NSW Teacher's Federation
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- University
Revealed: Hundreds of school-leavers with ATARs of less than 50 offered teaching spots
A leading education academic says the ‘downward trend’ is ‘concerning’.
- Sally Rawsthorne
Latest
‘Another burden on families’: Parents push back against extra pupil-free days
The number of school development days at NSW public schools will rise from six to eight from next year, moving back the first day of term 1 to February 6.
- Lucy Carroll
Schools to start late, cancel classes as thousands of teachers stop work
Parents have been told there will be minimal supervision at the state’s schools on Monday.
- Lucy Carroll
- Exclusive
- Education
NSW teacher training rules overhauled as accreditation process scrapped
The shake-up has been welcomed by the teachers’ union, but slammed by critics who warn it will erode quality assurance and vital oversight of thousands of teaching courses.
- Lucy Carroll
Schools have been ordered to use this teaching method. Will staff comply?
After decades of the reading wars, another ideological culture battle is set to ignite when teachers return from their school holidays.
- Christopher Harris
- Opinion
- Education
Public schools have an image problem, even without funding cuts
Enrolments at public schools have been dropping and this is cited as a key reason behind a slashing of schools’ budgets, revealed to principals in an all-staff note earlier this week.
- Alexandra Smith
‘Not a place for political activism’: Education minister slams teachers for pro-Palestinian stance
Deputy Premier Prue Car has criticised teachers for wearing the Palestinian scarf in schools, saying classrooms are not places for political activism.
- Michael McGowan and Christopher Harris
- Exclusive
- NSW budget
Minns government finds $1.4b in savings for teacher pay rises
Education Minister Prue Car was tasked with identifying the budget savings needed to boost the wages of 95,000 teachers, the majority of which will receive historic increases of up to $10,000.
- Alexandra Smith
$10,000 pay rise for teachers as minister orders bureaucrats to find cuts
Education Minister Prue Car said the bureaucracy had proliferated and ordered cuts be made as teachers get pay rises of up to $10,000.
- Christopher Harris
- Editorial
- Education
Pay rises for teachers solve only part of NSW’s education problems
Pay uncertainty still surrounds NSW’s teachers despite the deal agreed between the state government and the union.
- The Herald's View