Media release: Normal school operations must end to put the health and safety of students and staff first
25 March 2020
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation Executive met this morning and unanimously endorsed the following:
Teachers and principals are not dispensable
23 March 2020
Section: News
In light of contradictory health advice from the Prime Minister last night and the failure of the NSW Premier to provide an unequivocal decision on schools, Federation regards the situation “a recipe for chaos”.
Election notice: Federal conference delegate – E2019/231
23 March 2020
Section: Administration
The AEC has determined that from close of business on the 24th March 2020, all industrial elections will be ceased and re-run in three months’ time.
Media release: Teachers and principals are not dispensable
23 March 2020
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation Executive met today and unanimously endorsed the following:
Film
20 March 2020
Section: Member’s Voice
As acclaimed historian Henry Reynolds, old friends and I began asking: “Why weren’t we told?”, as it gradually dawned on us that our Cootamundra High School classmates from the Aboriginal Home had been part of the Stolen Generation.
New schools’ Award approved by Industrial Relations Commission
19 March 2020
Section: News
The Industrial Relations Commission has handed down orders bringing the Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2020 into effect from 1 January, 2020.
Make your voice heard on family and domestic violence
18 March 2020
Section: News
In response to the recent horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children in Queensland in February, many people are questioning how this can happen.
Advice for schools ‘conflicting, contradictory and impossible’
17 March 2020
Section: News
As teachers and principals are being required to shoulder considerable responsibility with respect to the health of students and the broader community during the COVID-19 outbreak, Federation has demanded clear advice from state and federal governments.
Media release: Coronavirus advice conflicting, contradictory and impossible
17 March 2020
Section: Media Release
Schools must be given clear advice on action to be taken in the event that health protocols necessary to control the spread of COVID-19 cannot be implemented.
Join the Palm Sunday Peace Rally for Refugees
16 March 2020
Section: News
This year’s Palm Sunday Peace Rally for Refugees will call on the Federal Government to offer permanent protection and the chance of family reunion to all refugees and those seeking asylum.
There’s nothing casual about teaching
15 March 2020
Section: Columns
A suite of casual teacher seminars for Federation members will be held in the school holidays this year.
Stay safe in cyberspace
14 March 2020
Section: Columns
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions fielded by Federation.
Specialists who go by the books
13 March 2020
Section: News
As a teacher-librarian at Fairvale Public School, I work with a team to align library lessons and activities to our school’s strategic directions and to integrate outcomes and content from the learning areas in the NSW curriculum.
Sexual harassment pervasive in Australian workplaces
12 March 2020
Section: News
A national inquiry has found that sexual harassment in Australian workplaces is “widespread and pervasive” and equally shocking is the “gendered and intersectional nature of workplace sexual harassment”.
Support to deal with complaints
12 March 2020
Section: News
Federation has recently received a number of inquiries from members seeking support in relation to complaints against teachers in TAFE.
Members give up their holidays for others
12 March 2020
Section: News
NSW’s inordinate need for the skills of Rural Fire Service volunteers this summer had some teachers working extremely hard for strangers during the vacation period.
Support the safety of all
11 March 2020
Section: Columns
Safety in schools for teachers, support staff and students is paramount.
Asia-Pacific: Education leaders highlight challenges around rights, climate, and privatisation
10 March 2020
Section: News
The Education International Asia-Pacific Regional Committee meeting focused on union responses to threats to human and trade union rights, the impact of climate change, and growing privatisation in education.
Classes in disarray amid fire clean-up
10 March 2020
Section: News
As communities on the NSW South Coast continue the clean-up effort after the destructive bushfires, TAFE courses are in disarray with enrolments down and classes cancelled.
Focus on members’ needs
10 March 2020
Section: News
Commitments, a listening ear and a shoulder to lean on provides support to members to rebuild after crisis
International Day of Education: the world needs another 69 million teachers
9 March 2020
Section: News
On the International Day of Education, unions warn that the world is not facing a global learning crisis, but a global education funding crisis.