Federation members demand Australia backs UN nuclear ban treaty
19 January 2021
Section: News
Just months after the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the relentless pursuit of a global ban on nuclear weapons by peace activists across the world will shortly come to fruition.
Thought-provoking entries received for Sam Lewis Peace Prize
12 January 2021
Section: News
A distance education student with limited access to power and technology has won the grand prize in the 2020 Sam Lewis Peace Prize Awards.
Auditor General Report highlights funding and policy failures
18 December 2020
Section: Media Release
This week’s Auditor General Report into the One TAFE modernisation program has concluded that “Commercial objectives of the program conflicted with legislated social objectives.”
Sea Life and Wild Life member offer
15 December 2020
Section: News
Members can access both SEA LIFE and WILD LIFE this year for FREE.
Treat yourself in your well-earned downtime
15 December 2020
Section: News
Even when you’re on holidays, your Federation membership is working for you.
Union sides with people and the planet over profits
12 December 2020
Section: News
Federation supports the campaign against the 850-well coal seam gasfield approved for development and operation in the Pilliga State Forest and on grazing land south-west of Narrabri.
Books and videos to look out for
11 December 2020
Section: Member’s Voice
Books and videos to look out for
Inadequate school facilities debacle sparks local anger
11 December 2020
Section: News
Members at Marsden Park Public School will meet on the first day of term 1, 2021 to consider a campaign of political, community and industrial action if the teaching and learning needs of teachers and students in their area are not being met.
Domestic violence: COVID exposes home truths
10 December 2020
Section: News
Federation is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, at a time when grim evidence is mounting of a dramatic increase in cases of domestic violence in Australia during COVID.
Age discrimination
9 December 2020
Section: Columns
Age discrimination is against the law and is defined by the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board (ADB) as “when you have been treated unfairly because of your age or because you are the relative, friend or colleague of someone of a particular age”.
Casual Vacancy for Country Organiser
7 December 2020
Section: Administration
Casual Vacancy for Country Organiser
Casual Vacancy for Research/Industrial Officer
7 December 2020
Section: Administration
Casual Vacancy for Research/Industrial Officer
Casual Vacancy for Professional Support Officer
7 December 2020
Section: Administration
Casual Vacancy for Professional Support Officer
NSW government fails to address lack of funding and support for public schools
6 December 2020
Section: Media Release
Today’s announcement by the Berejiklian Government to replace the discredited ‘Local Schools Local Decisions’ (LSLD) policy with ‘The School Success Model’ is more about spin than substance. It is yet another attempt to blame teachers and principals for system failures and the lack of adequate funding and support in our public schools.
School Success Model replaces Local Schools, Local Decisions in name only
Today’s announcement on the replacement of ‘Local Schools Local Decisions’ with ‘The School Success Model’ continues the recent history of the abandonment of support for schools and the shifting of responsibility and blame away from the government and the Department onto the local public school.
NSW government fails to address lack of funding and support for public schools
6 December 2020
Section: Media Release
Today’s announcement by the Berejiklian Government to replace the discredited ‘Local Schools Local Decisions’ (LSLD) policy with ‘The School Success Model’ is more about spin than substance. It is yet another attempt to blame teachers and principals for system failures and the lack of adequate funding and support in our public schools.
Picture book wins coveted national award
5 December 2020
Section: News
Federation member Jasmine Seymour can now add award-winning illustrator to her list of achievements, after being crowned Best New Illustrator by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
Disability: secret report exposes new wave
3 December 2020
Section: News
A confidential NSW government report has shed light on a critical and burgeoning challenge for public education as the number of students with disabilities is predicted to grow by 50 per cent in the decade to 2027.
Safety and wellbeing concerns before IRC
3 December 2020
Section: News
The Department has failed to adequately address Federation’s concerns regarding the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic and Federation recently escalated the matter to the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC).
Learning and support teachers
3 December 2020
Section: Columns
There are multiple roles teachers fill in contributing to the support of students with disability and additional learning and support needs including the learning and support team, the classroom teacher and the Learning and Support Teacher (LaST).