Morning disruptions at NSW schools as thousands of teachers attend union meeting

Schools across NSW are set to experience disruptions on Monday morning as thousands of teachers participate in a scheduled union meeting.

There will be minimal supervision at public schools NSW this morning. Picture: File image

Schools across NSW are set to experience disruptions on Monday morning as thousands of teachers participate in a scheduled union meeting.

Nearly 60,000 state school teachers will engage in a stop-work meeting from 8.30-10am, as announced by the NSW Teachers Federation.

This meeting is expected to mean there will be “minimal supervision” for students, with some schools advising parents to delay sending their children until after 10am.

The timing of the stop-work action has raised concerns, particularly for Year 9 and 10 students as exams may be impacted.

NSW Teachers Federation President, Henry Rajendra.

However, the federation has reassured parents that the disruption will not affect the ongoing HSC exams.

The meeting is to inform teachers about a new pay proposal from the state government.

The impact of the stop-work meeting varies by school.

Last year, the state government raised starting salaries for teachers from $75,791 to $85,000, a move supported by the Teachers Federation Council.

Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car said last year’s pay rise was a mark of respect for teachers. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

Education Minister Prue Car said at the time that “pay is a mark of respect,” describing the pay increase as “desperately needed.”

“Striking this deal was vitally important, so our hardworking teachers can see they are respected by their Government, and being paid adequately for the hard work they are doing to educate the state’s students.”

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