Are you being paid what you are owed?
26 September 2019
Section: News
While Federation is committed to rectifying the teacher pay disparity issue as a priority, it is clear some teachers are not being paid their correct salary under the existing arrangements.
State gifts funding at expense of TAFE
26 September 2019
Section: News
The recent roll-out of state-funded programs in the motor vehicle trades underlines the NSW Coalition Government’s preference for business-driven vocational training over the public TAFE system.
Stories to inspire action
25 September 2019
Section: News
The opportunity to be part of a community of teachers where you can express your point of view and have a say in shaping your profession is an uplifting experience, a new book profiling women Federation activists conveys.
Podcast interview raises key issues
25 September 2019
Section: News
Federation President Maurie Mulheron used the platform of Department of Education Secretary Mark Scott’s Every Student podcast to express the need for improvements in the areas of staffing and system-wide support for the work of teachers.
Teachers’ voice to drive negotiations
23 September 2019
Section: News
The collective voice of school members — who want enhancement of their profession’s status and support for their work — will be taken into upcoming Award and Staffing Agreement negotiations with the Department of Education.
Director, Centre for Professional Learning
23 September 2019
Section: Administration
The tenure for this position is 28 January 2020 until 26 January 2023
Bi+ Visibility Day
23 September 2019
Section: News
Bisexuality Day, also known as Bi+ Visibility or Bi Pride Day, is celebrated on 23 September, and aims to provide bisexual people with recognition and to celebrate bisexual history, community and culture.
Be inclusive every day
22 September 2019
Section: News
any schools, workplaces and organisations recently celebrated Wear It Purple Day in order to demonstrate their support for LGBTIQ or rainbow young people.
Ready to dig deeper for my union
22 September 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Activism runs strong in my veins. I have always felt a strong connection to the union movement.
Five-star building
21 September 2019
Section: News
Federation’s head office in Sydney’s Surry Hills has been recognised for its green credentials with a 5-star rating.
Week of action gets traction
21 September 2019
Section: News
We came, we saw … they responded. It could be the catchcry that sums up Federation’s week of action over pay inequity for pre-2016 teachers.
Book Reviews
20 September 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
One careless night, Playing with collage, Failing Nature: the Rise and Fall of the Wilderness Society and So you want to talk about race
Falling GDP spend on education magnified in new OECD figures
20 September 2019
Section: News
New figures released this month in a snapshot of education jurisdictions around the world underline the grim extent of the Morrison Government’s cuts to public school funding.
Department hoses down threat of asbestos
20 September 2019
Section: News
The Department of Education’s asbestos register lists 2185 schools as being contaminated with the hazardous building material, with 109 identified as having the worst category of the substance.
Your workplace contacts
19 September 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Michelle Millard, Wauchope Public School
Leading your Workplace Committee
19 September 2019
Section: News
When a Fed Rep’s first act is to call in the union Organiser to address an everyday issue in their workplace, it’s very likely vital steps have been missed along with the opportunity to develop the capacity of the Workplace Committee.
Theatre Review
19 September 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Regular readers will know I like all sorts of theatre, which does not mean I like it all, although it must be said that I mostly do as I choose what I see.
Your Workplace Contacts
19 September 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
The resolution of a dispute at Narraweena Public School on the northern beaches inspired Federation Representative Pierre-Yves Dejean to coin a new union catchcry: “Divided we beg, united we bargain!”
Retired Teachers Association news
18 September 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Sydney Town Hall tour, More news on Warragamba Dam, Australian Free Trade and Investment Network, Female pioneers, CRUMA report and Upcoming events
Council Report: 7 September 2019
18 September 2019
Section: Administration
As we approach term 4 and near the end of the current Award and Staffing Agreement, there has never been a more important time to recruit new members to the union.
Incentives must not drain funding
18 September 2019
Section: News
Scholarships and pay increases recommended by the Grattan Institute to attract high-achieving HSC students to the teaching profession were worthwhile but should not be allowed to skim money from already-scarce current funding for the public system, Federation has stated.