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Education
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES
Fix this textTEACHERS FEDERATION
Fix this textRegistered by Australia Post Publication Number NBG 1213
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Fix this textVol 69. No. 7
Fix this textINSIDE
Fix this textPtiwary School Tedtocg Page II
Fix this textA Real Teacher? Page I 5
Fix this textSupervision Paget 9 and 20
Fix this textSlaving Shortages Page 2
Fix this textThe E’ lie Pears on Travel Giant Page 16
Fix this texttftetherell Attach Ca&uat Teacheit Page 3
Fix this textfajawanu a school with a — Page 7
Fix this textHon-Sexist Education hoi Boys Page 24
Fix this textShooting Ourselves in the Fool Page 17
Fix this textThe Cheque's in the (Mail Page 16
Fix this textChanges to the H S C. Poge 13
Fix this textOnspedim Page 13
Fix this textTa a if late in Sydney Page 19
Fix this textRetease Time Jen District Retted Teachers Page 19
Fix this textStandardised Testing Page 5
Fix this textGreiner Attach Land Rights Page 12
Fix this textWE NEED TEACHERS
Fix this textMedia helicopters hovering
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Fix this textSchool oval, on May 20, set
Fix this texta dramatic scene as hundreds of
Fix this textstudents formed human chains to
Fix this textspell out the words, “We Need
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Fix this textThe students and teachers were
Fix this textappealing for help to solve the critical
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Fix this textWestfields High started the school
Fix this textyear with a shortage of five teachers. -
Fix this textThey now have three vacancies, two
Fix this textscience positions and a position for
Fix this texta Programme Continuity teacher.
Fix this textUntil recently the school was short
Fix this textof a mathematics teacher for well
Fix this textover a term. The Westfields High
Fix this textaction follows the strike action taken
Fix this textby Bidwill High School over its
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Fix this textThe media event was organised by
Fix this textGary Zadkovich, the Federation
Fix this textRepresentative at the school. He said,
Fix this text“It has been reported that there are
Fix this text45 vacancies in NSW schools. This
Fix this textis questionable when a recent Con-
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Fix this textabout 80 vacancies in the Metropol-
Fix this textitan South West region alone. The
Fix this textGovernment and the Department
Fix this textmust face their responsibilities on this
Fix this textmatter. Politicians and Departmental
Fix this textofficers have proclaimed the merits
Fix this textof inceased participation in formal
Fix this texteducation, but their failure to s; pply
Fix this textthe necessary teachers is an indict-
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Fix this textshortsightedness.”
Fix this textLeigh Price, year 12 student, said
Fix this text“We are hoping that someone will
Fix this textnotice our message and help us out
Fix this textof this mess. It makes it hard to keep
Fix this textup with your studies when you are
Fix this textnot being taught normal lessons.”
Fix this textMrs Jennifer Austine, parent at the
Fix this textschool expressed her concerns, “Our
Fix this textchildren are going to be citizens of
Fix this texttomorrow. How can they fill our
Fix this textshoes if they are not being taught.
Fix this textThe government must supply the
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Fix this textThe introduction of a new staffing
Fix this textformula a few years ago-, has dram-
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Fix this textWhile the Greiner Government has
Fix this textinherited the problem, they were
Fix this textnonetheless well aware of the extent
Fix this textof the problem during their time in
Fix this textopposition. They have policies to
Fix this textharass grade 3 primary school child-
Fix this textren with IQ-like tests, but no policy
Fix this textto deal with a problem that is clearly
Fix this textout of control. The few scholarships
Fix this textthe Government is offering, while
Fix this texthelpful, are only a febble attempt to
Fix this textsolve the shortage. The Government
Fix this textis also planning to cut $lOO million
Fix this textfrom the public education budget and
Fix this textto divert funds to private schools and
Fix this textto attack the working conditions and
Fix this textsalaries of casual teachers, a move
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Fix this textin schools already finding it difficult
Fix this textto get casual relief. The shortage of
Fix this textteachers is not the only problem
Fix this textWestfields High is experiencing.
Fix this textThere are 12 demountable class-
Fix this textrooms in urgent need of maintenance
Fix this textfans and heaters that do not work,
Fix this textbroken wallpanels and a general lack
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Fix this textSecondary schools have had
Fix this textenough of the Departmental Bureau-
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Fix this textattempted to impose all sorts of
Fix this textreforms on the education system
Fix this textwithout additional resources or even
Fix this texta sound educational philosophy. The
Fix this textshortage of specialist teachers is more
Fix this textthan a question of inefficiency. It is
Fix this texta basic disrespect for disciplines.
Fix this textThey prefer instead to opt for diver-
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Fix this textto change in the education system.
Fix this textAs long as such a philosophy pre-
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Fix this textsupport from the Department or the
Fix this textprevious Governments education
Fix this textadvisors (with the exception of
Fix this textRodney Cavalier) for more specialist
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Fix this textReference: McGowan Report and Swan-McKinnon Report
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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