Are you getting the release time you are entitled to?
21 February 2020
Section: News
Special funding is available for new teachers to lighten their workload in their first years of teaching and allow for mentoring to achieve accreditation.
Schools update for coronavirus
21 February 2020
Section: News
Federation is aware of community concerns about the confirmation of novel coronavirus cases in NSW but has confidence in the guidelines and procedures for managing the situation set out by Australian governments and the health authorities.
High entry benchmark will lift profession
20 February 2020
Section: News
National academic benchmarks should be set for admissions to initial teacher education degrees, Associate Professor Rachel Wilson advocates in a new report released today.
Preschool funding campaign starts week of action
19 February 2020
Section: News
Today marks the beginning of a national week of action in support of the Preschool Funding Now! campaign, as federal funding runs out at the end of the year.
Signatures demand rethink on trades centre location
18 February 2020
Section: News
Federation members and Bega locals are calling for a moratorium on the construction of a TAFE trades centre.
Canada: Educators strike against cuts in education and for collective bargaining
18 February 2020
Section: News
Rotating strikes by teachers and education workers are set to continue this week in Canada’s Ontario province.
Climate Change – National Day of Action
14 February 2020
Section: News
Despite decades of scientific analysis and warnings successive governments have failed to take the decisive action necessary to address global warming and the resultant climate emergency.
Pollution concerns can be raised as WHS issue
12 February 2020
Section: News
Unless all levels of government commit to urgent action to address this climate emergency, bushfire seasons are going to continue to become longer and more intense and the associated hazard of smoke is not going away any time soon.
Kenya: Deadly stampede in school highlights dangers of overcrowding and poor infrastructure
12 February 2020
Section: News
On 3 February, a stampede in the Kakamega Primary School in Kenya’s western region left 14 students dead and 40 severely injured.
Union campaigning is a time investment worth your while
11 February 2020
Section: News
In keeping with the idea that you should give your time to the things that make the biggest difference, devote some of your time to participating in Federation activities, says member activist Guv Johal
Vale Enid Hokin
10 February 2020
Section: News
Late last year Enid Hokin, Life Member and former Executive member and Officer of Federation, died peacefully at home aged 87.
Religious Freedom Bill to take away rights of others
10 February 2020
Section: News
At the end of last year, while bushfires roared across NSW and smoke blanketed Sydney, the Prime Minister released the second draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill. At the time, Scott Morrison was accused of using the haze of bushfires to release a flawed and damaging Bill.
A model of teacher union effectiveness in changing times
7 February 2020
Section: News
A new doctoral thesis outlines how Federation has strategically responded to neoliberalism and marketisation affecting the working conditions of teachers in NSW.
Members coordinate emergency and school supply drives for fire victims
4 February 2020
Section: News
Students whose South Coast homes were destroyed by bushfire have returned to school with new backpacks filled with supplies thanks to a fundraiser coordinated by two members.
Set up for the best possible start: Future Teacher Scholarships
24 January 2020
Section: News
Federation’s $4000 Future Teacher Scholarships enrich recipients beyond financial support, awardees embarking on their teaching careers in 2020 can attest.
Wrong site for Bega campus
15 December 2019
Section: News
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee has chosen the wrong location for the Bega TAFE construction project.
Different paths — same direction
15 December 2019
Section: News
It’s never too early or too late to come to Federation activism. In fact, there’s never been a better time
Campaign goes on…
14 December 2019
Section: News
For decades, school funding has been an area of contested policy between governments. This year was to be the final year of the original “Gonski agreements”.
Make time for consultation
13 December 2019
Section: News
Cuts to the Department and TAFE and the implementation of Local Schools, Local Decisions and Smart and Skilled have led to many teachers feeling isolated from key decisions in their workplace.
Survey will guide salary bargaining
12 December 2019
Section: News
Federation has been holding meetings with TAFE members to undertake a survey and discuss upcoming enterprise bargaining.
Union stands with Pacific educators
11 December 2019
Section: News
A high-level conference of Pacific teacher unions has heard how government reforms are undermining public education in the region.