Prime Minister Morrison must restore TAFE for Australia’s Future
24 August 2018
Section: News
If Australia’s new Prime Minister wants to ensure economic growth and stability for Australia’s future, he must restore the majority of public funding for vocational education to TAFE.
Department of Education Evaluation of the Compressed Curriculum
24 August 2018
Section: News
The Department’s Centre for Education, Statistics and Evaluation is undertaking a review of the Compressed Curriculum in 2018. T
Amidst political chaos, schools need funding certainty
23 August 2018
Section: News
While there’s ongoing political turmoil in Canberra, students in Australian public schools are missing out on much needed support, Federation President Maurie Mulheron said today.
Further delays to payroll while missing pay is rectified
23 August 2018
Section: News
The Department has advised all affected teachers of further delays to the rollout of the SAP HR/Payroll system.
Clarification on work placement contact
23 August 2018
Section: News
Site visits are not mandatory for contact with students on work experience or work placement, it has been confirmed.
Book Reviews
22 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
This edition of book reviews includes Julián is a Mermaid, The Poesy Ring, Here I Stand: Stories that Speak for Freedom and Populism Now! The Case for Progressive Populism
Election Notice: Casual Vacancy – Branch Executice E2018/171
22 August 2018
Section: Administration
Election Notice: Casual Vacancy – Branch Executice E2018/171
Your say: You are the union
22 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
If it wasn’t for Federation, our work would be even more difficult than what we face today. We need to honour the work of the dedicated unionists who’ve gone before us.
Historic school photos to feature in centenary exhibition
22 August 2018
Section: News
As part of the union’s centenary celebrations, Federation has undertaken a year-long research and curatorial project to bring you Unity! Strength! Justice! — an exhibition that tells the stories of Federation’s 100 years of activism in support of public education.
Your say: Half-baked ideas endanger us all
21 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
The article in The Australian, “TAFE’s shortcut courses get a rise from bakers”, on 18 July 2018, stated that TAFE is offering a shortened version of Certificate III in Retail Baking that allows a student to earn the same qualification in 18 weeks as someone who has completed a four-year apprenticeship. What a half-baked idea.
Fair Funding Now! national week of action to focus on community campaigning
21 August 2018
Section: News
Market stalls, P&C meetings and face-to-face conversations with parents and community members at the school gate will be the focus of a national week of action in the Fair Funding Now! campaign from 3-9 September.
History Lesson: Salaries campaigning: An endurance test requiring all members
21 August 2018
Section: News
In the early 20th century, growing numbers of teachers began realising that the only path to salary justice was to organise and fight for the right to appear before an independent tribunal, rather than rely on the sympathetic promises of politicians.
Affordable housing for teachers
20 August 2018
Section: News
A residential project planned for Miranda will provide affordable housing for teachers and other key workers in the Sutherland Shire, Federation General Secretary John Dixon told August Council.
There’s nothing casual about teaching
19 August 2018
Section: News
For those casual teachers who received a Working With Children Check (WWCC) in 2013, the process for renewals began from June 2018.
High Court action supported by Federation
19 August 2018
Section: News
The Teachers Federation has joined in legal action to the High Court, initiated by Unions NSW, in response to the NSW Government’s attempt to severely limit the capacity of unions to vigorously and publicly articulate matters on behalf of members in the context of the forthcoming state election campaign.
Disability forum puts pressure on governments
In the Fairfield area, teachers have a strong history of being adept at recognising and supporting the learning for our students with disability.
Survey results show LGBTIQA+ discrimination still rife in school
17 August 2018
Section: News
Workplace discrimination against LGBTIQA+ teachers remains a significant issue across NSW, according to a recent joint research project between Federation and Western Sydney University.
Association Spotlight: Barrier
17 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
The Barrier Teachers Association serves Broken Hill, Menindee and Wilcannia and boasts a 95 per cent membership rate. Many of our new teachers originate from the NSW east coast and they find the TA’s social network supportive and welcoming.
Your workplace contacts
16 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
Encouraging members to understand their working rights and empowering them to speak up is an essential role of being a school Fed Rep, according to Diane Dass from Kellyville High School in Sydney’s north-west.
Cards of kindness
16 August 2018
Section: News
Federation was proud to deliver $1400 worth of Opal and gift cards to the Asylum Seekers Centre in Newtown on behalf of members across NSW who collected them following a request from the union.
Retired Teacher Association news
16 August 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
In June, Janine Kitson presented important information regarding the conservation of Gardens of Stone National Park near Lithgow, NSW.