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

Call Number
Nef 331.8809944 EDU
Created/Published
Sydney : The Federation, 1919-2021
Issue
Vol. 91 No. 08 (30 Aug 2010)
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58
Notes
Includes supplement "The Decisions of the 2010 annual conference"
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Contents

EDUCATION Journal of the New South Wales Teachers Federation 1
Voters reject business as usual To regain the support of teachers in the future, genuine, respectful consultation with the profession is essential. 1 , 4
Uncertainty on schools funding review 1
Advertising 1
EDUCATION 2
Executive 2
Officers 2
Contents 2
Advertising 2
Have your say on salaries 3
New General Secretary elected 3
Our Fed Reps 3
HSC and SC markers award settlement 4
Accountability call 4
Correction 4
A billion beyond entitlement Modelling shows what the future holds if the SES schools funding model continues. 4
How Joel Klein misled Julia on league tables 5
TAFE forum questions candidates 5
Advertising 5
Principals' forum a success 6
In brief Film competition 6
Troubled times ACARA must focus on a balanced curriculum able to meet the diverse needs of students. 6
Teacher-librarian courses axed 6
Call for funding increase An NSW Upper House inquiry has recommended increased funding of students with disabilities and special needs. 7
Inquiry at a glance 7
Not good enough The risks posed by unflued gas heaters should be eliminated from all schools. 7
Advertising 7 , 8
BER taskforce confirms problems with value NSW public schools have paid on average about $1000 a square metre more in building costs than any other public or private education authority in Australia. 9
Majority of building complaints from NSW Interim report confirms what teachers already knew. 9
Advertising 9 , 10
3000 kids race inbillycart showdown 11
Results 11
What you read Top website stories in July 11
Write On competition 11
Advertising 11
Comparing notes Both visual arts students and teachers to benefit from event. 12
Advertising 12
Points win maybe pointless Without changes to compensation benefits too, extra transfer points may not help a town in the long run. 12
Houding in the town 12
Advertising 12
Ogre's organic farm 13
National curriculum for Cyprus too 13
Advertising 13
In brief 14
Privates biggest users of special exam provisions 14
Pester politicians for the sake of the natural world An ex-Premier encourages lobbying. 14
Teacher awarded 14
Ensuring a better understanding Asylum seekers, refugees and humanitarian entrants explained. 15
Opportunity to volunteer 15
Advertising 15
Lessons of the election should not be lost 16
letters 16
Token time 16
FUSS OVER FEES 17
COST OF EMISSIONS 17
Bell curve 17
What a joke 18
No TRUST 18
Middle East 18
Advertising 17 , 18
Carbon COPY Sweet deal 18
features 19
An eriching experience A window into life in East Africa. 19
Inside 19
Paper Plane 20
Retired Teachers Association 20
Social news 20
In brief 20
The autonomy con Napoleon got a mention at the Principals' Conference. 21
Burning forests for electricity 21
Making change for the better There is a worldwide push to improve opportunities for lactation breaks at work. 21 , 23
Feedback wanted 21
Employers and government benefit too 21
In the library New resources 22
Not smiling More funding is needed for public dental services. 22
What can you do? 22
In defence of quality teaching Those with pre-existing teaching qualifications should not be required to undertake the expensive and inferior Certificate IV. 23
Questions 23
Class of ’58... you are requested to commence duty. 23
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 23
Five years of school holidays 24
your say 25
Cutbacks to technology threaten innovation Australia needs practical subjects in high school. 25
Inside 25
Why we need marine parks now A moratorium on new marine parks would do incalculable damage to Australian marine life. 26
Proposal does not respect classroom diversity Giving two thirds of the available teaching time to four areas in the national curriculum is wrong. 26
reviews 27
Film 27 , 28
Inside 27
Computer corner 28
Advertising 28
Theatre 29
Advertising 29
Article 29
In brief 30
Advertising 30
Corkscrew 30
administration 31
Australian Education Union (NSW Branch) 31 , 32
Inside 31
Independent Auditor's Report to the members of the Australian Education Union (NSW Branch) 32
By-election of a City Organiser and a Welfare Officer 2010-2012 33
Officers’job descriptions 33
Federation Library 33
Advertising 34 , 35
Eric Pearson Study Grant The closing date for applications is Tuesday, October 12. 34
2011 Tree Levy 34
DT smith: 35
Snapped in and out of classM 36
Advertising 37
Contents 39
Aboriginal education—25 year approach: the way forward 40 , 41 , 42 , 43
Campaign to address the needs of central schools 44
National agenda: schools funding review 44 , 45
National curriculum 45 , 46
Post school education the way forward TAFE 46 , 47 , 48
Adult Migrant English Service 49
Corrective Services 49 , 50
Reducing class sizes 50 , 51 , 52
Release time-supporting students 52 , 53
Salaries 53 , 54
School league tables 54 , 55
Teacher accreditation new scheme teachers and casual teachers 55
Teacher professionalism 55 , 56
Valuing teacher judgement curriculum, assessment and reporting 56

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EDUCATION  

Journal of the New South Wales Teachers Federation  

Agreement No. PP255003 00104  

Ogre has gone organic  

13  

Plus  

HSC markers  

Gas heaters  

School holidays to 2015 24  

August 30, 2010 VoI 91 No  

Voters reject business as  

usual  

To regain the support of teachers in the future, genuine, respectful  

consultation with the profession is essential.  

Bob Lipscombe  

President  

The failure of either major party to  

gain majority of seats in the Federal  

election in either the House of Repre-  

sentatives or the Senate represents  

clear rejection of the "business as  

usual” politics by the Australian elec-  

torate. Both parties failed to strike  

chord with many in the electorate  

and nowhere was this more apparent  

than in education.  

Notwithstanding such policies as  

that on league tables and the flaws in  

its Building the Education Revolution  

program, much of the Labor Gov-  

ernment’s record had been positive  

during its term in office. This includ-  

ed the announcement of the schools  

funding review to commence this  

year. From the start of the election  

campaign, however, it seemed deter-  

mined to undo these positives.  

From the outset of the campaign  

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the  

Labor Party seemed more intent on  

alienating teachers than seeking  

their support. Reflecting the absence  

of consultation with the teaching  

profession, announcement after an-  

nouncement threatened more harm  

than good. Instead of using the cam-  

paign to address issues of profession-  

al counselling services for students,  

the expansion of the school chaplain  

program at cost of $220 million was  

announced. Instead of supporting re-  

luctant students in schools, they were  

to be counselled by amateur sports  

coaches and denied access to organ-  

ised sport on weekends. Instead of  

genuine improvements in salaries  

for the profession, there was the an-  

nouncement of type of annual lot-  

tery in which 10 per cent of teachers  

would receive one-off 10 per cent  

salary bonus based in large part on  

NAPLAN results. Of course, even  

that wasn’t without further catch.  

Teachers would only be paid this if  

Federation wrote to all financial members reporting on the education policies on  

offer at the election.  

the government was re-elected last  

Saturday and again in 2013.  

Instead of an expanded program  

to address disadvantage there was  

scheme designed to set school  

against school with annual 'prizes'  

of $75,000 to $lOO,OOO for the 10 per  

cent of so-called ‘best performing’  

schools. This was to be supported  

by an extraordinary bureaucracy  

that would see all teachers assessed  

annually by panel of three (one  

from the school, two from outside).  

Authority was to be devolved to  

1000 principals and school councils  

so that they could hire additional  

business managers, administrators  

and specialist teachers with the  

one-off grant of up to $50,000 pro-  

vided under the program.  

Without consultation, voluntary  

Australian Baccalaureate was to be  

established to replace the HSC. Stu-  

dents with disabilities didn't rate  

mention. In the post schools sector,  

training places were to be cut to fund  

cash payments for apprentices.  

And most seriously of all, instead  

of honouring the commitment  

made before the last election and  

repeated on many occasions since  

to replace the discredited Howard  

era schools funding formula by  

2012, the Labor government ex-  

tended it for another 12 months.  

The Labor Party was not alone  

in its attempt to alienate teach-  

ers. The Liberal National Coalition  

somehow thought it was appealing  

to teachers by announcing cuts ex-  

ceeding s3.sbillion from education  

expenditure. This included the ab-  

olition of the Computers in Schools  

program and its replacement with  

much smaller technology fund, and  

cuts to the National Partnerships.  

They proposed system which in-  

volved schools applying to board  

of trustees for teacher pay bonuses  

from 2013 to be funded by cutting  

funding for low socio economic  

status schools and literacy and nu-  

meracy programs. Instead of prop-  

erly funding special education, the  

Coalition proposed to abrogate its  

responsibility by providing $6OOO  

»  

Uncertainty on  

schools funding  

review  

Gary Zadkovich  

Deputy President  

The unresolved forming of new fed-  

eral government at the time of writ-  

ing means the future of the Schools  

Funding Review is unclear.  

While Labor had clear commit-  

ment for it to proceed, the Coalition  

did not.  

Considering Labor's intention to  

continue importing failed, off-the-  

shelf policies from the United States  

education market, the commitment  

to establish this review gave some  

hope of brighter future for public  

schools.  

While similarly intent on imple-  

menting the policies of overseas ed-  

ucation systems that perform worse  

than Australia’s, the Coalition's  

pledge to continue the discredited  

Howard funding model and to cut  

more than $3 billion from Labor's  

schools investment program ended  

such hope.  

With this scenario in mind, Feder-  

ation Council on August 14 endorsed  

proposal to investigate the commis-  

sioning of an independently conduct-  

ed review, should the federal govern-  

ment review not proceed. This would  

be conducted in similar vein to the  

successful Inquiry into the Provi-  

sion of Public Education in NSW, con-  

ducted by Professor Tony Vinson in  

2001-2.  

Whichever review proceeds, Fed-  

eration aims for every public school  

to contribute. Campaign materials  

and activities are being developed to  

support teachers, principals and par-  

ents to participate. This willbe part of  

nationwide mobilisation to achieve  

new, fairer funding system.  

Prime Minister Gillard upped the  

importance of such review when  

she capitulated to the private school  

lobby in the final weeks of the elec-  

tion campaign. By extending the cur-  

rent discredited and corrupt fund-  

ing system until 2014, Labor showed  

it was intent on winning at any cost.  

This includes betraying the children  

of low income families, whose only  

educational guarantee is the govern-  

ment provision of well funded, high  

quality public school in their com-  

munity.  

No matter how many times politi-  

cians want to preach 'transparency  

and accountability' andbeat students,  

teachers, principals and their schools  

With the NAPLAN stick, funding re-  

mains the key determinant of qual-  

ity educational provision.  

The private school lobby knows  

this only too well.  

In caving in to this embodiment  

of middle class self-interest, Labor  

coldly turned its back on former  

Prime Minister Ben Chifley's oft  

quoted call to help those who most  

need it: "We have great objective —  

the light on the hill — which we aim  

to reach by working the betterment  

of mankind not only here but any-  

where we may give helping hand.”  

(ALP Conference, 1949)  

Equal opportunity for all children,  

regardless of one's circumstances of  

birth, needs and abilities, socio-eco-  

nomic status, religion, race, class and  

gender, is surely an ideal by which  

the betterment of mankind is meas-  

ured.  

Federation understands that the  

federal government's schools funding  

review panel was due to finalise ar-  

rangements regarding timelines and  

processes by the end of September,  

with the submissions phase to com-  

mence sometime early in October.  

It is imperative, therefore, that  

public school parents, teachers and  

principals put aside the disappoint-  

ment of the continuation of the cur-  

rent unjust funding system and work  

to ensure that the call for new, fairer  

system becomes politically irresist-  

ible in the lead in to the next federal  

election.  

Annual Conference decisions inside  

The full text of all of the decisions of the 2010 NSW Teachers Federation Annual Conference, complete  

guide to Federation’s priorities over the coming 12 months, is inserted in this edition.  

Vacancies for City Organiser  

and Welfare Officer  

See notice page 33  

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