State parties signal breakthrough staffing reform
26 February 2019
Section: News
The protection and enhancement of a statewide staffing system that distributes qualified, permanent teachers to every public school community across NSW, remains the most responsible use of additional needs-based funding in our public schools.
Schools bordering drought-affected areas can apply for staffing maintenance
17 November 2018
Section: News
Communities affected by drought will have staffing levels at their schools maintained, in a significant success for Federation members.
Enhanced staffing — not cuts — needed to improve quality and equity
9 July 2018
Section: News
Federation is calling on the State Government and Education Department to improve permanent staffing levels in all settings, in support of a high quality/high equity public school system.
Campaign wins recurrent funding increase
8 June 2018
Section: News
While the Turnbull Government has refused to fund its share of the final two years of the NSW Gonski agreement, the schools funding campaign has been successful in attracting an additional $1.4 billion to NSW public schools since 2014.