Newscategories
Schools
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Collective opposition to system-wide setting of school targets
November 22, 2019Federation and principal bodies have presented a united front in response to the Department of Education’s imposition of further layers of target-setting, which will add to the workload of teachers in public schools.
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Drought package bypasses government schools
November 21, 2019Public schools have again been neglected by the Morrison Government — this time in its drought package.
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Education: connecting members for 100 years
November 18, 2019“The journal is essentially the teachers’ organ, written … in the interests of teachers, and its pages are open to all who wish to use them.” (1919 Annual Report)
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Schools offer oasis to salve the suffering
November 17, 2019Amid the heat, dust and despair, schools across drought-stricken NSW are serving as an “oasis” for their local communities.
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Release time high on agenda
November 16, 2019Federation is pursuing the employment of additional permanent classroom, executive, specialist and non-school based teaching positions
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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
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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.”
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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.
