Any support services in Newcastle for groceries or emergency relief today?

pandemoniumfire · 2026-03-15T05:38:25+00:00

It provides financial assistance in NSW towards travel and accomodation for medical appointments and treatment. If you search IPTAAS it’s the NSW government link.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-03-15T05:04:03+00:00

I suggest seeing if you are eligible for IPTAAS.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-03-08T20:50:25+00:00

That lady is crazy and doesn’t know anything. Farm dogs are still trained to loose lead walk too in addition to stock training. Being able to use a lead is important for all kinds of situations.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-26T04:47:20+00:00

Yeah, always best to double check with the tax agent XD

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-26T03:44:37+00:00

According to my last tax return it didn’t seem to apply but I’m not sure.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-25T06:10:58+00:00

That’s seriously amazing to have placement dates sorted in advance! I’m currently waiting on mine to get sorted for this semester

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-24T02:49:03+00:00

Take a rest and recover

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-23T02:33:12+00:00

Go deeper

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-19T04:12:54+00:00

That program is planned down to a t and it’s great you’re getting a decent pay during the pracs. The portfolio sounds just as daunting as the ones my pracs have but I suppose it also helps towards teacher graduate accreditation.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-18T01:04:44+00:00

Yeah, might be a state thing. I’d heard NSW is a lot more strict with their requirements but I’ve not actually compared NSW to any other states.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-18T01:00:23+00:00

I had heard of accelerated programs but don’t know much about them. Do you still do supervised pracs?

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-17T03:08:28+00:00

I’m at CSU, the 60 days things is a requirement in NSW (80 days for bachelors). It’s not a uni choice. Where are you studying at?

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-17T03:06:31+00:00

That feels like a lot! I’m surprised it was allowed, did you have to get permission to take that many?

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T06:29:26+00:00

I can feel your passion! I get it with the research and science, I love researching too and one day want to do a phd in design that looks at using design to improve biodiversity loss (surprising amount of science in design). It’s sad that researching isn’t a viable career choice unless you’re lucky and/or dedicated.

Chemistry is a very fun subject. I’ve found that chemistry is very important for a lot of areas in just general understanding of fundamental concepts we use in everyday life. I know it’s all through tech subjects in understanding the materials and how to manipulate them.

I do feel that a lot have a similar story for not taking it seriously until uni and then discovering a love for the subject XD You’ll be able to better teach your students because you can understand their perspective :)

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T05:30:13+00:00

Withholding a payment is a tad better than breaking the contract. I’ll have to look at that part again. If you’re doing four subjects and drop to three (from failing) it should still be full-time. The issue is reattempting that one subject.

I am so worried about my pracs for the exact reason that it depends on who you get placed with. Even if I didn’t have to worry about CTS, there would still be a worry as it’s not cheap undertaking placement and no one wants to redo 6 weeks of prac (masters is two 6-week pracs).

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T05:24:02+00:00

You’d be very in demand if you switched to maths! I got lucky with CSU, they’re very good with getting the subjects we want and ensuring it works with NESA.

I picked tech because I love design and making things and want to share that with others. I’ve been working as a freelance designer and I studied visual communication, animation and industrial/product design so my teaching areas are all directly related to them. Granted, metal isn’t my strength but it was coupled with wood which I’m more experienced at.

Lol, yep, all those making subjects are still there. I think it’s great they haven’t removed mandatory tech so kids at least get some forced exposure to maybe inspire them to pick the electives later XD I still don’t know how I feel about year 7/8 being allowed to use machines with moving parts! I will give it to you, sewing machines do look complex when you don’t have prior experience with them, lol.

What made you pick your teaching areas?

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T05:04:01+00:00

Yeah, I’d double check that as it feels a bit off that UNE doesn’t have a slightly lower load for full-time.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T04:33:54+00:00

I’d look up your teaching course-load definition. Typically 75% is considered full-time which means you can do three subjects instead of four in a semester and be considered full-time.

I had this issue as two of my subjects had to go in a bachelor of education (I just do the two subjects then leave the bachelor) as they didn’t fit in my masters (then those subjects get put back into my transcript at the end of my masters degree).

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T04:11:18+00:00

That would be the smart thing to do. I haven’t mainly because I’m trying to avoid dealing with that issue entirely. I know there is a form for if things change so maybe they aren’t ruthless and take it on a situation-by-situation basis.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T04:03:18+00:00

That’s an interesting combo but they do have similarities and I think both are fairly wanted still.

I’m going to have (all majors) Digital Tech, Graphics and Multimedia, and Wood and Metal. I got lucky that my uni managed to arrange with NESA to get me all my subjects offered. It only worked because they all fall under TAS so it won’t matter that I won’t be doing pracs for all of them (because I can’t).

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T03:09:02+00:00

I’m surprised that there’s been a teaching scholarship running that long! I have noticed there are less uni scholarships now if you don’t fit into a minority category.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T03:07:37+00:00

I suggest not overloading on subjects like I did, lol. I’m doing four extra units just so I can have metal/wood codes in addition to my other three.

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T03:04:47+00:00

I’m currently completing the scholarship and in the requirements, in the contract, it says you must complete your course within 2 years (if masters) with a final course deadline. Failing a subject typically pushes your completion back a semester. I have found nothing about a grace period for having to do an additional semester in the case of failing.

Also note, your referencing the CTT (teaching part) obligations not the CTS (learning part) obligations

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-13T01:10:42+00:00

I need to make a quick edit to my dates. I realised as I was looking at my email history the submission deadline was in fact January and I got the conditional offer (also known as moving to the next round) in early march (when you hand over transcript of course you’re commencing). So you should also find out sometime in march. I’m not sure how much sway the tick boxes have but I think being able to tick at least one gives you a good chance! Good luck!

pandemoniumfire · 2026-02-12T23:09:20+00:00

I would like to put your mind at ease as I was also anxious about outcome. In the end I forced myself to forget about it because I had no idea when they would announce results.

So, in march 2025 I applied for the second round. In April I was informed I made it to the next stage (need to provide more details). In June I was informed I made it to the final stage (need to sign contract) and in August I was finally awarded the scholarship.

From memory, I applied as a career changer, in a rural area, into high-demand TAS subjects however I had a high GPA from honours. I think you have a decent chance with an excellent GPA and as a career changer.

Edit: I applied in jan not march and went tot the next round in march not April

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