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Staffing

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  Talking Employment

  November 10, 2021

  Noting the significant employment challenges that some casual and temporary teachers have faced during the pandemic, we hope that the following employment tips will assist members to secure employment in term 4 and for 2022.

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  Teachers rally in Tamworth to demand More Than Thanks

  November 02, 2021

  Teachers representing local schools rallied in Tamworth today [2 November] to protest the Government’s inaction over worsening teacher shortages there, as part of Federation’s regional road trip for the More Than Thanks campaign.

• Education Minister Reveals Extent Of Staff Cuts At Murwillumbah Mega School

  October 21, 2021

  The proposed merger of four schools in Murwillumbah will result in the loss of at least 19 teaching positions according to Education Minister Sarah Mitchell, the first time she has revealed the extent of staff cuts associated with the project.

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  Staffing Crisis Sparks Walkout At Hunter Schools

  October 19, 2021

  ​Teachers Federation members at two Hunter schools walked off the job over a number of issues, including the impact the state-wide shortage of teachers is having on all NSW public schools.

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  Staffing crisis sparks walkout at schools across NSW

  October 18, 2021

  Teachers Federation members at several school across the state took action last week, walking off the job over a number of issues, including the impact the state-wide shortage of teachers is having on all NSW public schools.

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  NSW Government has no plan to recruit the teachers NSW needs

  October 15, 2021

  The NSW Government has responded to warnings the state could run out of teachers within five years by issuing a glossy brochure that recycles failed initiatives and ignores its own Department’s advice that uncompetitive wages are turning smart young people off teaching.

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  State in “race” to find teachers to meet enrolment crunch

  October 12, 2021

  The forecast leap in student enrolments in the next 15 years has put NSW in “a race” to guarantee the education of a whole generation of children in west and south-western Sydney, new research for Federation has found.

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  Government denies permanent work to long-term TAFE teachers

  September 30, 2021

  Long-awaited changes to casual employment laws should have been a game-changer for thousands of long-term, part-time casual TAFE teachers, but they were stunningly snubbed by a NSW Government decision this week.