From the Heart Week of Action
27 January 2021
Section: News
We are at a critical time in our history and YOU can make a difference. Join us in a Week of Action for the next step in the journey of recognition for Australian First Nations peoples in a voice on constitutional change.
Welcome back
27 January 2021
Section: Columns
Welcome back to school year 2021. I hope you’ve had a restful break.
Teachers condemn NSW Government over Scone TAFE sale
27 January 2021
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation has condemned the NSW Government’s bid to sell off the state-of-the-art Scone TAFE campus in Australia’s equine capital.
Teachers avert student bussing ‘nightmare’ in Sydney’s north-west
27 January 2021
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation remains concerned about inadequate buildings and infrastructure at Northbourne Public School and Marsden Park Public School in Sydney’s north-west.
School staffing neglect reaches crisis point
26 January 2021
Section: News
Recent media coverage has reported major teacher shortages across the state. 1250 permanent positions remain unfilled on the eve of the new school year. This is on top of any unfilled temporary and casual teacher vacancies. While alarming, it is hardly surprising.
A reminder about the benefits of your Federation membership
22 January 2021
Section: News
You stand with 60,000 fellow teachers, all seeking a better working life
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.