Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation

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Nef 331.8809944 EDU
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Sydney : The Federation, 1919-2021
Issue
Vol. 79 No. 03 (23 Mar 1998)
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Contents

Education JOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION 1
Two hour stopwork over supervision 1
IRC case adjourned 1
AMES teachers take to the water 1 , 2
NEWS Industrial action saves SSP staff 2
Victorian teachers on the move 2
Selection of all SC/HSC markers and advisers 2
Officers 2
Executive 2
Supervision dispute Why Federation wants the memos withdrawn 3 , 4
Debunking some myths 3
Concern over CMU blunders 4
Studies say UK privatisation has failed 4
Plans expand for new HQ 4
How well is the staffing agreement working? 5
Advertising 5
Waves of change 5
Advertising 5
Women’s work is never done 6
Canadian curriculum writing to highest bidder 6
Advertising 6
In BRIEF 6
Course details delivered 6
ILO criticises industrial laws 7
Protesters talk public to parents 7
Advertising 7
Services for Members Computer Best Buys 7
Keeping us safe and healthy 8
A winning combination 8
Homophobia: what are you scared of? 8
Have you been on the move? 8
In BRIEF 9
Active member rewarded 9
Advertising 9
The President Writes Who is the Minister listening to? 10
LETTERS to the Editor Death Of an AMES Centre 10
AMES rally 10
Presumption of innocence 10 , 11
AMES rally 11
Presumption of innocence 11
MAI a threat 11
Board of Studies mis-calculation 11
When can we all celebrate? 11
Advertising 11
ADMINISTRATION Annual Conference delegate vacancies 12
Help sought for Child Care Senate Inquiry 12
Advertising 12
Carbon Copy Boston or Clinton 12
Pensions and the GST 12
Advertising 12 , 13 , 14
FINANCE TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FINANCES 15
SUPER UPDATE 15
Raise your banner in support of public education 15
Advertising 15
Time to look at health insurance 16
Direct debit fits the bill 16
Correction Home buyers phone number 16
Advertising 16
BOARD of TUDIES Report 17
Our Fed Reps 17
There’s more to come for women 18
Women’s Conference 18
Advertising 18
POETRY 19
FUNNY HATS 19
Advertising 19
VIEWS Casual teachers need job security 20
Advertising 20
Warning to school teachers 21
Insiders 21
Foreign investment agreement spells trouble 21 , 22
REVIEWS Time to feast on popcorn 22
Advertising 22
Computer Corner The word is out 23
Walk your way through history 23
Website Useful union sites 23
Mardi Gras more outings Theatre 24
Cheap WINE Stop the gravy train I want to get off! 24 , 27
Postcard from home Mr Yen’s World 25
Advertising 25 , 26 , 27
DT SMITH 27
SHOE 27
THOSE WHO CAN’T 27
Advertising 27
INSIDE 28
No title 28
Funding fiasco protest 28
Advertising 28

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Education  

JOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION  

Agreement No. PP255003 00104  

Vol. 80 0.14 March 23, 1998  

Two hour stopwork over supervision  

by Dennis Long  

Federation Executive has directed  

members in all schools to stop  

work for two hours from the com-  

mencement of the school day on  

March 26 over the supervision  

issue “if negotiations are not suc-  

cessful in developing suitable  

outcome”.  

The dispute arises from the  

attempt of Director-General Dr  

Ken Boston to impose new duties  

on all teachers in schools, includ-  

ing an extra half an hour of work  

before school in secondary  

schools and half an hour after in  

primary schools (see stories page  

3). Federation has reiterated that  

the Director-General’s memo-  

randa of 1997 are unacceptable.  

Federation is seeking an urgent  

meeting with Minister for  

Education and Training John  

Aquilina following his return  

from overseas.  

Two senior ministers in the  

Carr Government intervened in  

the dispute in early March. Paul  

Whelan, acting as the Minister in  

Mr Aquilina’s absence, and  

Attorney- General and Minister  

for Industrial Relations Jeff Shaw  

met with Senior Officers of  

Federation on March 5. The  

Government agreed to seek an  

adjournment of their case in the  

Industrial Relations Commission  

and hold three weeks of negotia-  

tions (see story this page).  

However, discussions with the  

Department of Education and  

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Paul Whelan  

Jeff Shaw  

Training failed to progress  

beyond preliminary stage.  

The Executive decision  

described the imposition of new  

supervision duties as “the last  

straw” for teachers following ten  

years of increased work and  

responsibilities.  

Members are advised to contact  

their local state Member of  

Parliament and indicate that they  

will not perform the supervision  

duties.  

Federation will be seeking sup-  

port from parent organisations  

and from members of the ALP  

Caucus.  

Dennis Long  

is the Editor.  

IRC case adjourned  

by Brenda Seymour  

The supervision dispute before  

the Industrial Relations  

Commission (IRC) has been  

adjourned until March 26.  

The matter was before Justice  

Monika Schmidt on five occa-  

sions before Carr Government  

Ministers Paul Whelan and Jeff  

Shaw intervened on March 5.  

The parties are to meet to  

attempt to resolve the issue in the  

interim. This is just what faxes  

from schools called for.  

"If teacher (and  

there are over 100)  

provided the time  

required in the  

memorandum for  

supervision tasks it adds  

nearly seven weeks  

year to their job.  

Before the adjournment the  

Commission was not only  

informed of the Department of  

School Education and Training’s  

attempted enforcement of “hours  

of duty” as mandatory “hours of  

supervision” but was also  

informed of the increased expec-  

tations of teachers in the August  

21, 1997 memorandum Care and  

Supervision of Students. This  

memorandum prescribes supervi-  

sion tasks and indicates how  

teacher’s performance may be  

measured. This impacts not only  

on secondary teachers but on pri-  

mary teachers.  

There are approximately 500  

small schools, 4, 5, schools  

in the state; by degree it impacts  

very heavily on these schools.  

Federation has said teachers  

just cannot provide what the  

Department of School Education  

and Training (DET), Public  

Transport Authority, Roads and  

Traffic Authority, and local coun-  

cils have failed to provide, that is  

safe schools and colleges, safe  

buses, safe crossings, safe roads.  

If teacher (and there are  

over 100) provided the time  

required in the memorandum for  

supervision tasks it adds nearly  

seven weeks year to their job.  

The people who provided evi-  

dence against Federation (before  

the matter was adjourned) were  

Andrew Newman, principal of  

Tumbi Umbi HS; Bill Low,  

Superintendent of the Central  

Coast district; and John Blayden  

for DET.  

Andrew Newman indicates in  

his statement that he is confident  

supervision of students  

“decreases the risk of them com-  

ing to harm by way of accident,  

bullying, sexual harassment,  

intimidation, assault and exposure  

to illegal drugs”. This flies in the  

face of significant cases where  

plaintiffs have failed because they  

have been unable to prove that the  

exercise of an appropriate degree  

of supervision would have pre-  

vented the occurrence of incidents  

of the type Newman describes.  

Bill Low is associated with  

dispute at Umina PS where  

allegedly staff were expected to  

staff eight exits at the school. This  

would have meant most staff  

would have done nothing else on  

most afternoons.  

While accidents to school stu-  

dents are regrettable it is impossi-  

ble to ensure absolute safety.  

DET has attempted to place  

this absolute burden on teachers  

shoulders without one extra  

resource other than extra teacher  

effort.  

Brenda Seymour.  

is an  

AMES teachers take  

to the water  

by Steve Wakefield  

Three harbour ferries will be used  

by Federation to deliver its  

demands to Prime Minister John  

Howard regarding the privatisa-  

tion of the Adult Migrant English  

Service (AMES).  

The protest will take place on  

Wednesday March 25 and begin  

with rally outside Prime  

Minister John Howard’s office at  

70 Phillip Street, Sydney at 10am.  

AMES teachers, students and  

other supporters will travel across  

the harbour to Kirribilli House to  

deliver their demands to the door  

of the Prime Minister’s official  

residence in Sydney. This will be  

followed by harbour cruise.  

Teachers and students are  

angry that the Federal  

Government is prepared to  

destroy quality public education  

provider that has served the  

migrant community for 50 years.  

There are no benefits for stu-  

dents under the new arrangement  

and several disadvantages:  

□No migrants will gain any  

increase on the regulation 510  

hours of English classes that  

they currently receive from the  

Department of Immigration  

and Multicultural Affairs  

(DIMA).  

□ Contrary to Government  

claims, there will be no  

increase in choice for students.  

□ Those who choose to continue  

their education with AMES, the  

internationally recognised  

provider, will have to travel  

from Cabramatta, Blacktown,  

Wollongong, et cetera to one of  

the remaining AMES centres in  

Enmore, Inner City,  

Daceyville, Hornsby or  

Newcastle.  

continued on page  

Teachers rallied outside the AMES premises in Mary Street, Surry Hills on Friday March 13. The Black Friday for  

Adult Migrant English rally was to protest against privatisation of adult migrant English courses that will result in  

up to 500 teachers losing jobs in AMES. Privatisation means contracts are given to the cheapest provider at the  

expense of quality education. Among those at the rally, concerned about their jobs, were Katie Parks and son Sam  

Spragg, Wenli Cao, Louise Drane and Daifei Yang.  

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