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Meetings commence on teacher salaries
November 15, 2019Formal negotiations have commenced with the Department of Education around the new schools Award, which determines the salaries and working conditions of all teachers
Category: Schools
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Union's bright future
November 14, 2019Young union members proved to be the embodiment of the theme for this year’s World Teachers' Day — Young teachers: The future of the profession — at a recent conference.
Category: Professional Learning
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Teachers continue wage and conditions struggle
November 14, 2019Former General Secretary and President Max Taylor has compared the industrial struggles in TAFE today with problems of the past, noting the union has repeatedly staved off teaching-load increases
Category: TAFE
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Enabling Equity
November 13, 2019Survey results to inform campaign directions
Category: Special Education
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Collaboration central to development process
November 13, 2019“The overarching purpose of the performance and development process is to support the ongoing improvement of student outcomes through continuous development of a skilled, effective and professional teaching workforce.”
Category: Schools
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Support for schools in bushfire crisis
November 11, 2019Schools, TAFE workplaces and local communities in several NSW regions are being significantly affected by bushfires.
Category: Schools
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Federation saves jobs
November 10, 2019Federation Representative at Broken Hill High School Jason Bradley has witnessed first hand the benefits of the staffing moratorium negotiated by Federation
Category: Schools
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How many students should be in my class?
November 10, 2019The schools Staffing Agreement 2016–2020, between the Department of Education and Federation, notes: “Class sizes will be planned generally on the following basis and will have regard to the needs of the school"
Category: Schools
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Forced transfer on hold for dry areas
November 09, 2019Negotiations with the Department in August last year resulted in an agreement to suspend forced teacher transfers in parts of the state affected by drought to support schools and the community
Category: Small schools
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Living the dream
November 09, 2019My participation in a two-week Anna Stewart Program immersed me in union life and left me feeling even more energised and enthusiastic than when I arrived.
Category: Women in Education
