RENOWNED Australian film director Ray Lawrence says he's shocked the NSW Education Department barred him from schools to film ads promoting the value of public school teachers.
Mr Lawrence, director of the films Lantana, Jindabyne and Bliss, directed the ads for the NSW Teachers Federation.
The $1 million two-week television and cinema ads written by public education advocate Jane Caro will run from Sunday, featuring storylines about a new teacher and a retiring teacher.
At the launch of the "Teachers Make A Difference" campaign in Sydney on Friday, Mr Lawrence said he wanted to shoot in schools but the department's immediate reaction was to send an email to every school banning filming.
"The Education Department went out of their way to sabotage doing it ... it was just ridiculous, it was a shock."
Mr Lawrence said that even when he offered the scripts to show they were non-political, the department declined to view them.
He said the filming ban was a big stumbling block, but the University of NSW assisted with shooting locations.
Teachers Federation President Maurie Mulheron said no teachers would be shocked at the department's ban on filming as its officials always acted to "protect their political masters".
He said the ads were made without any overt political content to highlight the crucial role of teachers in the community.
"Public education is seen by too many politicians as a cost as opposed to an investment in the future."
Mr Mulheron said many politicians denigrated the teaching profession to weaken teachers' voices in defending the role of public education and to justify the denial of higher wages.
In a statement, the department said that during a period of industrial action in 2012, individual principals were approached about filming an advertisement on behalf of the NSW Teachers Federation.
"No further details were provided and on that basis, principals declined to participate in what was presented as being part of an industrial campaign.
"In the absence of any confirmation of exactly who at the department Mr Lawrence spoke to, we are unable to comment further," the statement said.
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