Local Schools, Local Decisions: eight years of policy failure
While the professional voice of teachers is often ignored under Local Schools, Local Decisions, the views of Federation members will be amplified in the union’s submission to the Department’s evaluation of the policy.
Media release: Morrison’s gifts to private schools now valued at almost $5 billion – public schools get nothing
2 March 2020
Section: Media Release
Today’s announcement by the Morrison Government has confirmed the Federal Government’s special deals with private schools have reached almost $5 billion, while public schools get nothing.
Members aid animals caught in summer’s tragedy
1 March 2020
Section: News
Animal lovers within Federation’s ranks stepped in to assist creatures displaced by bushfires.
Partnerships play valuable role in art journey
28 February 2020
Section: News
What a difference 12 months makes. At the beginning of last year Woolooware High student Kyra Gilfallan was struggling with “white canvas syndrome” and now her art is on show in the Artexpress exhibition at Hazelhurst Gallery.
Local teaching community welcomes input
27 February 2020
Section: News
At the heart of discussions at Federation association meetings is the desire to maximise students’ learning opportunities via improvements in teachers’ working conditions.
Sculpture spectacle to showcase student talent
26 February 2020
Section: News
The Maagunda Gaagal (Festival of the Sea) at Nambucca Heads Main Beach on 29 February will trumpet the skills proficiency of local high school students to the locals.
‘See yourself as part of the big picture’
25 February 2020
Section: Columns
The introduction of release from face-to-face teaching for infants/primary teachers in the late 1980s is a memorable moment for Paul Regan, because it changed his working conditions for the better.
Media release: TAFE review must restore funding and courses
25 February 2020
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos said the union would take the opportunity presented by the TAFE review to highlight the failed privatisation policies of successive state and federal governments.
Call to address root of work-related psychological injuries
24 February 2020
Section: News
A government Bill before the NSW Parliament falls drastically short of addressing the key work health and safety issues experienced by members in schools and TAFE colleges, Federation has argued in its submission to an Upper House inquiry into the provisions of the proposed Bill.
Union reaches out to fire victims
23 February 2020
Section: News
Your union has provided financial support to members who suffered losses in the bushfires of recent months, to help them in their recovery process.
Schools update for coronavirus
21 February 2020
Section: News
Federation is aware of community concerns about the confirmation of novel coronavirus cases in NSW but has confidence in the guidelines and procedures for managing the situation set out by Australian governments and the health authorities.
Are you getting the release time you are entitled to?
21 February 2020
Section: News
Special funding is available for new teachers to lighten their workload in their first years of teaching and allow for mentoring to achieve accreditation.
Federation negotiations secure extra staff for SSPs
21 February 2020
Section: News
A Federation campaign has helped secure $37 million funding for extra staff across all Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs) during 2020.
High entry benchmark will lift profession
20 February 2020
Section: News
National academic benchmarks should be set for admissions to initial teacher education degrees, Associate Professor Rachel Wilson advocates in a new report released today.
Preschool funding campaign starts week of action
19 February 2020
Section: News
Today marks the beginning of a national week of action in support of the Preschool Funding Now! campaign, as federal funding runs out at the end of the year.
Canada: Educators strike against cuts in education and for collective bargaining
18 February 2020
Section: News
Rotating strikes by teachers and education workers are set to continue this week in Canada’s Ontario province.
Signatures demand rethink on trades centre location
18 February 2020
Section: News
Federation members and Bega locals are calling for a moratorium on the construction of a TAFE trades centre.
Media release: Independent inquiry into the value of teachers’ work
17 February 2020
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation has established an independent commission of inquiry into the value of teachers’ work.
Climate Change – National Day of Action
14 February 2020
Section: News
Despite decades of scientific analysis and warnings successive governments have failed to take the decisive action necessary to address global warming and the resultant climate emergency.
Casual Vacancy for City Organiser
14 February 2020
Section: Administration
Nominations are hereby invited for the following position, City Organiser.
Kenya: Deadly stampede in school highlights dangers of overcrowding and poor infrastructure
12 February 2020
Section: News
On 3 February, a stampede in the Kakamega Primary School in Kenya’s western region left 14 students dead and 40 severely injured.