Fun puts motivation back into writing
28 March 2019
Section: News
Members attending the Centre for Professional Learning’s recent Secondary English Stage 6 Conference were provided with a barrage of suggestions for the HSC course, including that the teaching and learning experience can be fun.
Courses teach fundamentals of workplace rep roles
26 March 2019
Section: News
Once you have decided to take on the role of Fed Rep or Women’s Contact at your workplace you are not on your own, Federation has a range of core courses to guide and support you through your role and its responsibilities.
CPL offers professional learning opportunities for leaders and aspiring leaders
26 March 2019
Section: News
Courses to support members to be effective leaders in their school are offered by the Centre for Professional Learning.
Vocational learning opportunities reduced for many under funding model
25 March 2019
Section: News
Data presented to a recent roundtable shows why government funding of the vocational education and training sector is best directed towards TAFE.
Federation member in running for global award
21 March 2019
Section: News
Rooty Hill High School humanities teacher Yasodai Selvakumaran has been named among the top 10 teachers in the world and is now vying for the $1 million Global Teacher Prize.
CPL takes the angst out of the Performance and Development Framework
20 March 2019
Section: News
Teachers can use the Performance and Development Framework process to achieve their professional goals without it being an overwhelming experience, Federation members were assured at a recent Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) course.
Harmony Day – A time for reflection
As we approach Harmony Day this year, we join the rest of the world in condemning the far-right extremist terrorist attack against the people of New Zealand.
Mass of beginning teachers’ questions answered at Federation conference
19 March 2019
Section: News
New Federation members — keen to have all their questions about the profession answered — paid close attention at the Beginning Teachers Conference held in Bundanoon at the weekend.
CPL supports members closer to home
18 March 2019
Section: News
The Centre for Professional Learning travels to regional centres to offer high-quality training and support of members working out of Sydney.
TAFE reimagined as a flexible vocational education provider, responsive to local needs
15 March 2019
Section: News
Groups cognisant of the critical role TAFE plays in the strength of local communities discussed concepts to rejuvenate and modernise the public educator provider at a roundtable hosted by Federation this week.
CPL courses offer invaluable ideas for new members’ professional toolkits
14 March 2019
Section: News
The Centre for Professional Learning runs several courses to support Federation members who are new to the teaching profession.
Federation supports student action on climate change
14 March 2019
Section: News
The NSW Teachers Federation supports the right of young people to join together to protest about the need for urgent and sustained action on climate change. This is their democratic right.
Dash of history to be preserved in library
13 March 2019
Section: News
A significant chapter in Federation’s early history will be preserved after the family of the second President presented artefacts and documents from the era to the union’s library.
Election: funding breakthrough
11 March 2019
Section: News
Federation helped gain a significant step towards fair funding of public schools after an announcement over the weekend that a Labor state government would fully fund the public system.
International Women’s Day
11 March 2019
Section: News
International Women’s Day (IWD) was marked on Friday 8 March. Federation encouraged workplaces to participate in International Women’s Day activities across the state.
JPL Podcast episodes now in print
10 March 2019
Section: News
Transcripts of some of the JPL Podcast’s most popular episodes are now accessible to members.
Trauma-informed education
9 March 2019
Section: News
Childhood trauma and toxic stress are recognised as the world’s leading health epidemic and only recently have its consequences and remedies started trickling down to education policy and practice, members were told at March’s Principals’ Conference.
CPL provides second chance for members to enrol in HSC English conference
8 March 2019
Section: News
Due to popular demand from Federation members for training and support to implement the new Stage 6 English syllabus, the Centre for Professional Learning is taking bookings for a second Let’s Enrich and Enjoy HSC English Conference.
Funding for public schools must come first
7 March 2019
Section: News
The State Government should be prioritising the construction of public schools, Federation President Maurie Mulheron said today, in response to the Berejiklian Government’s promise of an extra $0.5 billion for the Catholic and independent systems.
Workload burden and how to fix it highlighted to federal MPs
7 March 2019
Section: News
Members’ concerns about excessive workload have been conveyed to a federal inquiry into the status of the teaching profession.
Union connects with new teachers in the outback
6 March 2019
Section: News
New Federation members are praising the one-day Beginning Teachers Conference they attended in Broken Hill at the weekend.