WA Government admits to cuts for public schools

The State School Teachers’ Union says the WA Government has admitted it would cut its share of recurrent education funding by up to 10 per cent over the next six years, spelling disaster for WA public schools.

Safety is our priority

The SSTUWA welcomes the Minister for Education’s measures to make schools safer workplaces for staff. The union has made safety a priority in the face of a rising number of attacks against teachers and school leaders. Everybody deserves to work in a safe environment and the Minister’s measures will assist in that. Read more.

Public schools lose billions under new agreement

Public schools will lose about $6.1 billion in funding over 10 years from 2018 under the new Bilateral Agreement between the Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments published last week.