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Administration

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  Project Officers

  March 02, 2018

  Federation’s mantra that recruitment of members is everybody’s responsibility falls a little more heavily on the shoulders of the union’s Project Officers. Federation has been growing strongly over the past few years, reaching 60,000 members in 2017.

• Council Report

  March 02, 2018

  Council report: 17 February 2018

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  Tree Levy grants schools green space

  March 02, 2018

  The Tree Levy is an annual grants scheme funded by Federation that aims to offset the environmental impact of the union’s activities via a notional levy on the paper used by the union.

• Expressions of Interest open for semester 2 Project Officers

  March 02, 2018

  As part of the continuing implementation of the Annual Conference Decision 2004 Recruitment and Activism and the Future of the Union, the General Secretary is seeking Expressions of Interest from school teachers in their first few years of teaching, who believe they can make a significant contribution to the role of Project Officer.

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  Expert to present NAPLAN report at public lecture

  March 01, 2018

  A world leader in assessment theory and practice, Dr Les Perelman, will outline his findings on NAPLAN at a public lecture on Friday, 4 May at 6pm.

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  Vale Colleen Hood

  March 01, 2018

  At Federation’s February Council meeting, General Secretary John Dixon remembered Colleen Hood as a tireless and courageous advocate in the struggle for justice and fairness. A long-time teacher, Federation Life Member and labour movement activist, she died after a short illness on 8 January, aged 75.

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  Retired Teachers Association news

  March 01, 2018

  This year marks the 100th birthday of Federation and will be an important time for everyone who supports public education and trade unionism.

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  Union history takes centre stage at council

  February 23, 2018

  Pieces of Federation's history held prime position at the Council meeting held on Saturday, the first during the union’s centenary year.