Federation marks TAFE disability support milestone
19 June 2018
Section: News
Federation celebrated 40 years of support services for TAFE students with a disability at a special function on Thursday evening, 7 June, at Federation House.
Council Report: 2 June 2018
19 June 2018
Section: Administration
On 2 June, Council heard reports and made decisions on a number of important matters.
Unity! Strength! Justice!
18 June 2018
Section: News
A highlight of Federation’s centenary celebrations will be an exhibition honouring its proud 100-year history of support for teachers and their students, schools and communities.
PLAN2 data collection requirements cut
18 June 2018
Section: News
The Department of Education has responded positively to Federation’s call for a significant reduction in the workload associated with data collection for PLAN2 in the Early Action for Success (EAfS) schools.
School building program not compliant
15 June 2018
Section: News
Federation continues to receive concerning reports from members regarding school building projects in a number of locations across the state.
Join the countdown to our centenary
15 June 2018
Section: News
June 18 marks the start of Federation’s 100-day countdown to the anniversary of its formation 100 years ago.
Concerns about People Matter survey
15 June 2018
Section: News
Survey data from the People Matter employee survey in 2018 will be made available to the Department of Education for individual workplaces with a minimum of 10 respondents.
Teaching without teachers: A new business plan
15 June 2018
Section: Columns
I am concerned that teachers are in danger of losing control of who teaches, what is taught and how we teach, as “edu-businesses” move to directly influence politicians, advisers and policy makers.
There’s nothing casual about teaching
14 June 2018
Section: News
Long service leave (LSL) is available to casual teachers as a payout when the casual teacher ceases employment with the Department and in some circumstances it may also be taken as leave.
Your workplace contacts
14 June 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
For the first year in some time, James Cook High has a Workplace Committee and it’s an achievement the school’s Federation Representative Thomas O’Connor is most proud of.
Organising for intervention
14 June 2018
Section: News
The narrative around teaching Aboriginal children with a disability has to change if outcomes such as those highlighted by the Close the Gap report are to improve, a workshop at Aboriginal Members Conference was told.
Staff reject open-space learning
14 June 2018
Section: News
While teachers and the community of Arthur Phillip High School welcome the much overdue infrastructure investment, the Department has refused to address numerous issues raised from within the workplace.
NSW Opposition commits to ethics option
13 June 2018
Section: News
The NSW Labor Party has committed to reinstating the option for ethics classes on school enrolment forms.
TAFE voice tuned for election campaigns
13 June 2018
Section: News
Plans for campaigning on TAFE issues during the upcoming state and federal elections were developed at a recent strategy meeting involving Federation officers in the Post Schools unit.
Association Spotlight: Inner City
13 June 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
This edition of Association Spotlight focuses on the Inner City Teachers Association.
Teachers commit to informing voters on school funding cuts
13 June 2018
Section: News
The Fair Funding Now! campaign has been launched in seven locations across four federal electorates in the state, attracting hundreds of teachers ready to drive the campaign forward into the next federal election.
Book Reviews
12 June 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
This edition of book reviews contains Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann, Talking to My Daughter About the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis and No Shortcuts, Organising for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane F. McAlevey
History Lesson: Teachers and free speech
12 June 2018
Section: News
The significance of the “Beatrice Taylor affair” can’t be overstated, not only for the future of Federation but also the concept of mass mobilisation, Federation leaderships’ later tactics, political affiliation freedoms for citizens, and the Communist abolition referendum and battle for control of the union in the 1950s.
From “Beach to Bush”
12 June 2018
Section: Member’s Voice
A “beach to bush” change has proved a challenging but rewarding year for newly appointed principal at Pilliga Public School Seonid Stewart.
Beginning Teacher conferences worth the travel time
8 June 2018
Section: News
Federation’s Beginning Teacher conferences are attracting teachers from hundreds of kilometres away who come to participate in a fun and informative weekend of professional learning.
Campaign wins recurrent funding increase
8 June 2018
Section: News
While the Turnbull Government has refused to fund its share of the final two years of the NSW Gonski agreement, the schools funding campaign has been successful in attracting an additional $1.4 billion to NSW public schools since 2014.