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

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Nef 331.8809944 EDU
Created/Published
Sydney : The Federation, 1919-2021
Issue
Vol. 79 No. 11 (31 Aug 1998)
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Contents

EDUCATION JOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION 1
Public Education Bus rolls in to campaign 1
Salaries claim adopted 1 , 3
Secondary teachers willing to take industrial action 1
Correction 1
NEWS Stopwork meeting deplores TAFE cuts 2
Executive transfer 2
Job security claim delayed in IRC 2
Officers 2
Executive 2
The context for the next salaries campaign 3
The Howard Government v Public Education Part Two 4
Advertising 4
Show your commitment to human rights 4
Negotiations continue on a teacher registration authority 5
David’s workers still on strike 5
Support for gay and lesbian youth available 5
Advertising 5
In BRIEF 6
Our Fed Reps 6
CAMPAIGNS Our salaries claim explained 7
Advertising 7
The President Writes Salaries and status campaign 8
LETTERS to the Editor 8
Superannuation schemes explained 8 , 9
Smile for the Health Society 9
Where are the letters? The aorta syndrome 9
Reap what we sow 9
Federation dedication 9
Telstra tyranny 9
School lesson 9
Advertising 9
ADMINISTRATION 1999-2000 biennial Council elections 10
Advertising 10
Welfare Q&A 10
FINANCE Expect more from your super fund 11
Health leaflets provide practical information 11
Advertising 11
OARD of TUDIES Report 12
Advertising 12
...and the dominos keep falling! 13
Advertising 13
Keeping us safe and healthy 13
Advertising 14
REVIEWS Amy, armies and Armageddon 15
Website Social science site 15
Advertising 15
Radiant, harmonic verse Books 15
Chasing the great Australian play Theatre 16
Advertising 16
Happy birthday Mr Yen's World 17
Comprehensive programs,pity about the American coins Computer Corner 17
Advertising 18 , 19
DT SMITH 19
SHOE 19
THOSE WHO CAN’T 19
INSIDE 20
Secondary schools? Depends on whose electorate you live in 20
Myths undermining public education 20

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EDUCATION  

JOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION  

Agreement No. PP255003 00104  

Vo,. 79 No.U August 31, 1998  

Public Education Bus rolls in to campaign  

Students at Weston Public School near Maitland line up for public education.  

(from left) Scenes from the launch: the bus; student Matthew Counter; and Ruth Wilson with her sons Owen and Edmund Goldrich.  

by Dennis Long  

Following its launch on the tenth  

anniversary of the famous rally in  

1988, the Public Education Bus  

has travelled up the North Coast  

in support of local campaigning  

for public education.  

Former Deputy President Ray  

Cavenagh launched the bus at  

before-school event outside  

Gladesville Public School on  

August 17. Speakers included  

Federation President Sue  

Simpson, P&C President Bev  

Baker and Julie Collins for the  

Federation of School and  

Community Organisations (FOS-  

CO).  

Federation Officers report  

enthusiastic welcomes. The bus  

has been well received at schools  

and shopping centres, with par-  

ents queuing up to sign petition.  

Civic receptions have been held  

in Newcastle and Port Macquarie.  

The bus will be welcomed  

back to Sydney on September 12  

but planning is under way to  

extend the tour beyond that date.  

Salaries claim adopted  

by Sue Simpson  

Federation Council has deter-  

mined it will seek at least 7.5  

per cent per annum pay increase  

for all teachers when it negotiates  

new awards.  

The current Schools and TAFE  

awards expire June 30, 1999, the  

AMES award expires July 1, 1999  

and the Corrective Services award  

expires September 1, 1999.  

Federation’s priority demand  

on the political parties, indepen-  

dents and candidates in the State  

election is “Increasing the salaries  

and status of the teaching profes-  

sion”.  

Federation’s Annual Confer-  

ence established the principles for  

the salaries and status claim, and  

membership consultation follow-  

ing Annual Conference endorsed  

these principles.  

The claim was revised by  

August Council and is simple  

claim, comprising two parts:  

quantum and addressing equity  

issues.  

Quantum  

salary increase for teachers  

must incorporate components  

that:  

□ ensure salaries keep pace with  

inflation and the cost of living;  

□ recognise the increased work-  

load of teachers, radical changes  

to curriculum and changes in the  

nature of work that have taken  

place as result of educational  

change, including technology and  

changes in society;  

□ arrest the decline in teacher  

salary relativities with other pro-  

fessions, including male  

continued page  

Secondary teachers willing  

to take industrial action  

by Sue Simpson  

Secondary teachers around the  

state have endorsed calls for  

state-wide industrial action if  

negotiations with the Department  

of Education and Training (DET)  

and the Government on state-  

wide policy framework do not  

proceed satisfactorily.  

Federation’s August Council  

called for month’s negotiations  

before September Council  

reviews progress of the negotia-  

tions. If progress is again to be  

deemed unsatisfactory, then  

date for industrial action will be  

set.  

At this stage the Education  

Minister has proposed discus-  

sions with Federation in “the lat-  

ter part of this year” in order “to  

develop an appropriate set of  

principles applying state-wide to  

secondary education”. Federation  

is currently discussing with DET  

what these words really mean,  

including the terms of reference  

for future discussions and the sta-  

tus of any such discussions.  

Federation will not allow  

NSW to go down the path of  

Victoria where school councils  

can choose to specialise (without  

regard to the effect on surround-  

ing communities) and become  

contractual service providers to  

the government. Federation is  

committed to increasing co-oper-  

ation and sharing expertise  

between local comprehensive  

—12 high schools, TAFE col-  

leges and universities within geo-  

graphically identifiable areas  

rather than increasing competi-  

tion and specialisation.  

Federation is prepared to discuss  

co-operative planning and  

timetabling and the resources  

necessary to support it.  

Any consideration concerning  

variation to the organisation of  

secondary education must occur  

within negotiated state-wide  

policy framework based on sound  

educational and industrial princi-  

ples and resource guarantees to  

support such variation.  

Federation will not support  

poorly researched experiments.  

Any variations to organisation  

must be evaluated centrally.  

Premier Bob Carr has stated in  

letter to Federation that he is  

committed to “comprehensive  

high schools as the core of public  

secondary education providing  

for all students in the local com-  

munity” (March 4). The  

Government must be kept to this  

commitment.  

Federation is seeking discus-  

sions with the Opposition to clar-  

ify their position on secondary  

education. They seem to favour  

more school specialisation and  

greater powers to school councils  

to identify the school’s identity.  

Federation Representatives in  

secondary schools have been sent  

leaflet outlining Federation’s  

educational and industrial con-  

cerns with the range of proposals  

that are currently being consid-  

ered by school communities  

around the state.  

Primary school teachers are  

encouraged to consider the issues  

as middle school concepts and  

—l schools have been pro-  

posed.  

Correction  

The August 17 edition of  

Education indicated that  

Minister for Education John  

Aquilina had failed to respond  

to Federation on the issue of  

secondary organisation. This  

was correct at the time the arti-  

cle was written. However, sub-  

sequent to that, Mr Aquilina  

did respond. fax was sent to  

secondary schools on August  

17 by Federation acknowledg-  

ing this. Federation apologises  

for the error.  

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N.S.W. Teachers' Federation & New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. (1919). Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation Retrieved May 16, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-665630892

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N.S.W. Teachers' Federation and New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation Sydney: The Federation, 1919. Web. 16 May 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-665630892>

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