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Future Teachers
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Incentives must not drain funding
September 18, 2019Scholarships and pay increases recommended by the Grattan Institute to attract high-achieving HSC students to the teaching profession were worthwhile but should not be allowed to skim money from already-scarce current funding for the public system, Federation has stated.
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Scholarship program shows $60,000 commitment to building the profession
July 07, 2019A group of Federation student members have been presented with $4000 Future Teacher Scholarships, in a ceremony held at Annual Conference.
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Strengthening the union one conversation at a time
February 20, 2019As teachers, we know what face-to-face, one-on-one conversations can do to educate, inspire and engage our students. The Project Officers apply that same principle to connect early career teachers with the support, advice and services available from Federation.
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Clearing path to accreditation
December 01, 2017New teachers were given vital tips on how to navigate the minefield that can be the accreditation process at a one-day Trade Union Training (TUT) course in November.
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‘Productivity’ measures a serious risk to teacher training
October 31, 2017The Australian Education Union has sounded a strong warning on potential Productivity Commission recommendations that could risk further undermining quality teaching by reducing the training required before teachers enter the classroom.
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Teacher permanency in the spotlight with member app update
August 02, 2017With the most recent update to Federation’s ‘Card Plus’ membership app, Fed Reps and principals can use the app to check their school's staffing entitlement. The ability for NSW public education teachers to be employed on a permanent basis —regulated by the Staffing Agreement — was won thanks to the sustained campaigning of Federation members.
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Future Teacher Scholarship recipients
July 02, 2017Fifteen NSW Teachers Federation's Future Teacher Scholarships were presented at Annual Conference today (Sunday). “This year, we had 65 applications from students at 14 universities,” Nicole Calnan, Federation Membership and Training Officer told the conference.
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It takes a very special person to be a teacher: launch of new TV and cinema ads
May 23, 2017It takes a very special person to be a teacher: launch of new TV and cinema ads
