Shift in work tasks vital to prioritise learning
24 September 2018
Section: News
The report on teachers’ workload states: “Teachers’ autonomy is seen to be an indicator of professional respect and is an integral element in professional roles where contradictory and conflicting demands require freedom to manage these within complete professional roles.”
Teachers voices must be heard in curriculum review
23 September 2018
Section: News
Teachers are the experts in terms of developing, implementing and reviewing the curriculum.
Progress towards NAPLAN reform
22 September 2018
Section: News
The campaign to review and ultimately replace the NAPLAN assessment has achieved further gains in recent weeks, with the Education Council releasing a communique stating that state and territory education ministers had agreed that the 2018 NAPLAN test results will not be published on the MySchool website, with any further decisions to be taken at the council’s December meeting.
Stokes gets daily mail on shortage
22 September 2018
Section: News
Education Minister Rob Stokes is now hearing on a daily basis — school-by-school — the effect of the casual teacher shortage.
Coalition’s corrupt school funding proposal lacks fairness
21 September 2018
Section: News
The Morrison Government’s funding deal for Catholic and independent schools fails to address the urgent needs of public school students in NSW.
Election opportunity for salary justice
21 September 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
The NSW election next March provides an opportunity to highlight the need for pay justice, school infrastructure spending and additional permanent positions from equity funds.
Call to retain public school land
20 September 2018
Section: News
The NSW Government recently announced the construction of a new primary school and high school on the Meadowbank TAFE site to “cater for the community’s growing number of families”.
Association Spotlight: Temora Teachers Association
19 September 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
Our population in Temora is 4000 in town and 7000 in the shire, with Ariah Park also a part of our shire.
Demands for superannuation reforms
18 September 2018
Section: News
Federation has called on government to implement initiatives requiring all superannuation funds to be more transparent and accountable.
Quick chats a positive experience
18 September 2018
Section: News
Community members are receptive to conversations about funding for public schools, teachers participating in Fair Funding Now! week of action activities reported.
Petition for new PM calls for fair funding
14 September 2018
Section: News
Sutherland Teachers Association and community members have hand-delivered a Fair Funding Now! petition to the electorate office of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
New OECD report reveals the real cost of Morrison govt education cuts
12 September 2018
Section: News
Australian teachers are teaching larger classes and working significantly more hours than their colleagues overseas, while public funding for education as a percentage of total government expenditure is falling, according to a new report.
State plan to set high standards for graduate teachers
3 September 2018
Section: News
Federation welcomes the announcement by NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes to raise the bar for graduate teachers and protect high teaching standards.
NAPLAN 2018 results ‘should be discarded’ according to expert review
27 August 2018
Section: News
Teachers have long held concerns about the use of NAPLAN test data, and an independent review of the 2018 test confirms that the data is of ‘very limited use’ and that posting this year’s data to the MySchool website would be ‘inappropriate and misleading’.
Your Say: Power of educating the parent
26 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
As Professor Ken Robinson, educational guru and activist, rightly pointed out at the recent Education Expo, the education industry is ripe for disruption. So how do we do that?
First steps to reclaiming teaching and learning focus
26 August 2018
Section: News
NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes has proposed a working group aimed at reducing the administrative burden on schools, arising from discussions with Federation on the initial and final findings of the research project “Understanding Work in Schools: The Foundation for Teaching and Learning”, commissioned by the union.
Department of Education Evaluation of the Compressed Curriculum
24 August 2018
Section: News
The Department’s Centre for Education, Statistics and Evaluation is undertaking a review of the Compressed Curriculum in 2018. T
Amidst political chaos, schools need funding certainty
23 August 2018
Section: News
While there’s ongoing political turmoil in Canberra, students in Australian public schools are missing out on much needed support, Federation President Maurie Mulheron said today.
Further delays to payroll while missing pay is rectified
23 August 2018
Section: News
The Department has advised all affected teachers of further delays to the rollout of the SAP HR/Payroll system.
Clarification on work placement contact
23 August 2018
Section: News
Site visits are not mandatory for contact with students on work experience or work placement, it has been confirmed.
Your say: You are the union
22 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
If it wasn’t for Federation, our work would be even more difficult than what we face today. We need to honour the work of the dedicated unionists who’ve gone before us.