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Schools

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  Teachers avert student bussing ‘nightmare’ in Sydney’s north-west

  January 27, 2021

  The NSW Teachers Federation remains concerned about inadequate buildings and infrastructure at Northbourne Public School and Marsden Park Public School in Sydney’s north-west.

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  School staffing neglect reaches crisis point

  January 26, 2021

  Recent media coverage has reported major teacher shortages across the state. 1250 permanent positions remain unfilled on the eve of the new school year. This is on top of any unfilled temporary and casual teacher vacancies. While alarming, it is hardly surprising.

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  A reminder about the benefits of your Federation membership

  January 22, 2021

  You stand with 60,000 fellow teachers, all seeking a better working life

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  Treat yourself in your well-earned downtime

  December 15, 2020

  Even when you’re on holidays, your Federation membership is working for you.

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  Inadequate school facilities debacle sparks local anger 

  December 11, 2020

  Members at Marsden Park Public School will meet on the first day of term 1, 2021 to consider a campaign of political, community and industrial action if the teaching and learning needs of teachers and students in their area are not being met. 

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  School Success Model replaces Local Schools, Local Decisions in name only

  December 06, 2020

  Today’s announcement on the replacement of ‘Local Schools Local Decisions’ with ‘The School Success Model’ continues the recent history of the abandonment of support for schools and the shifting of responsibility and blame away from the government and the Department onto the local public school.

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  Safety and wellbeing concerns before IRC

  December 03, 2020

  The Department has failed to adequately address Federation’s concerns regarding the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic and Federation recently escalated the matter to the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC).

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  Workplace contacts

  November 30, 2020

  Talk about the deep end and being thrown in head first! Natalie Amacha is a first-time Federation Representative in possibly the most chaotic school year in the history of the profession.