Salaries and funding among campaign issues for NSW state election
11 July 2018
Section: News
Federation will campaign for a significant breakthrough in teacher salaries in the next award — without trade-offs — Federation’s Annual Conference determined.
Change the Rules: Overturn the NSW Public Sector Wages Policy
10 July 2018
Section: News
Federation will campaign with other public sector unions and Unions NSW to overturn the NSW Public Sector Wages policy and restore the right of public sector workers to pursue wage claims in the Industrial Relations Commission unfettered by Government policy, Annual Conference determined on Monday.
Federation has a key role to play in ACTU’s Change the Rules campaign
10 July 2018
Section: News
Federation has an essential role to play in the Australian Council of Trade Union’s Change the Rules campaign, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus told the union’s 100th Annual Conference.
Australia must learn lessons from UK education system
10 July 2018
Section: News
Parallels between the challenges facing teacher unions in the UK and Australia emphasise the benefits of teacher solidarity across borders, UK National Education Union Joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney said at Federation’s Annual Conference.
Profession offers suggestions to shift workload focus to teaching and learning
9 July 2018
Section: News
Immediate action is needed to address the “very substantial, potentially debilitating and growing” demands upon teachers, “particularly in relation to administrative work”, a new report by Sydney and Curtin university academics.
Schools funding conversations with parents urgent
9 July 2018
Section: News
The best chance of achieving the objectives of the schools funding campaign is for Federation members to speak to parents in their school community on return to school,Federation President Maurie Mulheron told Annual Conference.
Enhanced staffing — not cuts — needed to improve quality and equity
9 July 2018
Section: News
Federation is calling on the State Government and Education Department to improve permanent staffing levels in all settings, in support of a high quality/high equity public school system.
Local Schools, Local Decisions needs to go
9 July 2018
Section: News
Loud applause met Federation Deputy President Joan Lemaire’s statement, “We need to end Local Schools, Local Decisions,” at Annual Conference today.
When will the Federal Government learn?
8 July 2018
Section: News
The Federal Government had failed to learn the lessons of the NSW experiment, which introduced learning progressions and an online assessment tool into schools that were blamed for creating excessive teacher workload, President of the Australian Education Union Correna Haythorpe told Federation’s Annual Conference.
Federation’s centennial Annual Conference begins today
8 July 2018
Section: News
Several hundred public school teachers from around the state will spend three days of their winter break discussing issues affecting the profession at the NSW Teachers Federation’s largest decision making forum, Annual Conference.
Teachers’ dedication to the NSW Teachers Federation recognised with Life Membership
8 July 2018
Section: News
NSW Teachers Federation’s 100th Annual Conference has bestowed Life Membership on 14 public education teachers for their campaigning efforts on behalf of Federation.
School teachers in classrooms – not corporations – best assessors of students, says President
8 July 2018
Section: News
Education was the last bastion of society to hold out against commercialisation and privatisation, but it is under threat, Federation President Maurie Mulheron told Annual Conference.
NSW Teachers Federation Trainee Teacher Scholarships — an investment in building the profession
8 July 2018
Section: News
Today $60,000 in Trainee Teacher Scholarships have been awarded at the NSW Teachers Federation’s centennial Annual Conference.
Stokes prioritises administrative workload reduction
6 July 2018
Section: News
NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes says he shares “concerns that a teacher’s core role of educating children in the classroom can be adversely affected by the administrative burden” in a letter to Federation, dated 1 June.
Turnbull’s secret school curriculum changes leave teaching profession in the dark
5 July 2018
Section: News
A leaked report has revealed the Turnbull Government is planning a massive overhaul of the Australian Curriculum without consultation with teachers and with no extra funding or resources to implement the reforms.
Temporary teacher engagements up to three years
28 June 2018
Section: News
Starting early in Term 3, 2018, temporary teachers will now be able to be offered engagements of up to three years in length.
First steps towards addressing administrative workload
26 June 2018
Section: News
Federation’s pursuit of concerns raised in the teachers’ workload survey is showing progress with the Department and Minister listening and responding to the issues raised by more than 18,000 members.
Education Council’s weak response to calls for NAPLAN review
23 June 2018
Section: News
Despite strong public support, and calls from numerous state and territory governments, Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham vetoed plans for…
Teachers sidelined in schools funding agenda
22 June 2018
Section: News
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham is disrespecting the teaching profession by trying to impose a reform agenda without any consultation with teachers and without the fair funding needed for our schools, Australian Education Union (AEU) Federal President Correna Haythorpe said today.
NSW Government ‘efficiency dividend’ cuts will hurt schools and students
21 June 2018
Section: News
The NSW Teachers Federation is deeply concerned that the Berejiklian Government’s annual ‘efficiency dividend’ will hurt our schools and students as each year it rips hundreds of millions of dollars out of the Education Department’s budget.
Unity! Strength! Justice!
18 June 2018
Section: News
A highlight of Federation’s centenary celebrations will be an exhibition honouring its proud 100-year history of support for teachers and their students, schools and communities.