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Schools
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Teachers voices must be heard in curriculum review
September 23, 2018Teachers are the experts in terms of developing, implementing and reviewing the curriculum.
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Progress towards NAPLAN reform
September 22, 2018The campaign to review and ultimately replace the NAPLAN assessment has achieved further gains in recent weeks, with the Education Council releasing a communique stating that state and territory education ministers had agreed that the 2018 NAPLAN test results will not be published on the MySchool website, with any further decisions to be taken at the council’s December meeting.
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Stokes gets daily mail on shortage
September 22, 2018Education Minister Rob Stokes is now hearing on a daily basis — school-by-school — the effect of the casual teacher shortage.
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Election opportunity for salary justice
September 21, 2018The NSW election next March provides an opportunity to highlight the need for pay justice, school infrastructure spending and additional permanent positions from equity funds.
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Coalition’s corrupt school funding proposal lacks fairness
September 21, 2018The Morrison Government’s funding deal for Catholic and independent schools fails to address the urgent needs of public school students in NSW.
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Call to retain public school land
September 20, 2018The NSW Government recently announced the construction of a new primary school and high school on the Meadowbank TAFE site to “cater for the community’s growing number of families”.
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Association Spotlight: Temora Teachers Association
September 19, 2018Our population in Temora is 4000 in town and 7000 in the shire, with Ariah Park also a part of our shire.
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New incentives to attract and retain teachers
September 19, 2018Federation has continued to campaign for increased levels of funding and strategies to attract and retain teachers at rural and remote public schools in NSW.
