Release time high on agenda
16 November 2019
Section: News
Federation is pursuing the employment of additional permanent classroom, executive, specialist and non-school based teaching positions
Meetings commence on teacher salaries
15 November 2019
Section: News
Formal negotiations have commenced with the Department of Education around the new schools Award, which determines the salaries and working conditions of all teachers
Teachers continue wage and conditions struggle
14 November 2019
Section: News
Former General Secretary and President Max Taylor has compared the industrial struggles in TAFE today with problems of the past, noting the union has repeatedly staved off teaching-load increases
Union’s bright future
14 November 2019
Section: News
Young union members proved to be the embodiment of the theme for this year’s World Teachers’ Day — Young teachers: The future of the profession — at a recent conference.
Collaboration central to development process
13 November 2019
Section: News
“The overarching purpose of the performance and development process is to support the ongoing improvement of student outcomes through continuous development of a skilled, effective and professional teaching workforce.”
Enabling Equity
13 November 2019
Section: Columns
Inadequate government funding for students with disability continues to put increasing pressure on all public school settings as they work to meet the learning needs of all their students.
Support for schools in bushfire crisis
11 November 2019
Section: News
Schools, TAFE workplaces and local communities in several NSW regions are being significantly affected by bushfires.
Federation saves jobs
10 November 2019
Section: News
Federation Representative at Broken Hill High School Jason Bradley has witnessed first hand the benefits of the staffing moratorium negotiated by Federation
How many students should be in my class?
10 November 2019
Section: News
The schools Staffing Agreement 2016–2020, between the Department of Education and Federation, notes: “Class sizes will be planned generally on the following basis and will have regard to the needs of the school”
Paper Plane
10 November 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Entering a primary classroom for a secondary teacher can be quite confronting. In my new job, I am working across both primary and secondary and last week found myself taking a grade 2 class for a lesson.
Forced transfer on hold for dry areas
9 November 2019
Section: News
Negotiations with the Department in August last year resulted in an agreement to suspend forced teacher transfers in parts of the state affected by drought to support schools and the community
Retired Teachers Association news
9 November 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
The Retired Teachers Association strongly condemns Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his November announcement of federal legislation to ban protests.
Living the dream
9 November 2019
Section: News
My participation in a two-week Anna Stewart Program immersed me in union life and left me feeling even more energised and enthusiastic than when I arrived.
Film reviews
8 November 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
The Report, Pain and Glory, Pavarotti, Judy, Ride Like a Girl and Promised
Country comes first
8 November 2019
Section: News
Mismanagment … corporate greed and capitalism in this country has killed our rivers
Political and natural disasters: both bad for communities
8 November 2019
Section: Columns
There are very few national institutions with the reach of TAFE.
TAFE negotiations and you: engagement imperative
8 November 2019
Section: News
TAFE member engagement in Federation’s bargaining campaign will strengthen the union’s power in protecting and improving your salaries and working conditions.
Association Spotlight: Armidale Teachers Association
7 November 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
The best thing our Association has done in the past five years has been to win employment protections for our high school teachers.