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. 61 No. 14 (11 Aug 1980)
Images
24
Notes
Original wraparound supplement is located at the end of this issue
Page Notes
Original wraparound supplement is located at the end of this issue
View Catalogue

Contents

education JOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS’ FEDERATION 1
INFANTS AND PRIMARY STAFFING CAMPAIGN 1
LECTURERS SALARY BREAKTHROUGH 2
EMPLOYMENT LISTS 2
The President writes... 2
500 Teaching Positions in TAFE 2
ERRATUM 2
From the National Secretary: PADDY GEORGE-A PERSONAL TRIBUTE A PERSONAL TRIBUTE 3
COUNCILLORS HONOUR PADDY GEORGE 3
education 3
Editorial BUDGET BLUES 3
LETTERS to the editors 4
Commissioner Candidate Comments 4
Council Ballot Defended 4
Ditto 4
Pagett Position 4
Advertising 4
Pagett Answered 4
Murphy Position 4 , 5
Holman, Too 5
Nuclear-free Forum 5
Casual Relief at Tempe High 5 , 6
Ancillary Staff 5
Action Blueprint 6
School Certificate Row 6
Turtle Stakes 6
Amnesty Action 6
Primary Library Controversy 6
Core Curriculum 6
Primary Maths Program 6
Superannuation Arrears 6
Tell It To Les 6
Dubbo Acts on Casuals 6
Tax Problem 6
PRACTICE TEACHING SUPERVISION PAYMENTSNEW THINKING NEEDED? 7
AROUND THE CLUB 7
FRAZER CUTS FUNDS TO WOMEN'S PROGRAMS 7
Advertising 8
FRED BIRKS ACTIVITY SCHOOL JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS 8
DENILIQUIN REUNION 8
CABRAMATTA CENTENARY 8
URALLA CENTRAL SCHOOL REUNION DINNER DANCE 8
FAREWELL DINNER 8
CENTENARY 8
“DIRT CHEAP” GOES TO EDINBURGH 8
MUSIC EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS 8
OBITUARY 8
TEAS WEEK AT WOLLONGONG 9
Advertising 9
RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 9
Science Teachers Conference 9
Advertising 9
TEACHERS – NOT EMPIRESIN MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION 10
NATIONAL CAM GAINING MOMENTUM 11
FACT SHEET No. 3 WHAT IS THE BALANCE SHEET FOR SCHOOLS SINCE 1977? 11
Advertising 12
ETHNIC GROUPS CALL FOR EDUCATION FUNDS 12
AROUND ASSOCIATION 13
GAYTAS 13
Advertising 13 , 14
GLEBE HIGH UNDER THREAT 14 , 15
Advertising 14
LABOR'S EDUCATION POLICIES GET SOME PRAISE 15
Gays In Our Schools 15
Advertising 15
VERSE 16
BOOKS 16
THEATRE 17
VERSE 17
Federation Gazette 18
NOMINATIONS FOR FEDERATION COUNCIL ELECTIONS CLOSE ON AUGUST 13, 1980 18
1980 ANNUAL CONFERENCE December 15, 16, 17 18
THE AUSTRALIAN TEACHERS FEDERATION THE TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION TEACHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL SECRETARY-ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 18
Advertising 19
federation library 19
EDUCATION CROSSWORD No. 71 19
Advertising 20
education 21
TEACHER COMMISSIONNERS FEDERATION'S CHOICE 22 , 23 , 24

Text

education  

JOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS’ FEDERATION  

Vol. 61, No. 14  

AUGUST 11, 1980  

Price: 60 cents  

Registered at the G.P.O. Sydney tor trans-  

mission by post as newspaper—Category  

INFANTS AND PRIMARY  

STAFFING CAMPAIGN  

by Bob Sharkey  

Membership Action  

Needed  

Unless there is widespread sup-  

port by infants and primary  

teachers conditions will con-  

tinue to fall far behind other  

sections of the teaching service.  

During 1980, associations have  

been asked to set up infants  

and primary action committees  

and to encourage infants and  

primary staffs to take an active  

part in the campaign to secure  

staffing improvements. Im-  

provements will only be won  

with the support of all infants  

and primary teachers.  

Campaign Leaflet  

leaflet has been produced for  

distribution to parents. While  

the leaflet has been prepared  

basically for use in Education  

Week it has been drawn up in  

such way that infants and pri-  

mary staffs can make use of it  

during the remainder of this  

year. It is accompanied by  

lettercard for parents to sign  

expressing their support for the  

three main issues which were  

formerly highlighted in the  

“Call to the premier”, viz:  

• Class Sizes  

Members will recall that in  

1976 Mr. Wran (as Leader of  

the Opposition) stated that, if  

elected, Labor Government  

would undertake to reduce class  

sizes to 30 by 1980. This has  

been achieved in secondary  

schools but the bulk of infants/  

primary schools (Ist and 2nd  

class schools) are staffed on the  

basis of one teacher per 31  

pupils. Moreover, infants and  

primary schools are staffed on  

the basis of total enrolment and  

not grade by grade.  

As result of this policy  

many schools suffered large  

classes to avoid forming un-  

popular composite classes. The  

Government and department  

continue to be completely in-  

flexible in rigidly applying the  

staffing formula.  

• Teacher Release  

Federation policy is for 20%  

relief for classroom teachers.  

There is no doubt that infants  

and primary education has  

changed dramatically in the  

past five years and this has  

been well illustrated by wit-  

nesses in the Salaries Case.  

Infants and primary teachers  

need time during the day to  

carry out various functions  

associated with their teaching  

including parent interviews in  

the interests of individual chil-  

dren.  

• Classification of Infants/  

Primary Schools  

The method of classification is  

now becoming vital issue as  

enrolments drop in infants de-  

partments. This drop in in-  

fants enrolments will be felt  

throughout primary schools  

over the next few years. The  

department has not changed its  

method of school classification  

in decades. This means that the  

current classification is based  

on class sizes of 40 and over,  

position which would be com-  

pletely untenable today.  

There are many other issues  

which could be raised as part  

of comprehensive infants and  

primary working conditions  

campaign. There is no doubt  

that case exists for the intro-  

duction of specialist teachers,  

for improvements in funding of  

infants and primary schools, for  

improved ancillary staffing and  

so the list goes on.  

The three main issues, how-  

ever, can be won with the sup-  

port of the membership. Secon-  

dary schools have had classes  

reduced to 30 and do have re-  

lief from face-to-face teaching.  

The primary members simply  

want to share similar benefits  

keeping in mind that further im-  

provements are also required  

by their secondary colleagues.  

Action Committees  

Federation is not calling on  

teachers to take industrial  

action. That would only occur  

if infants and primary teachers  

themselves become frustrated  

with the lack of action in their  

area. What the federation does  

call for, however, is for teachers  

to put their case more force-  

fully to the public, the depart-  

ment and the minister. To  

assist, leaflets and lettercards  

have been produced for distri-  

bution and speaker's notes have  

been sent to federation repre-  

sentatives.  

Infants and primary staffs  

should participate actively at  

the association level by sending  

representatives to infants and  

primary action committees and  

by attending association meet-  

ings to ensure that infants and  

primary campaigns are dis-  

cussed.  

Finally, infants and primary  

teachers should consider other  

activities which may be under-  

taken in order to further the  

staffing campaign. Some sug-  

gestions which have been put  

forward are:  

• after-school rallies to be held  

in major centres;  

• the preparation of declara-  

tion to include the three  

points highlighted in the  

“Call to the Premier”;  

• inviting MP’s to schools to  

discuss staffing matters with  

the whole staff;  

• an approach to C’s and  

FOSCO clubs to seek their  

support. ■  

Cite

Citation options:
Work identifier

http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-736385994

APA citation

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 April 16, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-736385994

MLA citation

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 April 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-736385994>

Harvard/Australian citation

N.S.W. Teachers' Federation & New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. 1919, Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation The Federation, Sydney viewed 16 April 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-736385994

Wikipedia citation

{{Citation
  | author1=N.S.W. Teachers' Federation.
  | author2=New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation.
  | title=Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation.
  | year=1919
  | section=volumes.
  | issn=0013-1156
  | issue=Vol. 61 No. 14 (11 Aug 1980)
  | location=Sydney
  | publisher=The Federation
  | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-736385994
  | id=nla.obj-736385994
  | access-date=16 April 2025
  | via=Trove
}}

Citations are automatically generated and may require some modification to conform to exact standards.

Download

Select the images you want to download, or the whole document.

Available formats
TIF high resolution
Include
All
Current

Or select a range of images:

Selected: 1 - 24 (24 Images)

Order

You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct.

Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia

Include

Or select a range of images:

1 - 24 (24 Images)

Share

Share on Twitter

Share on Facebook

What can I do with this?

Copyright varies by issue and article

Reason for copyright status
Serials have an open range of dates.

Copyright varies with each issue and article. You may have full rights to copy, or may be able to copy only under some circumstances, for example a portion for research or study. Order a copy where circumstances allow or Contact us for further information.

Copyright status was determined using the following information:

Material type
Literary, dramatic or musical work

Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply.

For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Share Close

Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere.

NOTE: We've tested EMBED on blogspot.com blogs as well as self-hosted Wordpress blogs. This feature will NOT work on wordpress.com blogs.

About this book Close