Failing on climate fails Australian students
15 October 2021
Section: News
Australia’s education unions have thrown their support behind the School Strike for Climate movement, as students and supporters prepare for a national protest in advance of the Glasgow COP26 climate summit.
NSW Government has no plan to recruit the teachers NSW needs
15 October 2021
Section: Media Release
The NSW Government has responded to warnings the state could run out of teachers within five years by issuing a glossy brochure that recycles failed initiatives and ignores its own Department’s advice that uncompetitive wages are turning smart young people off teaching.
State in “race” to find teachers to meet enrolment crunch
12 October 2021
Section: News
The forecast leap in student enrolments in the next 15 years has put NSW in “a race” to guarantee the education of a whole generation of children in west and south-western Sydney, new research for Federation has found.
Report reveals urgent need to recruit additional teachers as enrolments soar
11 October 2021
Section: Media Release
The predicted leap in student enrolments in the next 15 years has put NSW in “a race” to guarantee the education of a whole generation of children in west and south-western Sydney, new research has found.
Shortages force teachers to take classes outside areas of expertise
8 October 2021
Section: Media Release
Teacher shortages in NSW are so bad that vacant positions are taking months to fill and growing numbers of teachers are required to teach outside their area of expertise, internal government documents show.
Shortages force teachers to take classes outside areas of expertise
8 October 2021
Section: Media Release
Teacher shortages in NSW are so bad that vacant positions are taking months to fill and growing numbers of teachers are required to teach outside their area of expertise, internal government documents show.
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.