Praise for the profession should be paired with palpable recognition
30 October 2020
Section: News
Federation joins with the community on World Teachers’ Day — celebrated in Australia today — to voice appreciation for teachers’ dedication to their students.
Federation to oppose school closures in Murwillumbah
30 October 2020
Section: News
Members in Murwillumbah are shocked, angry and disappointed at the NSW Government’s surprise announcement to close three out of the four public schools to make way for an amalgamated facility.
Teachers Oppose Murwillumbah School Closures
29 October 2020
Section: Media Release
Following decades of school building maintenance neglect, the NSW Teachers Federation believes the State Government is now inflicting punishment on children and their families in the Murwillumbah community by its decision to amalgamate local schools.
‘Too much to ask’: Department’s support shortcomings highlighted to inquiry
29 October 2020
Section: News
It’s impossible to be an expert in a diverse range of learning needs, so we need someone who can guide and advise us, to help us understand, high school teacher Eli Pietens told the Gallop inquiry on 28 October.
Union walks the rights road with LGBTIQ members
29 October 2020
Section: News
“All people must have equal rights,” declared Federation’s 1978 Sexual Discrimination policy.
Funding needed to address inequality
28 October 2020
Section: News
A new study has provided further evidence of the deep inequality entrenched across Australia’s education system.
Improved public school provision for Aboriginal students needed to break cycle of disadvantage
28 October 2020
Section: News
Doubling the number of permanent teachers and halving face-to-face teaching time in difficult to staff schools and communities will help close achievement student gaps and improve the prospects of attracting teachers to work, the Gallop Inquiry has been told.
Crucial collaboration pushed to weekends
28 October 2020
Section: News
There’s a lot of activity on Teacher Google Classrooms on the weekends and after work hours, because there’s just no time in the school day to collaborate with colleagues on data, the first teacher witness before the work value inquiry said.
Profession’s increasingly complex work deserves extra time allocation
28 October 2020
Section: News
Overloading teachers with “administrivia” was a disaffecting aspect of the present workplace and not core to the occupation, the Gallop inquiry into valuing the teaching profession has been told.
Teachers cast adrift by education system, inquiry hears
27 October 2020
Section: News
Week three of the “Valuing the teaching profession — an independent inquiry” hearings resumed on Monday with student learning need and the negative effects of devolutionary policies coming under the spotlight.
High levels of responsibility and accountability not matched with support
Schools have buckets of money instead of teachers to meet needs under the Local Schools, Local Decisions model, Federation Senior Vice President Amber Flohm told the work value inquiry on 26 October.
Hopes staffing research will advance campaign for more permanent teachers
27 October 2020
Section: News
Federation has commissioned an independent research project into the staffing of the NSW public school system, as a means to achieve improved staffing arrangements for the benefit of teaching and learning.
Casual Vacancy for Country Organiser
26 October 2020
Section: Administration
Mr Neale Dawson, Managing Director / Principal Solicitor, NEW Law Pty Ltd, will be the Returning Officer for the by-election of Country Organiser of the Australian Education Union NSW Teachers Federation for remainder of the 2019-2021 triennium ending on January 27, 2022.
Casual Vacancy for Trade Union Training Officer
26 October 2020
Section: Administration
Mr Neale Dawson, Managing Director / Principal Solicitor, NEW Law Pty Ltd, will be the Returning Officer for the by-election of Trade Union Training Officer of the Australian Education Union NSW Teachers Federation for remainder of the 2019-2021 triennium ending on January 27, 2022.
Valuing the Teaching Profession – An Independent Inquiry
26 October 2020
Section: Media Release
The Independent Inquiry has heard from the experts. Now it’s time for teachers and principals to have their say at the second round of hearings which begin in Sydney on Monday 26 October 2020.
Broadcast reveals inquiry is tuned in to profession’s priority issues
23 October 2020
Section: News
There’s been too little concern for what the avalanche of policy and program changes means for teachers, “Valuing the teaching profession — an independent inquiry” head Geoff Gallop said today (23 October).
Book Week celebrations showcase members’ creativity
20 October 2020
Section: News
Plenty of imagination, coloured cardboard, pens, glue and crepe paper have been used in public school libraries around the state in preparation for the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Week, running until 23 October.
Councillor Election Notice – E2020/101
19 October 2020
Section: Administration
Councillor Election Notice – E2020/101 – AEU – New South Wales Branch
It’s time for the Government to make wellbeing in schools a priority
15 October 2020
Section: Columns
A long period of drought, catastrophic fires and a disrupted school year amid the uncertainty, fear and anxiety attached to the COVID-19 pandemic has made for a perfect storm as far as the mental health of young people is concerned.
Where’s the respect due to the profession?
What we teach and how we teach it lies at the heart of our work.
Announcement fails to recognise student need
14 October 2020
Section: News
The NSW Teachers Federation today described the 2021 budget for public schools as disappointing, saying it failed to provide the additional funding necessary to support students and counter the impact of a global pandemic.