Crunch Point
15 June 2021
Section: Columns
The Gallop Inquiry flagged it, independent research confirmed it and our members are voting with their feet; NSW public education is in the thick of a staffing crisis.
Cold blast highlights dangerous gas heaters in classrooms
11 June 2021
Section: News
This week’s blast of arctic weather has prompted Federation members at Uralla Central School in the New England region to hold an unusual protest over dangerous unflued gas heaters in their school.
NSW Education Department must replace unflued gas heaters in our schools
10 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Uralla Central School in the chilly New England region have called for the replacement of dangerous unflued gas heaters in their school.
NSW school staffing crisis hits Maitland Public School
10 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Maitland Public School have walked off the job over the negative impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school.
Armidale teachers walk out over failed school amalgamation
10 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers at Armidale Secondary College have walked off the job over issues regarding the amalgamation of two former high schools in Armidale.
NSW school staffing crisis sparks walkout at Peel High in Tamworth
10 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Peel High School in Tamworth have walked off the job over the negative impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school.
NSW school staffing crisis hits Blackwell Public School in Sydney’s west
9 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Blackwell Public School have walked off the job over the negative impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their students.
NSW school staffing crisis hits Howlong Public School
9 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Howlong Public School near Albury have walked off the job over the negative impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school.
NSW school staffing crisis hits Villawood East Public School
8 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Villawood East Public School have walked off the job over the negative impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school.
State-wide staffing crisis hits Newcastle school
8 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Teachers Federation members at Newcastle Senior School, which educates students with learning difficulties, have walked off the job over the negative impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school.
Staffing crisis hits North Coast small school
7 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Members at Bungwahl Public School, a small school near Forster on the North Coast, have walked out over the state-wide staffing crisis that has hit their school just as hard as other larger schools.
Helping inmates learn how to learn
7 June 2021
Section: News
“When the inmate crosses the threshold into education, all the labels that have been attributed to them are shrugged off for a few hours and they can begin to grow,” said Amanda Josling, teacher at the Intensive Learning Centre at Lithgow Correctional Centre.
Mice motion shifts inertia
6 June 2021
Section: News
Imagine mice running through your classroom and the stench of dead ones.
Member awarded for Indigenous excellence
5 June 2021
Section: News
“The power of education is immeasurable; it is what we do with this power that changes lives. This is why I do what I do,” said Federation member Kayla White, who has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education with the 2020 Arthur Hamilton Award.
Coffs Harbour TAFE rally at the loss of trades courses
4 June 2021
Section: News
The NSW Government is closing vital TAFE trades courses on the North Coast leaving regional building contractors struggling to cover construction demand.
NSW school staffing crisis hits Boggabilla
4 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Staff at Boggabilla Central School have walked off the job over the negative impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school
Protect professional status
Over the past six weeks, Federation has intervened in, and responded to, a multitude of impending policy changes directly affecting the work of our teachers and principals in schools and in TAFE.
Unite over shared need for better working conditions on 9 June
3 June 2021
Section: News
“I want two hours of additional release from face-to-face teaching that will enable us more time to be able to respond to student needs,” said Chester Hill Public School Federation Representative Chantelle Baker.
Teachers at Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus walk off the job
2 June 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus (GLCTC) have walked off the job over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their school and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
Minister snubs Norfolk school crisis meeting
2 June 2021
Section: News
Students, teachers and parents on Norfolk Island continue to be “left out in the cold” after the federal Minister responsible for education in the territory snubbed a Federation delegation.
Marino leaves Norfolk Island out in the cold – Assistant Minister refuses to meet
2 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Students, staff and the Norfolk Island community remain in a state of uncertainty as the Morrison Government fails to announce an education provider for Norfolk Island Central School for 2022 and beyond.