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. 91 No. 10 (25 Oct 2010)
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EDUCATION Journal of the New South Wales Teachers Federation Octobe 1
Have your say in the schools funding review This is a once-in-a-teaching-career chance to turn the tide in favour of public education. 1
Feds rush to take over NSW curriculum Verity Firth needs to reject the crash through strategy of the federal bureaucracy. 1
EDUCATION 2
Executive 2
Officers 2
Contents 2
Advertising 2
Premier takes a stand after campaign by unions. 3
Invest in TAFE for a better state 3
Advertising 3
Keneally stands up for OH&S Our Fed Reps 3
Correction 3
Smiles and signatures for public education 4
NSW Treasury says 'no' Transition to retirement will have to be pursued in a broader industrial context. 4
Video outlines NAPLAN data limits 5
Complete your salary survey 5
Insecurity more relevant to student results 5
Advertising 5
Spreading the message far and wide 6
Public schools need more, not equal funding Write a submission in support of additional resources to make a difference. 6
Women and superannuation First State Super has launched a new website especially dealing with issues women face with superannuation. It is an interactive, easy to navigate website. 6
Uncertainty continues in special education Verity Firth should make an urgent decision 7
Guru Gittins writes on 'inappropriate influence' 7
Advertising 7
Emerging issues with online testing Most students would prefer to write their responses rather than type them. 8
Naming and shaming for pre-schools Federation rejects ranking DET pre-schools on the MyChild website. 8
In brief 8
Federation's new Facebook page 9
Credit union picks up awards 9
Advertising 9
Poorly managed scheme A Senate Inquiry has found there were inflated building costs associated with the Building the Education Revolution program. 10
Another inquiry calls for more counsellors Cyber-bullying is a problem for the community rather than schools alone. 10
Training program on safety, bias and GLBT issues 10
Entertainment on a grand scale 11
Keeping climate on the agenda 11
Advertising 11
What you read 12
In brief 12
Training reaches bushranger country 12
Advertising 12 , 13
lEC students missing out on netbooks Digital revolution bypasses newly arrived students. 14
Teachers bear brunt 14
Fund on need, not greed Advocating that schools with indoor pools and the like should be funded the same as schools with the minimum of facilities is patently advocating inequity. 14
Two major teaching credit unions form alliance Organisations hope cooperation will benefit members. 14
Water on tap 15
Study warns of rural teacher shortage 15
Rego number not mandatory 15
In brief 15
Advertising 15
Formula must change so all children can excel To change the federal funding formula for schools, school communities need to make submissions to the current review now. 16
letters 16
IN THE BALANCE 16
ETHICS AND EQUITY 16
MARINE MELEE 17
CONTEXT AND BALANCE 17
TRIAL A FARCE 17
DISADVANTAGING THE DISADVANTAGED 17
TICKING CLOCK 17
PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING BACK 17
LIKE A SEA SPONGE 18
EXTRANEOUS 18
CARBON COPY 18
Advertising 18
features 19
Substandard conditions remain 19
Inside 19
Paper Plane 20
Textbook example A broad range of voices generated policy victory. 20
In brief 20
Goldmine of educational opportunities The Pilliga has outstanding teaching resources. 21 , 23
Places to visit 21
Class of'58... you are requested to commence duty. 21
Advertising 22
Retired Teachers Association 23
Social news 23
Advertising 23
TAFE matters 24
Advertising 24
Save NSW’s travelling stock routes The Government has the opportunity to show leadership in biodiversity conservation by legislation that secures the long term public ownership and management of travelling stock routes. 24
your say 25
Length not starting time that’s important There is no time advantage or disadvantage to anyone who studies for the HSC in either mode. 25
Range of concerns 25
Inside 25
Meeting the climate change challenge Federation needs to create an Environmental Officer position. 26
Promote facts, not personal ideals Teach our children to use their good old fashioned common sense. 26
Allow fish stocks to recover Continue writing letters to politicians urging them to defend our present and future marine parks. 26
reviews 27
Film 27 , 28
Inside 27
Computer corner 28
Advertising 28
Theatre 29
Advertising 29
In brief 29
Advertising 29 , 30
Corkscrew 30
Advertising 30
administration 31
Relief Administrative Officers for 2011 31
Training program on safety, bias and GLBT issues 31
Inside 31
Federation Library 31
Advertising 32
Biennial Council elections 2011-2012 vacancies 33
Project Officers – recruitment and activism 2011 33
Advertising 33 , 34 , 35
DT SMITH 35
Snapped in and out of class 36

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EDUCATION  

Journal of the New South Wales Teachers Federation Octobe  

Agreement No. PP255003 00104  

Liz has passion for public education  

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Special education  

School con nsellors  

School spectacular 11  

October 25, 2010 Vol 91 No 10  

Have your say in the  

schools funding review  

This is once-in-a-teaching-career chance to turn the tide in favour of  

public education.  

Gary Zadkovich  

Deputy President  

Federation is launching its cam-  

paign for the Review of Funding for  

Schooling on October 25, in coop-  

eration with all public school state  

and territory teacher unions and  

principal and parent stakeholder  

groups from across the country.  

For the first time in 30 years,  

public school communities are  

being given the opportunity to  

have say about the way Australian  

schools are funded. It is vital that  

every one of our 2240 NSW public  

schools and as many individuals as  

possible contribute to this Federal  

Government initiated review.  

Federation will be encourag-  

ing contributors to highlight key  

points:  

1. The current school funding  

system must be replaced by one  

that acknowledges governments'  

primary responsibility to properly  

fund public schools, to ensure all  

children have equal opportunity to  

high quality education that meets  

individual student needs.  

2. new funding system must rec-  

ognise that public schools do more  

of the 'heavy lifting' in Australian  

education, and therefore take into  

account the additional costs of edu-  

cating children from wide range  

of backgrounds and circumstanc-  

es family income, special needs  

and geographical location.  

3. new funding system must take  

into account all school income, in-  

cluding state and federal govern-  

ment grants, school fees, donations  

and other revenue.  

Federation’s campaign includes  

the following:  

•Three campaign vans with "Public  

schools for our future” signage will  

travel the state to raise community  

awareness and encourage submis-  

sions to the review.  

•A dedicated website www.forour-  

future.nswtf.org.au will provide  

wide range of information and as-  

Artarmon Public School teacher Sandy McGregor makes video submission to the  

Review of Funding for Schooling at the Crows Nest Festival (see more photos page 4).  

sistance with preparing submis-  

sion.  

•Cooperation by the Primary  

Principals' Association, Public  

Schools Principals Forum, Sec-  

ondary Principals' Council, Feder-  

ation of Parents and Citizens' As-  

sociations and Federation through  

the Public Education Alliance will  

aim to maximise the number of  

submissions.  

•Nationwide TV advertising will  

emphasise the great value of  

public education to our society  

and encourage citizens to speak  

up for greater investment in public  

schools.  

Federation members across the  

state, in every community, are  

urged to have your say in this  

review. This is once-in-a-teaching-  

career chance to turn the tide in  

favour of public education, to make  

the strongest possible case for  

better deal for our students.  

Teachers must urge members  

of our communities to act on the  

words of former High Court Justice  

Michael Kirby: “The time has come  

for all citizens to make it clear that  

they demand an end to the under-  

funding of public education: where  

the future of the nation is chiefly  

written."  

Keneally supports OH&S rights Page  

Feds rush to take over  

NSW curriculum  

Verity Firth needs to reject the crash through  

strategy of the federal bureaucracy.  

Denis Fitzgerald  

Acting Senior Vice President  

The high quality NSW curricu-  

lum is in danger of being quashed  

by federal bureaucrats following  

recent surprise announcement  

seeking to rush in national cur-  

riculum before the end of the year.  

The Australian Curriculum,  

Assessment and Reporting Au-  

thority (ACARA) has released  

statement claiming that the cur-  

riculum preparation was "in the  

final stages” and "will be available  

for implementation from 2011”. All  

that remains to occur according to  

ACARA bureaucrats is an antici-  

pated rubber stamp endorsement  

from education ministers across  

Australia at meeting in Decem-  

ber. As soon as one state or ter-  

ritory begins to implement this  

curriculum it will become the na-  

tional curriculum.  

This is rushed attempt to seek  

political approval for federal cur-  

riculum which is at present shabby  

and substandard, and which has  

not been accepted by the teaching  

profession in NSW or any school  

system or authority in the state.  

As recently as last week the NSW  

Board of Studies expressed grave  

reservations about each curricu-  

lum statement which ACARA has  

produced so far and the Board re-  

fused to endorse anything that  

ACARA has sent for approval.  

ACARA is seeking to crash  

through with completely new  

curriculum for NSW and Australia.  

The profession has grave concerns.  

NSW’s high educational standards  

and rigour are in jeopardy. New  

federal Education Minister Peter  

Garrett has been sidelined in this  

manoeuvre as he has not evenbeen  

allowed time to discuss the issue  

with teachers, parents or princi-  

pals. Distant bureaucrats want the  

whole issue rushed in within few  

months.  

national curriculum involves  

changing what 3.3 million children  

learn. It is massive enterprise and  

one that needs to be considered  

and implemented in professional  

and unhurried way. Such change,  

if necessary, should be based on  

the needs of schoolchildren, not  

the hasty timetables ofbureaucrats  

and politicians.  

Federation calls on the NSW  

Education Minister Verity Firth to  

stand up for school children and for  

educational standards and to reject  

the charge to an inferior nation-  

al curriculum. Ms Firth needs to  

reject the crash through strategy of  

the federal bureaucracy. Ms Firth  

also needs to make it plain that she  

will not be endorsing the current  

low grade ACARA national curric-  

ulum and will not sign off on any-  

thing before any new curriculum  

proposal is endorsed by the teach-  

ers and parents of the state.  

Teachers, educators and par-  

ents from across the spectrum will  

resist this Canberra takeover of our  

high quality NSW curriculum and  

defend the high educational stand-  

ards which hitherto have been part  

of our state’s proud educational  

heritage.  

Council 2011-2012  

Project Officers  

Page 33  

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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 July 27, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-667306014

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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. 27 July 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-667306014>

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