Check your transfer status, urgently
5 July 2023
Section: News
Check your transfer status urgently, lest you might be appointed to a school where you don’t want to go. Significant…
Better staffing entitlements the goal
4 July 2023
Section: News
Federation’s staffing claims for schools and TAFE are “what’s necessary for a quality, strong and robust public education system, for…
AUKUS makes Peace Contacts a priority
4 July 2023
Section: News
Associations will be encouraged to elect a Peace Contact who will be guided by a comprehensive role statement as a…
One nuclear sub could fund SRS to 2040: Garrett
3 July 2023
Section: News
For the cost of one AUKUS submarine, the federal government could fully fund the schooling resource standard for public schools…
Workplaces leaders to usher in future
3 July 2023
Section: News
On the back of successful state and federal election campaigns that removed conservative governments, Federation Annual Conference voted to redouble…
NAIDOC Week celebrates Elders
1 July 2023
Section: News
Over generations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders have played a significant role in bringing Australia to the point where…
Southern Stars shine spotlight on talent
21 June 2023
Section: News
As performances are polished for the Southern Stars: The Arena Spectacular, Federation has applauded the leadership and support of teachers…
Troubled world highlights refugee plight
20 June 2023
Section: News
Nearly half of all people forced to flee war, violence and persecution are children, and their schools and teachers play…
Listen to our rainbow story
13 June 2023
Section: News
Disclaimer: Some of the content contained in the interviews may be distressing to listeners. Federation encourages listeners to seek support…
Putting the up in skill sets
9 June 2023
Section: News
What would you think if garbage trucks honked at you as you made your way along the street? Sally George,…
Investment in student wellbeing
8 June 2023
Section: Columns
Enabling Equity: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 Figures released in February show student wellbeing has hit a new low and…
Murrumbidgee community welcomes school demerger
7 June 2023
Section: News
Years of dogged activism has paid off in the Riverina with the Government announcement of the demerger of Murrumbidgee Regional…
Four schools saved from closure
7 June 2023
Section: News
Members in MURWILLUMBAH taking part in December 7 strike action
Menopause and work
6 June 2023
Section: Columns
Women In Education: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 “We need to rethink the culture of our workplaces by tackling myths…
Amendments to the 2021-2023 School Staffing Agreement
5 June 2023
Section: News
Recent changes announced to the Staffing Agreement, including access to service transfers, mark the culmination of longstanding Federation policy to…
Casual teachers must replace absent colleagues
2 June 2023
Section: Columns
Splitting classes, receiving additional students to supervise in your classes, not receiving release from face-to-face (RFF) or having to take…
Yes voters asked to speak with friends and family
31 May 2023
Section: News
“This referendum is going to be won with cups of tea,” Yes23 Northern NSW organiser Charline Emzin-Boyd told Federation’s annual…
Steer your PDP to align with professional goals
31 May 2023
Section: Columns
Early Career Insights: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 If you’re an early career teacher, the Performance and Development Plan (PDP)…
Explainer makes a statement
28 May 2023
Section: Columns
Yarning In Progress: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 The Uluru Statement from the Heart Explainer Video (2019) produced by filmmaker…
National Reconciliation Week 27 May-3 June
27 May 2023
Section: News
Over many decades Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their allies have campaigned long and hard to address racism…
National Sorry Day, 26 May
26 May 2023
Section: News
Grief, suffering and injustice were the result of the ill-informed government policy that forcibly removed more than 100,000 Aboriginal and…