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April 2010 |
School Staff won't do Teachers Test Work 14 April 2010
The Deputy Prime Minister has said that if AEU members wont run the NAPLAN tests on students in May, then she wants Parents, the Education department staff and Schools Support Staff to do the job. |
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August 2004 |
Respect, Recognition, Rights 25 August 2004
This week is CPSU Schools National Recognition Week and the theme is Respect, Recognition, Rights. There are more than 45,000 support staff working in schools throughout Australia. Most of them are women. Over half work part-time. They don’t get paid during school holidays. They aren’t paid enough for the work they do. They certainly aren’t properly acknowledged for the contribution they make to the education of Australian kids. Of our kids. |
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March 2004 |
School Support Staff undervalued 16 March 2004
The New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET) has refused to recognise the value of work performed by school support staff. Four years after it commissioned a job evaluation review for School and Senior School Assistants, DET has decided it will not fund salary increases.
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March 2003 |
Community orgs condemn trade talks 17 March 2003
"The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, labelling of genetically engineered food and Australian content rules in film and television are all targets in the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement negotiations starting on Monday March 17," Dr Patricia Ranald, Principal Policy Officer at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre said. |
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UK union lodges huge equal pay claim 10 March 2003
The European union that covers school support staff, UNISON, has lodged an equal pay claim on behalf of nearly 1,000 teaching assistants in Lancashire - the largest equal value pay claim in the UK and Europe. |
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October 2002 |
August 2002 |
SA schools agreeement ratified 28 August 2002
The PSA is confident that the Agreement will bring long overdue benefits to assist staff in their work and personal life, as well as a deserved pay rise. |
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NSW review School Assistants 28 August 2002
The PSA and the Department are close to a final position on the competencies utilised by school assistants and senior school assistants to carry out their duties. |
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March 2002 |
November 2001 |
August 2001 |
Schools Staff Union Campaign 27 August 2001
Ms Jennie George helped launch the Schools Staff union campaign to promote the "recognition" of school support staff. The campaign slogan is "EDUCATION -- IT COULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT US -- SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF". It is being run by the Community and Public Sector Union, the CPSU SPSF, the State Federation of non teaching education staff.
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