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. 89 No. 08 (1 Sep 2008)
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Contents

EDUCATION Journal of the New South Wales Teachers Federation 1
Sky Channel stopwork meeting September z 1
Salaries increases for all remain the priority By re-announcing the availability of Institute of Teachers accreditation the NSW Government is engaging in diversionary tactics. 1
TV ad blitz 1
EDUCATION 2
Executive 2
Officers 2
Contents 2
Advertising 2
Staffing entitlements under siege in several states Staffing issues interstate are relevant to the current staffing dispute in NSW. 3
Dispute to go to the Industrial Court 3
Our Fed Reps 3
Advertising 3
Investing in public education's future Federation has awarded 11 scholarships to students undertaking university courses in teacher education. 4
Advertising 4
New threads to website Federation has launched two new web sub-sites. 5
What you read Top five website stories in July 5
Advertising 5
Members across the state take local action Teachers continued to take action as part of the staffing campaign in recent weeks, including the following. 6 , 7
Advertising 7 , 8
Teaming up to record league history Have you an earlier photograph of a rugby league team than this unidentified one from Brewarrina? 8
Quick sticks for number six The wait is over for a new edition of a handbook that takes into account changes to social security law. 8
ATC becomes byelection issue Teachers have made the funding of the local Australian Technical College a by-election issue. 9
Correction 9
Advertising 9
Government’s bad faith is palpable and irresponsible Sky Channel meetings will vote about the future conduct of the Staffing, Standards and Salaries campaigns. 10
letters CONSIDER NUCLEAR POWER 10
LIFE BLOOD 10 , 11
SPRINKLE OF GRIT 11
Carbon copy THE TIME IS NOW 11
SIGNIFFCANT CHANCE 11
Advertising 11 , 12
features 13
Global effort required for pandemic While AIDS funding has become highly politicised, APHEDA continues to work on preventative strategies. 13
Inside 13
Advertising 13
Paper Plane 14
Retired 14
Events 14
Advertising 14
your say 15
Give rural schools a chance A centralised staffing system and a staffing agreement that has been negotiated with teachers is vital to the continuing success of public education. 15
Inside 15
Local issue has wider resonance By-election voters should think about public education funding when they vote. 16
Take inspiration from the people Monumental changes to Cuban society would not have been possible without the active participation of workers. 16
Advertising 16
reviews 17
Film 17 , 18
Inside 17
Computer Corner 18
Corkscrew 18
Theatre 19
For the love of rugby BOBHARDING examines the documentary of a former student about gay rugby players. 19
One of the best BOB HARDING praises a film about singer Peter Seeger, and the man himself. 19
Advertising 20
administration 21
Eric Pearson Study Grant 2009 21
Biennial council elections 2009-2010 21
Advertising 22 , 23
Biennial Council elections 22
DT SMITH 23
Snapped in and out of class 24

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EDUCATION  

Journal of the New South Wales Teachers Federation  

Agreement No. PP255003 00104  

Give rural schools chance  

15  

Plus  

Our Fed Reps  

Federation Council elections 22  

Eric Pearson Study Grant 21  

September 1, 2008 Vol 89 No  

Sky Channel stopwork  

meeting September  

Sally Edsall  

Relieving Editor  

Teachers in all sectors of public  

education are taking stopwork  

action for up to two hours on  

Tuesday September 2.  

Sky Channel meetings, start-  

ing at 9am, will hear reports from  

Federation Senior Officers and  

vote on future action.  

This stopwork is called to make  

clear to the NSW Government  

that teachers will not accept cut  

in living standards, dismantling  

of an effective system of statewide  

school staffing and transfers, or  

removal of the requirement for  

permanent TAFE teachers to  

have university level teacher ed-  

ucation qualifications. As well,  

there are major restructuring  

issues for members in AMES and  

Corrective Services.  

At the time of going to print  

there was still no offer from the  

Government on salaries beyond  

2.5 per cent per annum. Infla-  

tion is currently 4.5 per cent. This  

would mean cut in real salary  

for teachers.  

School teachers across the state  

have been campaigning vigorous-  

ly against the unilateral changes  

made by Government to the staff-  

ing and transfer system. Members  

have made emphatic represen-  

tations to the Director-General,  

Michael Coutts-Trotter in many  

locations. The Premier has been  

called on to resolve the dispute on  

numerous occasions.  

The campaign for restitution of  

qualification standards in TAFE  

also continues.  

Venues for Sky Channel meet-  

ings are available on Federation's  

website www.nswtf.org.au ).  

Members take local action on  

staffing; pages and 7.  

Salaries increases for all  

remain the priority  

By re-announcing the availability of Institute of Teachers  

accreditation the NSW Government is engaging in  

diversionary tactics.  

Bob Lipscombe  

Deputy President  

On August 22 Acting Educa-  

tion and Training Minister John  

Hatzistergos announced that In-  

stitute of Teachers accreditation  

at the levels of Professional Ac-  

complishment and Professional  

Leadership were now available.  

In keeping with the long-estab-  

lished practice in the education  

portfolio, this was repeat of the  

media release and announce-  

ment already made by Minister  

John Della Bosca on May 28.  

At the time of the original an-  

nouncement Federation made its  

position clear. The union does not  

oppose the establishment of explic-  

it standards by the Institute, howev-  

er, it is an insult to expect teachers  

to pay an initial application fee of  

$6O and total fees ranging between  

$550 and $650 for the privilege of  

being assessed against them.  

Federation's media release of  

May 28 stated that how accredi-  

tation might operate in public  

schools was unclear and that there  

was need for discussions be-  

tween Federation and the Depart-  

ment of Education and Training.  

It also stated: "The accreditation  

available to teachers at the levels  

of Professional Accomplishment  

and Leadership.. .must he accom-  

panied by resources that would  

ensure equitable access for all  

teachers in NSW public schools...  

"The Federation calls on the  

Minister to remedy this by iden-  

tifying the resources that will he  

made available for recognising  

quality teaching and negotiating  

fair process that recognises the  

work teachers do without placing  

additional burdens on them.  

"The Federation rejects the im-  

position of fee to access these ac-  

creditation procedures for Pro-  

fessional Accomplishment and  

Leadership. Any costs associated  

with this process should be borne  

by the State Government. This  

amounts to salary cut for any  

teachers who seek accreditation."  

Media speculation about salary  

increases attached to the Institute  

standards are just that Such increas-  

es were first raised by the Federal  

ALP in 2006 when in opposition,  

with proposal that those voluntar-  

ily achieving set standards would  

receive an additional $lO,OOO per  

annum over the common incremen-  

tal scale. Since the election no fund-  

ing for this has been forthcoming  

from the Rudd Federal Government,  

other that the allocation earlier this  

year of $400,000 to look at the estab-  

lishment of national standards.  

With no additional funding  

available, the possibility that in  

the near future national stand-  

ards may displace the NSW Insti-  

tute standards, and state govern-  

ment which says it will only fund  

2.5 per cent salaries increase,  

the re-announcement on August  

22 is little more than an attempt-  

ed diversion. The 2.5 per cent of  

course makes mockery of any  

suggestion that this state govern-  

ment is interested in rewarding  

teacher excellence.  

Federation will not be divert-  

ed. Fully-funded across the board  

salary increases for all teachers  

remain the priority rather than  

targeted increases for few.  

TV ad blitz  

An advertisement targeting primary school parents.  

John Dixon  

Assistant General Secretary  

(Communications and  

Administration)  

The second set of TV advertise-  

ments in Federation's current  

series aired August 21 to 25.  

The set addressed the value of  

teachers.  

Advertisements in the series  

feature either mum or dad.  

The "mum" advertisements target  

primary school parents and the  

"dad" advertisements target high  

school parents.  

The third set of advertise-  

ments, about plan for schools,  

will screen September to 10.  

The advertisements highlight  

the importance of highly trained  

qualified teachers in every com-  

munity across the state and the  

negative impacts on local com-  

munities of the lemma Govern-  

ment's changes to the statewide  

staffing system.  

Parents appreciate the value of  

highly qualified and well paid teach-  

ers to both the education of their  

own children and to the local com-  

munity in general. Yet, the lemma  

Government is trying to destroy  

the system that delivers qualified,  

trained teachers to local communi-  

ties regardless of the wealth or loca-  

tion ofthat local community.  

Sackville Street Public School teachers supported the Federation’s Staffing, Stand-  

ards and Salaries Campaign by stopping work on August 14 sending protest emails to  

Acting Minister, Director-General, and their local state MP. Sackville Street PS Federa-  

tion Representative Daniel Roe is seen here holding message for Premier lemma.  

Insert: Annual Conference decisions  

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