Photo competition to highlight the Heart of TAFE
1 July 2024
Section: Columns
TAFE Talk: Education Quarterly, Issue 10 2024 The Australian Education Union’s National TAFE Photo Competition was so successful in highlighting…
NSW public schools need full funding now to give every child a bright future
16 June 2024
Section: News
It’s time for Anthony Albanese to be “that Prime Minister” for public schools. As a society, we expect governments to…
Governments must invest in education to address racism
9 May 2024
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 “Throughout history, the role of education in building lasting peace has been undervalued.”…
Champions for fair funding will always be needed
4 May 2024
Section: News
Indeed, public education funding was discussed at Federation’s first annual conference in 1919. Effective class sizes, sufficient teaching resources and…
Casual teacher shortage
3 May 2024
Section: Columns
A Casual Word: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 The teacher shortage has always been most acutely felt through a scarcity…
Temporary engagements
26 April 2024
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 When must I be employed on a temporary engagement?If it is known…
School funding inequity laid bare by new report
23 February 2024
Section: Media Release
A new report reveals the stark funding gap between private and public schools, with one Sydney private school, Cranbrook, spending…
A role in Federation for you!
30 January 2024
Section: News
Project Officers 2024 You can make your union strong and at the same time build your knowledge and involvement in…
Gavrielatos – a profound record of achievement
29 January 2024
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation has paid tribute to outgoing President, Angelo Gavrielatos, whose term has concluded today. Gavrielatos assumed the…
More action needed to address teacher shortages
28 January 2024
Section: Media Release
The New South Wales Teachers Federation has urged the NSW Government to tackle the state’s teacher shortage after new data…
Feds must fully fund public schools
9 December 2023
Section: Media Release
The New South Wales Teachers Federation is deeply alarmed at reports the Federal government may fall short of fully funding…
Increases in casual pay come with changes to pay scale
15 November 2023
Section: Columns
A Casual Word: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 With the recent hard-fought and won salaries campaign and the resultant restructuring…
Private and secondary employment
13 November 2023
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 Teachers undertaking private and secondary employment have a responsibility to ensure that…
Ending the teacher shortage
24 October 2023
Section: Media Release
The Teachers Federation says a recent wage agreement it struck with the Minns Government will help replenish teacher numbers, as…
Meetings about teaching practice
11 August 2023
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 Discussions between teachers and their immediate supervisors about teaching practice should be…
Amendments to the 2021-2023 School Staffing Agreement
5 June 2023
Section: News
Recent changes announced to the Staffing Agreement, including access to service transfers, mark the culmination of longstanding Federation policy to…
Casual teachers must replace absent colleagues
2 June 2023
Section: Columns
Splitting classes, receiving additional students to supervise in your classes, not receiving release from face-to-face (RFF) or having to take…
Crisis response and recovery
24 May 2023
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 6 2023 Federation continues to engage with the Department on behalf of members’ health…
Annual Conference Delegate (Insufficient Nominations Election) – E2022/168 and E2023/103
23 May 2023
Section: Administration
Nominations are called for: Nominations, which must be in writing and comply with the registered rules of the Organisation, may…
Perrottet plan to cut teaching qualifications rejected by expert panel
23 March 2023
Section: Media Release
An expert panel chaired by former NSW Department of Education secretary Mark Scott has rejected the NSW plan for a…
Why Perrottet is not the way
20 March 2023
Section: News
10 reasons why a re-elected Premier would be bad news for teachers and public education. All the research shows workloads…