Progress made on EDConnect service issues
14 July 2020
Section: News
In response to sustained representations by Federation on behalf of members, the Department is finally taking important steps towards improving the level of service provided by EDConnect.
Ukraine: Anti-worker legislation delayed following protests
11 July 2020
Section: News
In a series of warning protests on 30 June, trade unions from all sectors, including education, mobilised against proposed changes in labour law violating freedom of association, the right to organise, and the right to collective bargaining.
Unions unite to shape post-pandemic world
11 July 2020
Section: News
Union leaders and progressive thinkers, including US civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton, joined an international online democracy conference at the end of June where trade unions from around the world shared ideas for an improved post-pandemic world.
Fighting the privatisation of education
10 July 2020
Section: News
Federation’s Centre for Professional Learning is jointly presenting an online forum featuring international experts discussing ways to further the fight against the privatisation of education systems.
Time is running out to put your thoughts on the profession into writing
30 June 2020
Section: News
How do you feel about the mounting expectations placed on you? Do your colleagues feel the same way about these additional responsibilities?
Spotlight placed on LGBTIQ inclusion in the workforce
26 June 2020
Section: News
International Pride Month — June — is when many organisations reflect on LGBTIQ inclusive practices and how far they have come.
Once again, an inquiry will draw attention to the value of teachers’ work
19 June 2020
Section: News
The last time a comprehensive independent inquiry into the value of teachers’ work was conducted was in 2002, to inform Federation’s case in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission in 2003.
Systemic, funded approach needed to remedy lost learning time for HSC cohort
17 June 2020
Section: News
Federation has pursued the NSW government and Department of Education for more than a month seeking provision of a “catch up” program for HSC students, to make up for the loss of face-to-face lessons during the COVID-19 emergency.
Collective voices from the field will speak volumes to inquirers
15 June 2020
Section: News
Federation Representatives who have already made their school submission to the Valuing the Teaching Profession inquiry are encouraging other workplaces to do likewise.
Schools give their voice to teaching inquiry
11 June 2020
Section: News
Submissions are flowing in from schools across the state to the Valuing the Teaching Profession — an independent inquiry, emphasising the extent and complexity of changes to teachers’ work.
Plenty of interesting resources available to mark Refugee Week 2020
10 June 2020
Section: News
Federation continues to be a proud sponsor of the Refugee Council of Australia’s Refugee Week, 14–23 June.
TAFE funding central to commonwealth’s VET response
5 June 2020
Section: News
The urgent restoration of billions of dollars cut from TAFE funding must be central to the Morrison Government’s response to a Productivity Commission report on the vital vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Teaching is more complex, but not matched by pay
2 June 2020
Section: News
An overwhelming majority of Federation members believe teaching is more challenging and complex than ever before and that pay rates should better reflect the changed nature of their work, a new Federation survey has revealed.
Post it for Public Education Day
28 May 2020
Section: News
Prominent Australians have given their voice to recognise the vital role public schools, preschools and TAFE colleges play in strengthening our social, economic and cultural fabric ahead of Public Education Day on Thursday, 28 May.
Post-pandemic recovery must include action on climate change
27 May 2020
Section: News
“If not now, when?”
In This Together for Reconciliation Week
27 May 2020
Section: News
Today marks the start of celebrations and activities for National Reconciliation Week, which this year will use the theme “In This Together” and be acknowledged in the “virtual” space.
Federation work meets challenges of pandemic
22 May 2020
Section: News
During the COVID-19 restrictions, Federation has faced the challenge of providing professional learning for members and rescheduling many courses, seminars and conferences.
Win from ashes of TAFE EA
20 May 2020
Section: News
Despite the NSW Government walking away from the TAFE Enterprise Agreement in March, Federation has secured a commitment from TAFE NSW for certainty of ongoing employment for long-term temporary employees.
Colour and creativity for IDAHOBIT
19 May 2020
Section: News
LGBTIQ communities around the world celebrated International Day Against Homophobia, Biophobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) with colour and creativity on Sunday 17 May
Negotiating a crisis of pandemic proportions
As schools returned at the beginning of this year, we wondered how so many of our teachers and public school and TAFE communities would ever recover from the summer they had just endured.
TAFE staff meet challenges of pandemic
15 May 2020
Section: News
TAFE teachers and all related employees have done an incredible job of adjusting teaching and learning delivery to meet the needs of students during the COVID-19 pandemic.