Overturned expenses decision to benefit others
29 August 2019
Section: News
Federation has successfully overturned a decision by the Department of Education that has led to members having certainty over their rights to access Transferred Officers Compensation when transferring under Section 51A.
It’s time to close the gender pay gap
28 August 2019
Section: News
As public education teachers we believe in a fair start for all our students.
ACARA masks truth about NAPLAN data
28 August 2019
Section: News
ACARA’s ‘nothing to see here’ approach to the NAPLAN 2019 data release and its mishandling of the NAPLAN online debacle has reinforced yet again the need for a comprehensive review of the entire NAPLAN testing regime.
Statewide solution to inequity involves raising the school staffing entitlement
28 August 2019
Section: News
System failures are denying the necessary resources and staffing that schools need to realise the potential of rural students, says Federation Acting Deputy President Henry Rajendra.
Book Reviews
27 August 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Little Frida, Just Flesh & Blood, Accidental Feminists, Some Kids series and Modern HERstory.
Unite to advance profession
27 August 2019
Section: News
Reach deep into your school and TAFE communities to build new relationships with the female colleagues in your workplace and strengthen those relationships that you already have, Federation Senior Vice President Amber Flohm told members participating in the union’s virtual Women’s Conference on 22 August.
Association Spotlight: Wellington Teachers Association
27 August 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Our association enjoys strong Federation membership and Wellington TA meetings are generally well attended, with most regular attendees being high-school staff.
Share your ideas for a better work life
26 August 2019
Section: News
Federation is not only an industrial union for all public education teachers and related employees in NSW, we are also the professional body for those teachers, educators and education-related professionals.
Management changes and compliance red tape hindering students and teachers
24 August 2019
Section: News
The recent resignation of TAFE Managing Director Dr Caralee McLiesh just nine months after the previous Managing Director moved on has highlighted the problems facing TAFE, its students, teachers and communities.
New courses for the CPL
23 August 2019
Section: News
The CPL has developed new courses for members that are being offered in Terms 3 and 4, 2019. Course topics include HSC history, HSC visual arts, technology and statistics for mathematics and science.
Your workplace
23 August 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Federation’s support and guidance to resolve a workplace issue inspired Sharree Gardner to ensure colleagues would not find themselves without the valuable assistance of their union.
Retired Teachers Association news
22 August 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Threats to press freedom The NSW Retired Teachers Association condemns raids by the Australian Federal Police on the home of…
Vale Bill Ballantyne
22 August 2019
Section: News
Federation Life Member Bill Ballantyne was a courageous unionist and Organiser who led his colleagues in many Federation campaigns. He was never one to walk away from anything he believed was worth fighting for.
Council Report: 10 August 2019
22 August 2019
Section: Administration
Federation holds a proud, firm and long held belief that social justice matters are union business. These beliefs were strongly displayed during the August Council meeting.
Support the student climate change movement on September 20
22 August 2019
Section: News
Members are encouraged to attend a workplace meeting on 20 September — the day of the student-led Global Climate Strike — to consider a motion on climate change that will be sent to state and federal politicians.
Members unite over unjust wages transition
21 August 2019
Section: News
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell and her government colleagues from around the state have been hearing from Federation members that teachers want an immediate resolution to the standards-based pay inequalities for teachers in public schools, created by the NSW Government’s public sector wages policy.
Paper plane
21 August 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Last week, I arrived at school, attended my morning briefing, sat down at my desk and had a feeling that I should be somewhere else. Not on a tropical island or at home in my bed, but a real feeling that I wasn’t supposed to be at work.
Have your say on resourcing for students with disability and their schools
19 August 2019
Section: News
Your union wants to hear from school teachers about the extent of inadequate targeted support funding for students with additional needs, as part of the Time to Act campaign.
Richest schools get cream of government funding
13 August 2019
Section: News
The gaping divide between Australia’s four biggest-spending schools and the poorest 1800 schools has graphically exposed the Morrison Government’s handouts to rich non-government schools at the expense of the public system, Federation President Maurie Mulheron said.
NSW Government’s unjust wages transition motivates unified member response
12 August 2019
Section: News
Federation members are taking collective action to fight pay inequities inflicted upon their public school teacher colleagues by the NSW Coalition Government.
Peace competition provides chance for students to be creative and win
12 August 2019
Section: News
Time is running out for students to complete entries for the Sam Lewis Peace Awards.