CPL takes the angst out of the Performance and Development Framework
20 March 2019
Section: News
Teachers can use the Performance and Development Framework process to achieve their professional goals without it being an overwhelming experience, Federation members were assured at a recent Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) course.
Mass of beginning teachers’ questions answered at Federation conference
19 March 2019
Section: News
New Federation members — keen to have all their questions about the profession answered — paid close attention at the Beginning Teachers Conference held in Bundanoon at the weekend.
Harmony Day – A time for reflection
As we approach Harmony Day this year, we join the rest of the world in condemning the far-right extremist terrorist attack against the people of New Zealand.
Casual Vacancy for Communications and Online Coordinator 2019-2021
19 March 2019
Section: Administration
Nominations are hereby invited for the following position:
• Communications and Online Coordinator (1)
CPL supports members closer to home
18 March 2019
Section: News
The Centre for Professional Learning travels to regional centres to offer high-quality training and support of members working out of Sydney.
TAFE reimagined as a flexible vocational education provider, responsive to local needs
15 March 2019
Section: News
Groups cognisant of the critical role TAFE plays in the strength of local communities discussed concepts to rejuvenate and modernise the public educator provider at a roundtable hosted by Federation this week.
Federation supports student action on climate change
14 March 2019
Section: News
The NSW Teachers Federation supports the right of young people to join together to protest about the need for urgent and sustained action on climate change. This is their democratic right.
CPL courses offer invaluable ideas for new members’ professional toolkits
14 March 2019
Section: News
The Centre for Professional Learning runs several courses to support Federation members who are new to the teaching profession.
Dash of history to be preserved in library
13 March 2019
Section: News
A significant chapter in Federation’s early history will be preserved after the family of the second President presented artefacts and documents from the era to the union’s library.
International Women’s Day
11 March 2019
Section: News
International Women’s Day (IWD) was marked on Friday 8 March. Federation encouraged workplaces to participate in International Women’s Day activities across the state.
Election: funding breakthrough
11 March 2019
Section: News
Federation helped gain a significant step towards fair funding of public schools after an announcement over the weekend that a Labor state government would fully fund the public system.
JPL Podcast episodes now in print
10 March 2019
Section: News
Transcripts of some of the JPL Podcast’s most popular episodes are now accessible to members.
Trauma-informed education
9 March 2019
Section: News
Childhood trauma and toxic stress are recognised as the world’s leading health epidemic and only recently have its consequences and remedies started trickling down to education policy and practice, members were told at March’s Principals’ Conference.
CPL provides second chance for members to enrol in HSC English conference
8 March 2019
Section: News
Due to popular demand from Federation members for training and support to implement the new Stage 6 English syllabus, the Centre for Professional Learning is taking bookings for a second Let’s Enrich and Enjoy HSC English Conference.
Workload burden and how to fix it highlighted to federal MPs
7 March 2019
Section: News
Members’ concerns about excessive workload have been conveyed to a federal inquiry into the status of the teaching profession.
Funding for public schools must come first
7 March 2019
Section: News
The State Government should be prioritising the construction of public schools, Federation President Maurie Mulheron said today, in response to the Berejiklian Government’s promise of an extra $0.5 billion for the Catholic and independent systems.
Union connects with new teachers in the outback
6 March 2019
Section: News
New Federation members are praising the one-day Beginning Teachers Conference they attended in Broken Hill at the weekend.
Enabling Equity
5 March 2019
Section: News
Significant government announcements promise new hope for students with disability, their families and their schooling.
Use your professional wisdom to shift the mindset in your school for the better
5 March 2019
Section: News
You have a key role to play in shifting schools and young people to a creative mindset, principal members of Federation were told by Pasi Sahlberg
2019 campaign priorities
4 March 2019
Section: News
The campaign priorities outlined here are by no means an exhaustive list nor are they necessarily in any particular order. Rather, these are the major issues, determined by members at Federation’s democratic decision-making forums, that we will continue to campaign for in the forthcoming elections, and beyond.
NSW Liberals and Nationals
4 March 2019
Section: News
Providing a universal, high quality education to every child — regardless of race, religion, circumstances or background — is at the heart of our social contract. It is at the heart of the NSW Liberals and Nationals education policy platform. In years gone by, the regulation of teachers by governments has been characterised by distrust and hostility (the 1872 the Rules for Teachers even dictated how many nights per week could be used for “courting”, and required teachers to clean chimneys).