Election Notice: Branch Council Representatives – E2022/87
24 August 2022
Section: Administration
Nominations are called for Branch Council Representatives
Star your school library on social media
23 August 2022
Section: News
Has your school library gone all out for Book Week this year? Is the library a place of wonder and new educational experiences for your students?
New hope for public VET system Australia wide
22 August 2022
Section: Columns
There was a renewed feeling of optimism at the National TAFE Council Annual General Meeting in Melbourne this year as delegates reflected on changes to TAFE funding policy under a newly elected Federal Government.
EAL/D students deserve better from government
19 August 2022
Section: Columns
If the Department of Education is committed to its Multicultural Education Policy, it must act to fill outstanding English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) teacher vacancies, create additional permanent positions to address the rising numbers of EAL/D and refugee students
Maternity leave in schools
18 August 2022
Section: Columns
People often use the term maternity leave†to refer to a range of rights and entitlements related to pregnancy. However, those entitlements can vary depending on the nature of employment.
Reform funding on need
16 August 2022
Section: Columns
The proportion of students with higher needs in NSW public schools has grown significantly. In 2002, one in 25 students had a disability; now one in five students in metropolitan schools and more than one in three in remote schools are receiving an adjustment to their support due to disability.
Unions play critical role in disclosing reality: Crabb
16 August 2022
Section: News
The counting, monitoring and recording that unions do to make sure experiences don’t go untold is really important, particularly for women, ABC journalist Annabel Crabb said recently.
Our commitment to job security
15 August 2022
Section: Columns
Ahead of the state election, Federation will seek commitments from all major political parties to increase permanent teacher employment, as part of its ongoing campaign to stop the excessive use of temporary engagements.
Casual Vacancy for Branch Professional Officer – City Organiser
15 August 2022
Section: Administration
Casual Vacancy for Branch Professional Officer – City Organiser
#WeWontWait lobbying efforts achieve extra time and money that will save lives
15 August 2022
Section: News
The introduction of 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave into the National Employment Standards will save lives.
Response to media reports on Government’s re-announced teacher policy
12 August 2022
Section: News
We have a crisis in New South Wales -a teacher shortage crisis that has hundreds upon hundreds of classes merged, split or sitting in playgrounds under minimal supervision. As a result, thousands upon thousands of students are having their learning disrupted every day.
Tips about bookings
12 August 2022
Section: Columns
In the volatile context of the current teacher shortage, casual teachers are in high demand. But they are also more likely to experience changes in their bookings as schools struggle to manage daily absences and changes to whole school organisation.
You’re called to a meeting: FAQs
11 August 2022
Section: Columns
What are my rights when I am called to a meeting?
Facta Non Verba
9 August 2022
Section: Columns
Indulge me for a moment as I meander down memory lane. My life-long commitment to social justice and the transformative power of public education was forged in the classrooms of Punchbowl Boys High School where a bunch of inspiring teachers taught me many decades ago.
NSW Government is misleading parliament and parents over teacher shortages
4 August 2022
Section: Media Release
Appearing before the NSW parliamentary Inquiry into teacher shortages in New South Wales†the NSW Teachers Federation will put the spotlight on the NSW Government’s denial and attempted concealment of the severity of the teacher shortage crisis and its impact on students and teachers alike.
Minister’s decision to use university students to fill teacher shortage a desperate act’
22 July 2022
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation has called the Government’s decision to deploy university students into public school classrooms a desperate actâ€.
Opposition to the chaplaincy program to step up
6 July 2022
Section: News
The campaign to demand that money allocated to the School Chaplaincy Program be re-directed to funding the employment of school counsellors with teaching qualifications and experience will be reinvigorated.
New report reveals NSW Government is overfunding private schools to the tune of $850 million.
5 July 2022
Section: Media Release
A new report, commissioned by the NSW Teachers Federation and to be presented to Federation’s Annual Conference today, has discovered the NSW Government is overfunding private schools in NSW by almost $850 million, while choosing to under-fund public schools by $2 billion every single year.
Rorris illuminates government overfunding of private schools
5 July 2022
Section: News
A new report authored by senior economist Adam Rorris has revealed the NSW Government is overfunding NSW private schools by almost $850 million, while choosing to underfund public schools by $2 billion every single year.
Ensuring the highest quality public education
5 July 2022
Section: News
Delegates have endorsed a plan for Senior Officers to develop a campaign to build support for a new bilateral agreement, which will include enough funding to ensure all public schools are funded at 100 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).
Ensuring a world class public education system for NSW
Delegates at Annual Conference have reaffirmed Federation’s commitment to ensuring the NSW government meets its obligations to provide highly qualified, specialised, professional and well-paid teachers, and a well-resourced, world class public education system for all students in NSW public schools.