Category: Updates from Rose Bay Secondary College

Update – Proposed teachers strike

Earlier this week, the Industrial Relations Commission ordered the NSW Teachers Federation to stop strike action planned for Tuesday, 7 December.
The order extends to any other form of industrial action relating to the Federation’s current wage claims. The Federation has declared it will defy these orders and the strike is likely to go ahead. I want to reassure you that we are doing all we can to ensure teaching and learning continues without disruption – especially given the difficulties and challenges students, parents and families have experienced during the course of this year.
The current Teachers’ Award expires on 31 December 2021 and the department has been negotiating a new Award with the Teachers Federation, with the assistance of the Commission. We have been unable to reach agreement on a final Award and the matter will be arbitrated by a Full Bench of the Commission, scheduled for May 2022.
Rather than wait until the outcome of the arbitration in May, the department has

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Parent and carers survey on consent education now open

Have your say. A short survey for parents and carers is now open to help the Department strengthen consent education for students.
Students from across the state, both past and present, have this year called for improved consent education.
This was sparked by a petition by former Sydney student Chanel Contos, which led to thousands of young people sharing their stories of witnessing or experiencing, sexual harassment, abuse and violence amongst young people.
In response to the voices of young people, the heads of the three education sectors signed a Statement of Intent. In this Statement, the NSW Department of Education committed to a number of actions – including partnering with parents and carers to improve consent education.
There is now an opportunity for parents and carers to have their say by completing a short survey.
This anonymous survey is available in 10 languages other than English and will take less than 10 minutes to complete.
It is part of

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New virtual courses available for NSW students

Is your child interested in learning new skills at school through virtual vocational education and training courses? 
From next year, schools in NSW will be able to offer 20 new virtual vocational courses to Year 11 students. These new industry focused courses will contribute to a student’s HSC and ATAR. They will also give students great in-demand and practical skills for the workplace. 
The courses focus on current skills needs and include: 

allied health assistant

game design

cyber security 

robotics 

digital supply chain.

The virtual courses are different to ‘online’ learning in that they are delivered via a virtual classroom with a teacher, other students in the class, and an established weekly timetable. This will be complemented with 24/7 access to content, chat rooms and tutorials to connect with other students. 
Each of the new courses is part of an existing NESA Industry Curriculum Framework (ICF) syllabus. 
Expressions of interest (EOI) for the courses are open now but be quick,

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