Teachers at Wingham and Port Macquarie walk out over school staffing crisis
19 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Wingham Public School and Port Macquarie’s Westport Public School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their schools and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
Staff At South Grafton High School Demand Five More Teachers As State-Wide Staffing Crisis Worsens
18 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at South Grafton High School have walked off the job over the staffing crisis at their school which has been unable to find replacement teachers to fill vacancies or to cover for colleagues on leave for more than a year.
Bomaderry high teachers want urgent action on dilapidated buildings
18 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Bomaderry High School have stopped work over the failure of the NSW Government to address the problems associated with a number of old, leaking and dilapidated buildings at their school.
Students, unions join forces at ’Gong TAFE protest
18 May 2021
Section: News
Wollongong TAFE and university students and staff – with support from South Coast Labour Council unions – were out in force on Friday, 14 May, to protest the Federal Government’s Budget measures.
Support students striking for climate action
17 May 2021
Section: News
School students, angry at the devastating effect of climate change, are once again taking to the streets and striking for change.
NSW Government must address staffing crisis with more permanent teachers
17 May 2021
Section: Media Release
A study of public-school employment trends which found a reliance on temporary teachers was making teaching a less attractive profession, must be addressed by the NSW Government.
Band show unionism is a family affair
15 May 2021
Section: News
Federation members Shaun and Justin Bradley showed off both their musical talents and their commitment to unionism when they took to the stage for the May Day family fun day at Parramatta.
Answers to teacher shortage lie in Gallop Inquiry recommendations
14 May 2021
Section: News
If the Berejiklian Government cannot guarantee subject selection and public school teacher supply in the inner west of Sydney, how can they guarantee it in locations such as Broken Hill, Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos asked last night (13 May).
Members walk out over woeful staff planning
13 May 2021
Section: News
Classes taught by different teachers over several weeks, teachers forced to teach outside their subject area, teach combined classes or leave students under minimal supervision.
Federal Budget lets down TAFE sector, again
13 May 2021
Section: News
The Morrison Government has no new ideas for solving the skills shortage in the 2021 Federal Budget, once again ignoring the central role of TAFE in vocational education.
Years 7 and 8 audiences sought to critique playwrights’ works
12 May 2021
Section: News
Teachers of English, History Depth Studies and Drama may be interested in this free and highly participatory experience for their years 7 and 8 students, which will combine theatre and democracy online and in the Riverside Theatres, Parramatta.
Concord High staff walkout as staffing crisis hits metro schools
12 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Concord High School walked off the job today and are calling on the Education Department to urgently deal with the staffing crisis at their school and hundreds of other schools across the state.
Project Officers share fervour for Federation
10 May 2021
Section: News
When you’re passionate about something, you want to announce it.
Put it in your diary: Federation broadcast for school members on 9 June
7 May 2021
Section: News
The improvements to teachers’ working conditions and salaries achieved in negotiations for the new schools award will be commensurate to our strength and determination on the ground, Federation president Angelo Gavrielatos said yesterday (5 May).
Branch Secretary and Deputy Secretaries Election – E2021/75
5 May 2021
Section: Administration
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) ordinarily conducts the collegiate election for Branch Secretary and four (4) Deputy Secretaries at a Branch Council meeting but has not indicated when they will recommence in person ballots.
Teachers at Chatham High, Taree walk out over school staffing crisis
3 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Chatham High School in Taree walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their school and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
John Dixon To Serve His Last Day As Federation’s General Secretary On May Day
1 May 2021
Section: Media Release
State Council of the NSW Teachers Federation will farewell General Secretary, John Dixon today,1 May, 2021 — May Day.
Farewell to a firebrand
1 May 2021
Section: News
It is somewhat fitting that Federation General Secretary John Dixon’s initiation as a fighting force in Federation ranks early in his teaching career was heralded by an almighty boom.
Warm up your vocal cords for a May Day song session
30 April 2021
Section: News
Release some feel-good chemicals and express your passion for workers’ rights by singing along to some great union songs this May Day.
Federation lends weight to oppose TAFE cuts
28 April 2021
Section: News
Member teachers at Wollongong and West Wollongong TAFE campuses have met to condemn proposed job losses at TAFE campuses across the state, calling the cuts “a sham”.
Binge on some of these movies for May Day
25 April 2021
Section: News
It might have been through your family, your friends or through your workplace that you were first introduced to the collective power of a union.