Meal allowance claim forms
15 August 2018
Section: News
Teachers working outside usual hours now have a mechanism for claiming a meal allowance directly from the Department of Education.
Australian Education Union NSWTF Branch Councillors Election
10 August 2018
Section: Administration
Nominations are called for New South Wales Teachers Federation (NSWTF) Branch Councillors. Nominations, which must be in writing and comply…
Australian Education Union NSWTF Branch Councillors Election – E2018-108
10 August 2018
Section: Administration
Nominations are called for New South Wales Teachers Federation (NSWTF) Branch Councillors
Education Week 2018 – Reflecting on the past to shape the future
6 August 2018
Section: News
by Maurie Mulheron, President August 6-10 2018 is Education Week, a time to reflect on the achievements and impact of…
Turnbull Government to send unqualified teachers into classrooms
3 August 2018
Section: News
Putting unqualified teachers in front of a class of students would have devastating consequences for a child’s education — it…
Phonics research review confirms NSW syllabus approach
30 July 2018
Section: News
In response to the increasingly politicised arguments regarding the teaching of reading in schools, Federation commissioned Professor of Teacher Education and the Arts at the University of Sydney, Robyn Ewing, to publish a review of relevant research into teaching reading and literacy, and the role phonics plays within it.
Union attentive to promised transformation of education of students with disability
15 July 2018
Section: News
Federation will be vigilant over changing approaches to the education of students with disability and hold the NSW Government and Department of Education to account, Claudia Vera, Officer with carriage of disability matters, told Annual Conference earlier this week.
TAFE and Corrective Services on Federation’s election agenda
14 July 2018
Section: News
Our public TAFE system was the envy of the world, but then it started to be destroyed, Federation President Maurie Mulheron told Annual Conference Delegates earlier this week.
Local unity essential in global fight against school privatisation
13 July 2018
Section: News
The rise in commercialisation of public schools around the world must be opposed through union solidarity, according to Education International project director Angelo Gavrielatos.
Workplace discrimination against LGBTIQ teachers “widespread”, study finds
13 July 2018
Section: News
Workplace discrimination against LGBTIQ teachers is relatively widespread, taking its greatest toll on psychological wellbeing, according to a study conducted jointly by Western Sydney University and the NSW Teachers Federation.
Language learning fundamental to social cohesion, Annual Conference hears
Improvements need to be made to language education provision in NSW public schools, Federation’s Multicultural Officer/Organiser Amber Flohm said at Annual Conference earlier this week.
Quality school infrastructure — an issue for state and federal governments
12 July 2018
Section: News
Federation rejects the unilateral imposition of open-space learning on new and existing schools.
Salaries and funding among campaign issues for NSW state election
11 July 2018
Section: News
Federation will campaign for a significant breakthrough in teacher salaries in the next award — without trade-offs — Federation’s Annual Conference determined.
Relationships the X-factor in Aboriginal People’s advancement
10 July 2018
Section: News
“Relationships, relationships, relationships — I can’t stress this enough,” Federation’s Aboriginal Education Coordinator told teachers at Annual Conference.
Australia must learn lessons from UK education system
10 July 2018
Section: News
Parallels between the challenges facing teacher unions in the UK and Australia emphasise the benefits of teacher solidarity across borders, UK National Education Union Joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney said at Federation’s Annual Conference.
Federation has a key role to play in ACTU’s Change the Rules campaign
10 July 2018
Section: News
Federation has an essential role to play in the Australian Council of Trade Union’s Change the Rules campaign, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus told the union’s 100th Annual Conference.
Change the Rules: Overturn the NSW Public Sector Wages Policy
10 July 2018
Section: News
Federation will campaign with other public sector unions and Unions NSW to overturn the NSW Public Sector Wages policy and restore the right of public sector workers to pursue wage claims in the Industrial Relations Commission unfettered by Government policy, Annual Conference determined on Monday.
Profession offers suggestions to shift workload focus to teaching and learning
9 July 2018
Section: News
Immediate action is needed to address the “very substantial, potentially debilitating and growing” demands upon teachers, “particularly in relation to administrative work”, a new report by Sydney and Curtin university academics.
Federal Government’s failure to address needs of nation’s First Peoples condemned
9 July 2018
Section: News
The Turnbull Government’s neglect of the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been condemned by Delegates at Federation’s Annual Conference.
Local Schools, Local Decisions needs to go
9 July 2018
Section: News
Loud applause met Federation Deputy President Joan Lemaire’s statement, “We need to end Local Schools, Local Decisions,” at Annual Conference today.
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.