Union Reps, please ensure that you are familiar with Award Clause 61. This clause describes your role and conditions which should be available to you including paid time off to do your duties – Clause 61 (5) (a).

Workload Advisory Committees. These committees are designed to assist schools to work collaboratively to resolve workload issues. It is a requirement of the Agreement that they are set up. See General Agreement Clause 57 Workload + Schedule J for operation details.

Salary Increase. A new increment has been added to the top of the automatic teacher salary scale – Level 2.9. This delivers a salary increase of over $ 3000 to many members.

Senior Teacher & Duties. The duties of a Senior Teacher are described in Agreement Clause 20. Duties must ne negotiated and take into account workload matters. Whilst support for practicum students is a possible duty to be undertaken, it cannot be ‘mandated’.

Graduates. The SSTUWA has been successful in improving conditions for graduates over the last few Agreements. See Agreement Clause 19 for details including – graduate allowance [1st and 2nd year]; graduate release [1st year]; Professional learning [1st and 2nd year]. Members will be assisted by Union Reps.

District Allowances. Recent district allowances negotiated by the CSA for the public sector are applicable to SSTUWA members under the ‘locality allowance’ clause. The SSTUWA has been in discussion with the Department to ensure allowances have been processes and back paid. There have been some changes which include changes in entitlements to the ‘locality allowance’. Discussions are continuing.

2008 General Agreement & Teachers’ Award. Members are reminded to be familiar with these two documents. Significant efforts are made through negotiations to improve your conditions and then to ensure the conditions are complied with. Please work within the terms of these two documents.