ABC Friends in need of teachers
23 April 2018
Section: News
Lobby group ABC Friends has urged teachers to join the fight to defend the national broadcaster from funding cuts and a conservative political agenda, including the assault by the Murdoch press.
Minister commits to permanent teachers in TAFE
20 April 2018
Section: News
The Minister for TAFE Adam Marshall has listened to TAFE teachers and committed to recruit permanent teachers to TAFE NSW.
Teachers send strong message to COAG
13 April 2018
Section: News
State and federal ministers in Adelaide for a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting have been presented with a letter signed by 5900 teachers, principals, support staff and parents calling for fair funding of public schools.
Leave win for surrogacy and out-of-home care
11 April 2018
Section: News
After lengthy negotiations led by Federation and other public sector unions, and amid delays by NSW Treasury, teachers can finally access leave for surrogacy and permanent out-of-home care.
It’s time for a new NAPLAN
9 April 2018
Section: News
A major report released today has revealed Australia’s NAPLAN testing regime is failing the nation’s students and is quite possibly contributing to declining performance standards across the nation.
NAPLAN fosters bad writing: expert
9 April 2018
Section: News
World-leading figure in writing assessment Dr Les Perelman is suggesting a new approach for the NAPLAN major writing task.
Training course seeks to engage wider community
5 April 2018
Section: News
As a part of the Fair Funding Now campaign, Federation has conducted six targeted campaign training days involving Federation Representatives, parents and principals in the key electorates of Banks, Gilmore, Page and Robertson.
Public outrage at bus privatisation
3 April 2018
Section: News
The privatisation of public services is an issue close to the hearts of public school teachers.
Startling figures support funding campaign
3 April 2018
Section: News
A national report that shows the declining performance of our most disadvantaged school students will cost the country at least $120 billion in coming decades, reinforced Federation’s campaign for fairer public school funding, President Maurie Mulheron said.
Overwhelming response to workload survey
31 March 2018
Section: News
Federation thanks the more than 18,200 members who responded to the survey “Understanding work in schools – the foundation for teaching and learning”, which closed on 26 March.
Change afoot as NSW Government responds to Disability Inquiry recommendations
30 March 2018
Section: News
The Berejiklian Government has tabled its response to the recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Education of Students with a Disability or Special Needs in NSW.
Federal Government slow to respond on TAFE report
29 March 2018
Section: News
The Federal Government has paid little more than lip service to a raft of recommendations for TAFE made by the Standing Committee on Education and Employment in a report it tabled three-and-a-half years ago.
Enhanced school staffing entitlements
29 March 2018
Section: News
Significant improvements to school staffing entitlements will be one of the priority policy objectives of Federation in the lead up to the March 2019 state election.
Join the push for proper resourcing
28 March 2018
Section: News
Everyone committed to achieving fair funding for public schools has been urged by Federation President Maurie Mulheron to sign up to the Fair Funding Now campaign.
Change the Rules campaign
28 March 2018
Section: News
The May Day marches in Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle will focus on the combined union campaign to “Change the Rules”.
Together we can make change — sign up to the Fair Funding Now campaign
27 March 2018
Section: News
Fair funding for public schools is the focus of a major campaign launched today by the Australian Education Union.
Fair funding for public schools campaign to reach all communities
27 March 2018
Section: News
The campaign for fair funding for public schools will ramp up from today, Australian Education Union Federal President Correna Haythorpe said.
Voters in key electorates want fair funding for public schools
27 March 2018
Section: News
The overwhelming majority of voters in 18 key marginal electorates believe federal funding for public school is too low and that funding should be increased straight away, a new poll reveals.
Sam Lewis Peace Prize winners
26 March 2018
Section: News
Year 1 students at Canley Vale Public School have won Federation’s Sam Lewis Peace and Environment Award with their short film called the “Kindness Project”.
Standing-room only at HSC English conference
23 March 2018
Section: News
Today’s HSC English conference was standing-room only and Mark Scott saw firsthand how our membership engages in professional learning opportunities.
Stop TAFE Cuts campaign update
23 March 2018
Section: News
Federation members continue to campaign against the federal and state governments’ failed vocational education policies.