Here’s to centenary of activism
13 June 2019
Section: News
Councillors, Life Members and guests of the TAFE Teachers Association came together to celebrate 100 years of activism at the TAFE Teachers Association Centenary Anniversary AGM and dinner on 31 May.
Vocational education policy failure
13 June 2019
Section: News
For many years, Federation has warned all levels of government about the flaws in the private vocational education market.
A matter of pride
12 June 2019
Section: News
June is Pride Month, an international celebration of the LGBTIQA+ community. Originally beginning in remembrance of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York – a tipping point in the gay liberation movement in the US
Foster’s high-profile support for public education
12 June 2019
Section: News
He made his name representing Australia on the football field, and now former Socceroos player Craig Foster is kicking goals for teachers and students as a champion of public education.
Union asserts support for journalists and media freedom, following police raids
12 June 2019
Section: News
Federation has expressed its solidarity with journalists and other media workers following recent raids on journalists and media organisations by the Australian Federal Police.
Pre-2016 Teacher Pay Inequity
11 June 2019
Section: News
The New South Wales Teachers Federation is actively addressing and prioritising the resolution of the pay disparity that has occurred as a result of the transition to Standards-Based Remuneration (SBR).
Member of Federation family receives national honour
11 June 2019
Section: News
Federation congratulates Life Member Sharan Burrow, this week honoured as a Companion of the Order of Australia.
Early career teachers in regions put in the picture
11 June 2019
Section: News
Are you a beginning teacher living in regional NSW?
Book Reviews
10 June 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Wilam A Birrarung Story, Black Cockatoo and A White Hot Flame.
Election notice – Presidential Officers – E2019/41
7 June 2019
Section: Administration
Nominations, which must be in writing and comply with the registered rules of the Branch, may be made at any time from 17/07/2019.
NSW Premier’s announcement of a new selective high school is an attack on comprehensive public schooling
4 June 2019
Section: News
The NSW Teachers Federation has condemned the Premier’s decision to establish a new selective high school in southwest Sydney.
New state and federal ministers for women
3 June 2019
Section: News
After the March 2019 NSW election, the Premier announced that the NSW Minister for Women would be Bronwyn Taylor MLC (NSW Nationals).
Council Report: 1 June 2019
3 June 2019
Section: Administration
A strong united membership campaigning together has always been the key to achieving betterments for our members. June Council decisions and their implementation need members in their workplaces and Associations to be active.
Meeting sought over significant underpayment issues
31 May 2019
Section: News
The Department has agreed to meet with Federation over significant issues relating to the underpayment of a “large numbers of teachers”, after the union has been inundated with complaints.
Stolen Generations kit increases knowledge and understanding
29 May 2019
Section: News
Students at Trangie Central School have started a valuable conversation — to understand the truth and progress the collective healing journey of the Stolen Generations, and acknowledge and correct the past.
Thousands of students to resit NAPLAN over online glitches
23 May 2019
Section: News
This year’s botched round of NAPLAN testing proved the examination “really is a dud”, Federation President Maurie Mulheron has declared.
Women: step up your activism with the Anna Stewart Program
22 May 2019
Section: Member’s Voice
Activism can take on many different forms. As a high school English teacher in a country school, until recently, my activism looked like turning up to Association meetings to scoff down chocolate biscuits while writing notes and speaking about what was applicable to my school specifically.
Off to Harvard: Public School principals win awards
20 May 2019
Section: News
Congratulations to three public school principal’s granted scholarships at the Public Education Foundation’s Proudly Public Awards ceremony on 15 May held at Sydney Town Hall.
IDAHOBIT Day provides an opportunity to promote justice and protection for all
16 May 2019
Section: News
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT Day) is an internationally recognised day of significance that aims to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTIQ people.
Recent actions reveal federal party positions on issues affecting women
15 May 2019
Section: News
Where the federal political parties stand on women’s issues has become apparent as the federal election approaches.
Film about Federation’s advocacy nominated for international award
14 May 2019
Section: News
From an idea hatched by two lifelong comrades at a Federation Friday Night Forum in 2015, naa muru gurung (to see a path for children) has blazed a trail all the way to the glittering Nice International Film Festival.