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Teachers at Lithgow High walk off the job over staffing crisis

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.

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Staffing crisis sparks teacher walkout at Toormina High School

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.

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Gunnedah High School teachers walk off the job over staffing crisis

​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.

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Jobs cut as NSW Government breaks promises on staffing at Murwillumbah high school

Despite written and verbal assurances from the NSW Government, Murwillumbah High School has had its staffing cut for 2021.

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Teachers at Grafton High School walk off the job over school staffing crisis

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.

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Teachers at Wingham and Port Macquarie walk out over school staffing crisis

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.

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Bomaderry high teachers want urgent action on dilapidated buildings

​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.

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Staff At South Grafton High School Demand Five More Teachers As State-Wide Staffing Crisis Worsens

NSW Teachers Federation members at South Grafton High School have walked off the job over the staffing crisis at their school which has been unable to find replacement teachers to fill vacancies or to cover for colleagues on leave for more than a year.

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NSW Government must address staffing crisis with more permanent teachers

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.

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Concord High staff walkout as staffing crisis hits metro schools

NSW Teachers Federation members at Concord High School walked off the job today and are calling on the Education Department to urgently deal with the staffing crisis at their school and hundreds of other schools across the state.

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Teachers at Chatham High, Taree walk out over school staffing crisis

NSW Teachers Federation members at Chatham High School in Taree 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.

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John Dixon To Serve His Last Day As Federation’s General Secretary On May Day

State Council of the NSW Teachers Federation will farewell General Secretary, John Dixon today,1 May, 2021 — May Day.

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Teachers at Gilgandra High walk out over school staffing crisis

​NSW Teachers Federation members at Gilgandra 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.

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New research shows thousands of additional teachers needed in NSW

NSW needs to recruit a minimum of 11,000 teachers by 2031 to meet record enrolment growth and the number rises to almost 14,000 if the student to teacher ratio is lowered to the national average, new research to be released today reveals.

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NSW Government fails to build enough schools and recruit sufficient teachers

The release of the Auditor-General’s Report into school infrastructure raises serious concerns about the lack of planning being undertaken by the NSW Government for the provision of public education.

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Teachers walk off the job as NSW Government fails to solve school staffing crisis

NSW Teachers Federation members at Forster Public School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff schools in rural and remote parts of the state.

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NSW Government ‘grab for cash’ puts scone TAFE’s future at risk

The NSW Teachers Federation condemns the sale of Scone TAFE college to Racing NSW.

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NSW Government fails to solve school staffing crisis

​NSW Teachers Federation members at Lake Macquarie High School walked off the job today over the NSW Government’s failure to properly staff schools in rural and remote parts of the state.

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Teacher shortage sparks teacher walkout in Riverina

NSW Teachers Federation members at Darlington Point Public School near Griffith have today walked off the job over the Government’s failure to properly staff schools in rural and regional areas.

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NSW school staffing crisis worsens in rural and remote areas

​Staff at Wentworth Public School and Buronga Public School near Mildura on the NSW-Victoria border have joined the list of remote schools concerned about the crisis in staffing.

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Teacher shortage hits Orange as minister visits

​NSW Teachers Federation members at Canobolas Rural Technology High School (CRTHS) in Orange have given Education Minister Sarah Mitchell an ultimatum over 11 unfilled teacher positions at their school.

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