Public school counsellors will receive a $27,000 pay rise and teachers a $10,000 pay rise after negotiations between the NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) and the NSW government reached an agreement on Tuesday. Acting president of the NSWTF Henry Rajendra announced the ...

Education ministers in NSW have committed to giving public schools 100 per cent of the minimum funding required to meet students' educational needs. On Friday, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare and NSW Education Minister Prue Car signed an agreement at ...

The NSW government will move on its promise to make 10,000 temporary teachers permanent, with a plan to roll out 1400 permanent contracts to public school teachers. On Wednesday the government said it will begin reaching out to 250 public ...

The newly-elected NSW government has rolled out its first round of “red tape cuts” aimed at reducing administrative burden on public school teachers. On Wednesday, the government announced it will halve more than 70 mandated policy and process changes next ...

The NSW government has offered school teachers a $4000 bonus if they pass their Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) accreditation. Under the Coalitions' plan, the one-time cash bonus will enable teachers across the state to access salaries up to ...

Teachers in New South Wales have been offered a six per cent pay rise over the next two years.  On Friday, the Industrial Relations Committee announced it will award an additional 0.25 per cent on top of the existing 2.5 ...

A new NSW Government program aiming to tackle the teacher shortages will assist school support staff to become teachers in regional, rural and high demand metropolitan schools. Announced on Tuesday, the Grow Your Own Teacher Training program will support 100 ...

The NSW Teachers Federation has been fined $60,000 for "plainly and deliberately" striking while restrained to take industrial action.  On November 29, 2021, the Industrial Relations Commission had issued an order prohibiting the federation and its members from taking industrial ...

Teachers in NSW would earn up to $130,000 per year as part of a state government plan to attract more graduates into classrooms.  Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said “outstanding teachers” would be considered for higher paying roles, as part of ...

Some of the most expensive NSW private schools have been overfunded by the state government to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, leaving public schools ten per cent below their specified funding level, a new report has claimed.   ...