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Diploma student books in to Federation library
December 09, 2018The Federation library’s picture book collection has been reorganised with the help of TAFE student Bridie Drummond.
Category: TAFE
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Winners of centenary art competitions announced
December 08, 2018The centenary of Federation was honoured in a variety of ways throughout 2018; beginning with a shiny new logo in January and ending with the launch of an important research paper at December Council that examines working with students of refugee backgrounds in NSW public schools.
Category: Administration
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Union seeks member input for submission to national inquiry
December 08, 2018Sexual harassment and gendered violence is under-reported, especially in schools. Everyone should be able to go to work in a safe environment, free of harassment and violence, and to achieve this we need to expose what is happening in workplaces so our lawmakers get the full picture.
Category: Women in Education
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TAFE teachers deliver quality despite cuts
December 07, 2018TAFE NSW teachers continue to deliver high-quality vocational education despite a loss of $239.6 million compared with a loss of $51.3 million in 2017.
Category: TAFE
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Fair Funding Now! campaign to hit the road
December 07, 2018In early 2019, the Fair Funding Now! campaign will embark on a national van tour aimed at highlighting the differences between the major parties when it comes to schools funding.
Category: Schools
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Students delve into the stories behind the names on the board
December 05, 2018A whole-of-school and community project at Sydney Technical High School to mark 100 years since World War I has proved the formula that “fun leads to engagement of students, and results in learning”.
Category: Schools
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ESSO fighting fund
December 04, 2018Federation members have contributed almost $12,000 to go to the fighting fund for Esso/UGL workers in the Bass Strait offshore oil and gas dispute.
Category: Administration
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Win for small schools
November 28, 2018Federation’s ongoing campaign for improved support of teaching and learning in small schools won significant ground as revealed in a meeting with the Department last week.
Category: Small schools
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Tax issues for casual teachers
November 27, 2018Federation has received a number of enquiries from casual teachers concerning discrepancies in the tax they have paid since the introduction of the SAP HR payroll system.
Category: Schools
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Industrial Arts teachers’ stories chronicled in print
November 26, 2018What began life as an instructional overview of teacher training programs for Industrial Arts morphed into a historical journey of the subject area from the early days of the NSW Teachers Federation.
Category: Special Interest Groups
