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.
Pollution concerns can be raised as WHS issue
12 February 2020
Section: News
Unless all levels of government commit to urgent action to address this climate emergency, bushfire seasons are going to continue to become longer and more intense and the associated hazard of smoke is not going away any time soon.
Union campaigning is a time investment worth your while
11 February 2020
Section: News
In keeping with the idea that you should give your time to the things that make the biggest difference, devote some of your time to participating in Federation activities, says member activist Guv Johal
Religious Freedom Bill to take away rights of others
10 February 2020
Section: News
At the end of last year, while bushfires roared across NSW and smoke blanketed Sydney, the Prime Minister released the second draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill. At the time, Scott Morrison was accused of using the haze of bushfires to release a flawed and damaging Bill.
Vale Enid Hokin
10 February 2020
Section: News
Late last year Enid Hokin, Life Member and former Executive member and Officer of Federation, died peacefully at home aged 87.
A model of teacher union effectiveness in changing times
7 February 2020
Section: News
A new doctoral thesis outlines how Federation has strategically responded to neoliberalism and marketisation affecting the working conditions of teachers in NSW.
Media release: Strong growth in public school enrolments
6 February 2020
Section: Media Release
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows continuing strong growth in public school enrolments and exposes the ideologically driven school funding policies of state and Federal governments.
Members coordinate emergency and school supply drives for fire victims
4 February 2020
Section: News
Students whose South Coast homes were destroyed by bushfire have returned to school with new backpacks filled with supplies thanks to a fundraiser coordinated by two members.
Media release: Morrison failing public schools on funding
4 February 2020
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos has condemned the appalling levels of funding the Morrison Government is directing to public schools in NSW.
Media release: Bushfire impact on South Coast schools
24 January 2020
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos will be visiting Mogo, Moruya and Batemans Bay on Tuesday 28 January 2020 as the school year begins, to lend support to teachers and principals and to ensure the needs of fire affected schools and communities are being met.
Media release: Bushfire impact on Southern Highlands schools
24 January 2020
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation Deputy President Henry Rajendra and Senior Vice President Amber Flohm will be visiting Kangaroo Valley, Bundanoon and Hill Top on Tuesday 28 January 2020