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The latest National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy results reveal the enormity of the challenges facing Australia’s school system.

On Friday 31 October, educators across Australia are celebrated for the incredible work they do every day. This is your day – a moment to pause, reflect and feel appreciated for the impact you make in classrooms, staffrooms and communities.

Australia lags behind in public school funding; Seizing the opportunities of AI but protecting the fair go; and Productivity reforms must support teachers

Queensland’s public school teachers walked off the job in August in their first statewide strike in 16 years.

This Know Your Rights sheet informs SSTUWA members about the process, criteria and entitlements related to Above Base Grade (ABG) appointments and applications, including how prior casual service, qualifications and industry experience can influence commencement salary under the Western Australian TAFE Lecturers’ General Agreement 2023.

Reconciliation Australia’s new community truth-telling resources online hub is now live.

The Australian Education Union has welcomed a proposal by Education Minister Jason Clare for the establishment of a new Teaching and Learning Commission as an opportunity for a national discussion about how to strengthen the national education architecture for the teaching profession.

Once you finish university and are granted your provisional registration, you have three years (minus 28 days) to transition across to full registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia.

The Insurance Commission of Western Australia’s annual report provides an overarching review of the objectives, performance and financial results by financial year. The report also identifies workers’ compensation claims by sectors.

Let’s hope we see the development of a strategic plan for Western Australian public education that effectively responds to the findings and recommendations raised in three significant reports.

Whether it is via committees, District Councils or State Council, members drive everything we do at the SSTUWA.

In late August I travelled north to see and hear first-hand how public educators are faring in Government Regional Officer Housing.

The first green shoots of recovery in Western Australia’s public education system are being seen and the SSTUWA believes the way to maintain that sense of improvement and optimism is in a cooperative way.

Australian Unions have welcomed figures showing that jobs and wages are continuing to rise, with a strong lift in both employment and pay for women.

Across six countries in Africa, education union programmes against child labour are delivering life-changing results.

Recently, The Sydney Morning Herald reported one of Sydney’s top public high schools had more than 2,000 students for the first time, thanks to the booming population in the area.

At the Albanese Government’s Tertiary Productivity Roundtable last month, the AEU highlighted the critical role of fully funded high-quality public education in driving national productivity and long-term economic growth.

Australian schools are seeing a growing number of incidents in which students have created deepfake sexualised imagery of their classmates. The eSafety Commissioner has urged schools to monitor the situation.

WA has taken out the AEU national TAFE photography competition for the second year running.

As a new educator member, it is important that you know your union is here to support you with advice, protection and advocacy.