Clean Sweep: Cleaner Schools and TAFE
19 June 2024
Section: News
Federation is calling for school and TAFE cleaners to transition to direct government employment. “We need a system that doesn’t…
Greater job security for TAFE teachers on its way
18 June 2024
Section: News
The 2024–25 NSW Budget contained great news for TAFE members who want a permanent job but have been employed insecurely…
NSW public schools need full funding now to give every child a bright future
16 June 2024
Section: News
It’s time for Anthony Albanese to be “that Prime Minister” for public schools. As a society, we expect governments to…
Patrick White NSW Young Indigenous Writers’ Competition
12 June 2024
Section: News
The Patrick White New South Wales Indigenous Writers Awards is an annual competition, open to NSW Australian Indigenous school aged students from…
Don’t be angry about schools funding. Be furious.
17 May 2024
Section: Columns
Federation recognises that the NSW Department of Education’s recent decision to pull back education funding from schools was hard felt. …
NSW public schools urgently need full funding new research shows
15 May 2024
Section: Media Release
The urgent need for the full funding of NSW public schools is demonstrated in new research that reveals acute teacher…
Recommendations for inclusion
13 May 2024
Section: Columns
Yarning In Progress: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 Members of Federation’s Aboriginal Members and Aboriginal Education committees welcome the Australian…
Action: an antidote for bad government policy
10 May 2024
Section: News
Overloaded with work and experiencing emotional and moral fatigue — the legacy of a government failing to value its teacher…
Governments must invest in education to address racism
9 May 2024
Section: Columns
Multicultural Matters: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 “Throughout history, the role of education in building lasting peace has been undervalued.”…
$9.9 billion capital funding divide in NSW
8 May 2024
Section: News
Pressure on the Albanese Government to end a decade of neglect and urgently invest in public school infrastructure has grown…
Early childhood education provision
7 May 2024
Section: Columns
Women In Education: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 Federation is encouraged by the NSW Government’s 2023–24 Budget commitments to enhance…
Doubling down on funding negotiations
6 May 2024
Section: News
More than a decade after governments determined the funding benchmark for a child to succeed at school as part of…
Tips for the year ahead
5 May 2024
Section: Columns
Early Career Insights: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 Your first few years in the profession can be exciting as you…
Champions for fair funding will always be needed
4 May 2024
Section: News
Indeed, public education funding was discussed at Federation’s first annual conference in 1919. Effective class sizes, sufficient teaching resources and…
Casual teacher shortage
3 May 2024
Section: Columns
A Casual Word: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 The teacher shortage has always been most acutely felt through a scarcity…
Preschooling campaign seeks equality
2 May 2024
Section: News
The NSW Government’s announcement of 100 new public preschools is a significant first step towards Federation’s campaign for universal, public…
Full funding will help every student with disability succeed
1 May 2024
Section: Columns
Enabling Equity: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 On 26 March, Federation gave evidence to the parliamentary inquiry into Children and…
Students with disabilities deserve better
29 April 2024
Section: News
One of the easiest things both the federal and state governments could do to address increased student complexity and the…
Temporary engagements
26 April 2024
Section: Columns
Know Your Rights: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 When must I be employed on a temporary engagement?If it is known…
Revitalising TAFE
24 April 2024
Section: News
Federation endorses the recommendations of the NSW Government- appointed Vocational Education and Training Review Panel’s first report, released on 25…
Stop delaying salary rises
23 April 2024
Section: Columns
TAFE Talk: Education Quarterly, Issue 9 2024 The three TAFE sector enterprise agreements under negotiation with the TAFE Commission of…