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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.

Hopes staffing research will advance campaign for more permanent teachers

October 27, 2020

Federation has commissioned an independent research project into the staffing of the NSW public school system, as a means to achieve improved staffing arrangements for the benefit of teaching and learning.

Department of Education fails to address teacher shortages

September 30, 2020

Federation has criticised a new casual teacher supplementation program initiated by the Department of Education, labelling it as “woefully inadequate”.

Staffing campaign: what your school can get

September 01, 2020

Phone calls to parents or checking on a student’s head space, planning a lesson or reflecting on how it went, marking or contacting other professionals about a child’s welfare, speaking with colleagues to meet students’ needs or catching up on professional learning.

There's nothing casual about teaching: Employment catagories

August 31, 2020

Federation encourages all members to familiarise themselves with the different employment categories and how the classifications apply to casual and temporary teachers, to ensure all teachers are employed correctly.

Staffing Agreement signals union win

April 24, 2020

While Federation has pursued the health and safety, industrial, employment and professional rights of teachers during this pandemic, the union has also secured a new 2020/21 Staffing Agreement that will commence day one, term 2.

Call for additional release time for all teachers

March 02, 2020

In line with a determination by members, Federation is demanding at least two additional hours of release from face-to-face teaching per week for all school teachers.

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