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The Australian Education Union welcomed the Federal Government’s budget commitment to extend a highly successful literacy and numeracy program for schools with an investment of $240 million over 18 months. “This interim measure is necessary because the Literacy and Numeracy National Partnership was due to end this year,” AEU Federal...
09 May 2012, 07.37 Angelo Gavrielatos
THE federal government appears to have reneged on commitments not to impose a training market on the states, which must now consider extending public training funds to private colleges. Under an agreement signed at last Friday's Council of Australian Governments meeting, the new national training entitlement must be ``accessible through any registered...
23 April 2012, 08.21 John Ross. From:The Australian
THE Australian Education Union says a plan to increase training and remove the up-front costs, through HECS-style loans and a new training 'entitlement', could achieve the opposite of the stated policy intention. Last week’s Council of Australian Governments meeting agreed to guarantee training up to certificate III, the typical level of...
23 April 2012, 08.17 John Ross • From:The Australian
The Australian Education Union said education ministers meeting in Sydney today needed to commit to the overhaul of schools funding arrangements and the urgent injection of $5 billion recommended by the Gonski Review. “This is an opportunity for ministers from across the country to demonstrate to students and families that they are serious about...
05 April 2012, 09.53 Angelo Gavrielatos
Leaders of a national education reform movement, including Joel I. Klein and Michelle Rhee, the former schools chancellors in New York and Washington, have formed a statewide political group in New York with an eye toward being a counterweight to the powerful teachers’ union in the 2013 mayoral election. The group, called StudentsFirstNY, is an...
04 April 2012, 14.11 Anna M Phillips
We are pleased to announce the Call-for-Papers for the Tenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. The conference and its companion journal provide vibrant, intellectually stimulating spaces for scholars from all geographic and disciplinary areas to learn, converse, and create. The aim is to generate new knowledge about the...
27 March 2012, 08.19 Administrator

SSTUWA Members In Our Schools

It certainly shows how much the legendary footballer Barry Cable values education when his granddaughter Shelley Cable was named the state's best indigenous student and ranked in the top 0.5 per cent in WA for a 99.5 ATAR score at Rossmoyne SHS. Not only has Barry's value for education been passed onto his granddaughter,his own venture...
13 February 2012, 10.16 Kirsty Henderson
Amanda Smith's ideal playground was the sights, smells and flavours of a food market. Fascinated as a child by produce and books about foods such as Enid Blyton's fantasy “Enchanted Wood” series, where toffee shocks, pop-biscuits and google buns would be eaten with lashings of homemade lemonade, her passion for cooking took...
10 February 2012, 11.53 Administrator
The media thrives on the traditional “Leavers Week” with stories of booze, drugs, sex and rock and roll - and to the untrained eye there seems to be very little alternative. In November, instead of marking the end of secondary schooling at local “Leavers” celebrations 14 young people travelled to Timor-Leste to work alongside...
25 January 2012, 16.29 Don Rowe
Over the final weekend in October, 9 delegates attended the second National New Educators' Conference in Adelaide and what an informative weekend it turned out to be! The conference provided an opportunity for new educators from across the country to meet and discuss their stories, thoughts, goals and concerns. It was fantastic to be a part...
05 December 2011, 09.43 Kirsty Levar
Support for the children of Timor Leste is growing rapidly with a series of projects being undertaken by a number of groups across WA. Our union continues it’s support by asking schools with surplus desks, chairs, whiteboards, educational equipment and supplies to contact us so that instead of sending it to the tip, it can be freighted to...
05 December 2011, 09.38 Don Rowe
These kids may be tiny, but they are certainly tough. Aged between 0-4, the children at Gwynne Park PS are already learning the skills it takes to survive in modern day schooling. Many children today are enrolled in school unprepared for what lies ahead and this program has become an outlet for preparing all children and parents for their...
21 September 2011, 14.53 Kirsty Levar
Carcinogenic material is something that Chris Curtin didn’t think he would be inhaling at his worksite. For the past year and a half, the D&T teacher at Atwell College has been working at the school in temporary classroom facilities while the new D&T building is constructed. Chris, the students and other staff have been working in...
21 September 2011, 14.24 Kirsty Levar
West Coast Eagles Footballer Nic Naitanui, met with students during Country Week as he was promoting his foundation to stop violence against others. Nic is raising funds for education and intervention programs in support of injured fellow team mate Luke Adams. The competitions for Country Week were in full swing and the talent mirrored...
21 September 2011, 13.58 Kirsty Levar
Swirling her red handkerchief above her head and into the air, Elliahn was learning the skilful motions of a traditional Chinese dance. The student from Perth PS was among those from nine different schools who attended the Panda’s Picnic at the Chung Wah Association Chinese Cultural Centre in May. Despite the State Governments push to...
21 September 2011, 12.12 Kirsty Levar
Margo Whittle is on the money...winning herself a $20,000 grant for her school in November last year, is only the beginning for the inspirational Japanese language teacher. Given the opportunity to travel to Japan, Sydney and Darwin for professional learning and being video interviewed about the grant are just some of the experiences that have...
21 September 2011, 11.47 Kirsty Levar

Resource Reviews

For a variety of reasons, many teachers take advantage of the increasing opportunities to teach in another country. For some, it is because the pay is better; for others, because they want to benefit from the experience of living, working and learning in a different culture. For many teachers the experience is a positive one. But for some, things can...
08 December 2011, 03.10 Commonwealth Teacher Recruitment Protocol
The conference is open to parents, grandparents, community member, teachers, community liaison officers, school support staff and anyone with an interest in education. Te conference will take place on Thursday and Friday, 13th – 14th October 2011 in Sydney. The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) is the peak national...
07 September 2011, 06.09 Administrator
You may have seen the new series “Go Back to where you came from” advertised on SBS TV recently. “In one of the most ambitious documentary series ever made, Go Back To Where You Came From brings the hottest debate in Australia from the front page of the newspaper into living rooms around the country. Six Australians, who agree to challenge their...
16 June 2011, 10.59 SBS

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The State School Teachers' Union is an organisation which represents Government teachers throughout Western Australia, and is seeking applications for the following positions:FIELD OFFICER (Membership...
18 May 2012, 14.23 SSTUWA
The SSTUWA will host a special forum to address issues facing TAFE and skills on the 23rd of May.  The Guest speaker will be Pat Forward, Federal TAFE Secretary (Australian Education Union). Pat...
10 May 2012, 10.34 Administrator
VICTORIAN TAFEs could be forced to shut down or amalgamate after the Baillieu government slashed spending to 80 per cent of vocational courses as part of $100 million in cuts to skills funding. TAFEs were...
03 May 2012, 05.45 Jewel Topsfield - The Age
Teachers have said they will resist any attempt to shorten the six-week school summer holiday. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) said any move to cut the traditional summer break would harm children's...
12 April 2012, 05.22 Administrator
Lecturers in the Adult Migrant English Program have expressed concern over recent changes in their work situations. To assist in solving some of the issues raised, we need your input. Please open the...
04 April 2012, 09.49 Administrator
The replacement Agreement was registered in the WAIRC today, 29.3.12. I take the opportunity to acknowledge all union members at this time. You sit behind the resolution of the Agreement simply by your...
04 April 2012, 09.21 Administrator
On Friday 30th of March, the SSTUWA held the first ever Inaugural Men’s Forum; “Looking After Yourself”. The evet was hailed a tremendous success in both the number of attendees and the quality and...
03 April 2012, 16.22 Paul Andrews
Dr Greg Thompson, Murdoch University, is currently undertaking research into NAPLAN. This online survey represents the first phase of an ARC grant a survey of teachers to be conducted from April to...
03 April 2012, 08.48 Administrator
A new face in banking is launched today – and on its first day as Teachers Mutual Bank, the former Teachers Credit Union confirms that it has seen a growing shift of customers away from the big banks,...
02 April 2012, 08.10 Teachers Mutual Bank
TAFE Committee endorsed the proposed replacement General Agreement. This position was endorsed by Emergency Committee on Monday 19 March. Plans are on foot to progress a membership vote as soon as...
20 March 2012, 17.03 Administrator

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Teachers have said they will resist any attempt to shorten the six-week school summer holiday. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) said any move to cut...
12 April 2012, 05.22 Administrator
Fair Work Australia has issued a split decision (4:1) granting significant pay increases to workers covered by the social and community services sector...
01 February 2012, 13.08 Administrator
From Kazakhstan: This is shocking stuff -- and it's probably not being picked by mainstream media. This weekend LabourStart is carrying a...
19 December 2011, 13.14 Labourstart

No WorkChoices WA

Troy Buswell and the State Government have appointed a former Howard Government industrial relations advocate to review Western Australian workplace laws and will soon announce changes that could affect up to 300,000 Western Australian workers' jobs and livelihoods.
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Public schools are a foundation stone of our society. They are places of learning, of inspiration and opportunity where every Australian child can get the education they deserve.  It's the key to a strong economy, a skilled workforce and a socially cohesive society.
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Public education should be free and open to all to ensure non-selective and non-discriminatory access to a high quality education. Every child has a right to be educated; to develop as a human being. This basic capability should not be denied to anyone, either by design, apathy or neglect.
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