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The NSW Teachers Federation remains concerned about inadequate buildings and infrastructure at Northbourne Public School and Marsden Park Public School in Sydney’s north-west.
NSW Teachers Federation Deputy President Henry Rajendra said staff at both schools had worked to avert the logistical nightmare of bussing large numbers of children between the two school sites each day.
“This is a positive outcome for Northbourne Public School students and their families which was achieved through strong community resolve and because teachers were prepared to engage in industrial action,” Mr Rajendra said.
“Teaching and learning conditions at both schools require urgent improvement. The building program at Northbourne Public School must be accelerated to meet the demands of growing enrolments.”
Principals will be forced to increase class sizes and scrap subjects because there are not enough teachers to fill vacancies days before classes start.
Three days before school starts principals are struggling to find enough temporary teachers to fill more than 1200 permanent vacancies. Principals this week will be forced to increase class sizes and scrap subjects because there are not enough teachers. The teacher shortage is a full-blown crisis, according to NSW Secondary Principals Council president Craig Petersen. We are not heading towards a crisis, we are already in crisis, Mr Petersen said. The public school system was short 1250 permanent teachers at last count on Friday, January 15, although the government does not know how many principals have recently employed temporary or casual teachers as a stopgap measure.
Principals will be forced to increase class sizes and scrap subjects because there are not enough teachers to fill vacancies days before classes start.