Protect professional status
Over the past six weeks, Federation has intervened in, and responded to, a multitude of impending policy changes directly affecting the work of our teachers and principals in schools and in TAFE.
Marino leaves Norfolk Island out in the cold – Assistant Minister refuses to meet
2 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Students, staff and the Norfolk Island community remain in a state of uncertainty as the Morrison Government fails to announce an education provider for Norfolk Island Central School for 2022 and beyond.
Minister snubs Norfolk school crisis meeting
2 June 2021
Section: News
Students, teachers and parents on Norfolk Island continue to be “left out in the cold” after the federal Minister responsible for education in the territory snubbed a Federation delegation.
Teachers at Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus walk off the job
2 June 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus (GLCTC) have walked off the job over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their school and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
NSW School Staffing Crisis Hits Queanbeyan
1 June 2021
Section: Media Release
Staff at Queanbeyan West Public School have walked off the job over the negative impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school.
Staff at Coffs Harbour High School walk out over staffing crisis
1 June 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Coffs Harbour High School have walked off the job over the impact of the staffing crisis at their school and many others around the state.
NSW Teachers Federation secures action on mental health at work
31 May 2021
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation welcomes the NSW Government’s Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work and the reinforcement of employers’ legal duty of care and responsibilities to address teachers’ mental health at work.
Teachers at Great Lakes College Forster Campus walk out over school staffing crisis
31 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Great Lakes College Forster Campus (GLCFC) have walked off the job over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their school and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
Inspiring others to find their inner ‘powers’
30 May 2021
Section: News
It would be wonderful to see schools recognising and implementing strategies to support teachers with multiple sclerosis (MS), so they can stay as valued members of the workforce, said North Curl Curl Public School teacher Maxine Gourley.
Staffing crisis hits students with disability at Rosemeadow in Sydney’s south west
28 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Rosemeadow’s Mary Brooksbank School are calling for immediate action from the NSW Government to ease the staffing crisis at their school.
More teachers walk off the job over school staffing crisis
28 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Broken Hill High School have walked off the job over significant staffing problems at their school and others across regional and remote parts of the state.
Teachers at Wauchope High walk out over school staffing crisis
27 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Wauchope High School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their school and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
Teachers at Lithgow High walk off the job over staffing crisis
26 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Lithgow High School walked off the job on Tuesday as a result of the impact the state-wide teacher shortage is having on their school.
New School Staffing Agreement signed
26 May 2021
Section: News
A new School Staffing Agreement will operate from day 1, term 3, 2021, until the end of term 4, 2023.
Staffing crisis sparks teacher walkout at Toormina High School
26 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Toormina High School near Sawtell on the Mid North Coast have walked out over the impact the state-wide staffing crisis is having on their school.
Gunnedah High School teachers walk off the job over staffing crisis
25 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Gunnedah High School have walked off the job over the impact of the staffing crisis at Gunnedah and many other schools in remote and regional parts of the state.
Jobs cut as NSW Government breaks promises on staffing at Murwillumbah high school
24 May 2021
Section: Media Release
Despite written and verbal assurances from the NSW Government, Murwillumbah High School has had its staffing cut for 2021.
Teachers at Grafton High School walk off the job over school staffing crisis
20 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Grafton High School have walked off the job today over significant staffing problems at their school made worse by a state-wide shortage of teachers.
Teachers at Wingham and Port Macquarie walk out over school staffing crisis
19 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Wingham Public School and Port Macquarie’s Westport Public School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff their schools and other public schools in rural and remote parts of the state.
Bomaderry high teachers want urgent action on dilapidated buildings
18 May 2021
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation members at Bomaderry High School have stopped work over the failure of the NSW Government to address the problems associated with a number of old, leaking and dilapidated buildings at their school.
NSW Government must address staffing crisis with more permanent teachers
17 May 2021
Section: Media Release
A study of public-school employment trends which found a reliance on temporary teachers was making teaching a less attractive profession, must be addressed by the NSW Government.