Early return disrespects teachers
7 October 2021
Section: News
This morning’s announcement by Premier Dominic Perrottet shows once again this Government’s complete disrespect for the teaching profession and the work that they do.
Without action NSW could run out of teachers
7 October 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW is at risk of running out of teachers within five years due to chronic shortages, plummeting graduate numbers, rising enrolments and an ageing workforce, according to confidential government documents.
Parents back teachers’ wages and work claim
6 October 2021
Section: News
A significant majority of NSW people believe teachers deserve a pay rise and more time to prepare lessons, a new poll has found.
Strong support for an investment in public school teachers in NSW
5 October 2021
Section: Media Release
A clear majority of people in NSW support higher wages and more preparation time for public school teachers, new polling shows.
Theatre
3 October 2021
Section: Member’s Voice
Despite many attempts on its life over thousands of years, the performing arts have survived.
Government denies permanent work to long-term TAFE teachers
30 September 2021
Section: Media Release
Long-awaited changes to casual employment laws should have been a game-changer for thousands of long-term, part-time casual TAFE teachers, but they were stunningly snubbed by a NSW Government decision this week.
Return to school – not without risks and challenges
30 September 2021
Section: Media Release
The NSW Government’s decision to bring forward the staggered return to face-to-face teaching in the parts of the state under lockdown and subject to stay-at-home orders is not without risks and not without challenges.
ACTU launches campaign to restore job stability for all
29 September 2021
Section: News
Food, accommodation and other bills are major concerns for casuals, labour hire and contract workers.
Future teachers show there’s power in a union
22 September 2021
Section: News
“The union is an undimmable light and voice of reason in an everchanging educational and political landscape,” said University of NSW student and winner of a Future Teachers Scholarship Stuart Hansen.
Action on shortages back campaign
21 September 2021
Section: News
Teachers have shown solidarity with the More Than Thanks campaign by taking stop-work action since its launch last Thursday.
A turbulent time for teaching
21 September 2021
Section: News
While teachers meet the demands of remote learning and preparing lesson packs during the lockdown, it’s a safe bet most of them won’t have to look after the alpacas as well.
Members share positive reactions to #MoreThanThanks campaign on social media
20 September 2021
Section: News
The public education community took to social media last week, enthusiastic about the launch of the union’s More Than Thanks campaign.
It’s time for more than thanks
16 September 2021
Section: News
Thousands of teachers and principals across the state joined a special broadcast to launch Federation’s new wages and workload campaign, More Than Thanks, this morning.
NSW public school teachers and principals call for action to address teacher shortages
16 September 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers and principals will launch a campaign today to address growing teacher shortages across NSW as new research shows the extent of the workforce crisis in the state’s schools.
Naomi’s special field of knowledge
15 September 2021
Section: News
In testing times, Careers Adviser Naomi Toogood has gone to great lengths to practise what she teaches.
United we bargain, divided we beg
15 September 2021
Section: Columns
“We’d had enough,” said casual teacher member Denise Walker, reflecting on what motivated her and her Kiama colleagues back in 1988 to travel to Sydney to be part of a march down Macquarie Street and a rally in the Domain to reject the Greiner/Metherell government’s attack on public education.
Staffing crisis sparks walkout at Bowraville Central School
14 September 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Bowraville Central School have walked off the job over the impact the state-wide shortage of teachers is having on their school.
Teacher Shortage Hitting Schools Across Sydney And Regional NSW
13 September 2021
Section: Media Release
Classes are being combined and students given only minimal supervision on hundreds of occasions in city and country schools in NSW due to growing teacher shortages, new figures provided to Parliament show.
Part teacher, part parent: life in lockdown
10 September 2021
Section: News
Primary teacher Rebecca Clements recalls a sense of “excitement” in her household during the school holidays before Sydney went into lockdown.
COVID recovery: consult us, don’t insult us
9 September 2021
Section: Columns
No one wants kids back in the classroom more than teachers – except for their parents, of course – and such a return must be undertaken when it is safe to do so and in full consultation with the profession.
Leaders see path out of teacher crisis
8 September 2021
Section: News
Teaching and education leaders presented a strong vision for an end to teacher shortages in NSW and a more equitable and stronger future for public education during a special broadcast to parents and families across the state last night.