU nationally.
Reduce the admin burden with actions, not rhetoric
Changes to administrative tasks over the past three years have saved principals just 10 minutes a day and just four minutes a week for teachers.
Report confirms failure of schools planning
12 April 2021
Section: News
A new report has found that the State Government has short-changed public schools in favour of private schools and election promises.
School at centre of fire recovery
11 April 2021
Section: News
Wytaliba’s story of renewal from the climate- induced bushfires of 2019–20 is far from over, but it is clear from the dedication of Federation members that the public school will be an essential component of community restoration.
Federation supports review of work laws
10 April 2021
Section: News
Federation last week wrote to the NSW Government calling on it to support proposed changes to work health and safety (WHS) laws to provide better protection for workers from psychological injury and sexual harassment in the workplace.
Is technology enhancing the learning relationship?
9 April 2021
Section: News
Teachers were noticing children sitting together in the mornings looking at their screens, “not talking together; really being alone together”, Alberta Teachers’ Association Executive Staff Officer and Associate Coordinator Philip McRae recalled at Federation’s recent Principals’ Conference.
Your voice is needed
6 April 2021
Section: News
Every day, as teachers, we try to be an example to our students. We want to inspire them to be caring global citizens, and your union is here to help you with that mission.
Call for inquiry into half-baked Scone sale
1 April 2021
Section: News
Federation has secured a promise from the NSW Labor Opposition to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the sale of TAFE campuses after the under-the-counter sell-off of the Scone college.
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.
Land traditions cool for school
28 March 2021
Section: News
The devastating bushfires that swept through NSW at the end of 2019 and into 2020 have taught us the importance of respecting the land and of learning from the traditional owners about being responsible for, and caring for, country.
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.
Understand anxiety to support students with disability: new CPL podcast
25 March 2021
Section: News
The CPL Podcast has returned in 2021 with a regular fortnightly release during school terms.
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.
‘Union mob’ speaks up for First Nations voice
24 March 2021
Section: News
As the deadline looms for submissions to the Government’s proposed framework for a First Nations voice, Federation joined Indigenous unionists from around the country in Canberra for one of the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegations to Parliament House.
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.
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.
Start term 1 with your JPL
4 March 2021
Section: News
Your Journal of Professional Learning (JPL) is ready to read now, with more than 100 articles across 12 editions there is something of significance for everyone.
Racing NSW approached TAFE to buy Scone campus
3 March 2021
Section: News
Racing NSW had offered to buy the Scone TAFE campus six months before it was even listed for sale, a NSW parliamentary hearing was told today.