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.
Latham report fails teachers and gender-diverse students
7 September 2021
Section: News
NSW Teachers Federation has condemned One Nation’s war on trans and gender-diverse students expressed in a biased and misleading report of a NSW parliamentary committee written by One Nation MP Mark Latham.
Bring the House into your students’ homes
7 September 2021
Section: News
The Parliamentary Education Office has a range of online curriculum-aligned civics and citizenship teaching resources, suitable for primary and secondary years.
Vacancy for Branch Professional Officers
6 September 2021
Section: Administration
Mr Neale Dawson, Managing Director / Principal Solicitor, NEW Law Pty Ltd, will be the Returning Officer for the election of the Australian Education Union NSW Teachers Federation Branch Executive ending on January 29, 2024.
TAFE teachers and related employees have voted to accept a new enterprise agreement, to expire in a year.
3 September 2021
Section: News
Members are to be congratulated for defending their working conditions in this new EA, however members’ attention should now turn to the future.
Making movies
2 September 2021
Section: News
A good movie can provide some welcome relief during lockdown, so how about getting your class to make their own?
Education department admits dodging protocols for Murwillumbah merger and confirms staff cuts
1 September 2021
Section: Media Release
The planning for a mega-merger of four schools in Murwillumbah had side-stepped the NSW Government’s own protocols for consultation for such a project, documents reveal.
Take action on Equal Pay Day towards improving pay status
30 August 2021
Section: News
Our profession is undervalued and underpaid. On Equal Pay Day (31 August) show your support for action on the recommendations of Gallop Inquiry, including a salary increase between 10 and 15 per cent in the next wages agreement.
Support for casual members during pandemic restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting all of us, but, in many ways, it is those in precarious employment who are the most affected.
How to respect your transgender students
26 August 2021
Section: News
A transgender, or trans, person, is someone who does not identify with the gender that they were assigned at birth. When they were born, a doctor looked at them, made a judgement based on their physical features and wrote “male” or “female” on their paperwork.
TAFE members: Vote YES in enterprise agreement ballot
25 August 2021
Section: News
Federation has defended all existing working conditions for TAFE teachers and related employees during negotiations for a new enterprise agreement.
Time-saving resources for remote learning prep
25 August 2021
Section: News
Looking to save some time as you prepare lessons during lockdown? Check out these resources.