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If you are already thinking ahead to 2025 then now is an excellent time to explore key resources available to you as a Department of Education teacher.

The SSTUWA’s annual Women’s Conference was held in October. This year’s theme, Count her in, invest in women, accelerate progress, was based on the United Nations International Women’s Day theme and one we commemorated earlier on in the year.

The Growth Team have once again had a busy and productive year. From 1 January to 30 September, across 189 events and online interactions, the SSTUWA’s Growth Team recruited 492 financial members and 305 student members.

Public schools funding, the state of education in WA, nationally and globally and the honouring of two SSTUWA stalwarts headlined November State Council Conference for this year.

Read the full speech given by SSTUWA President Matt Jarman to November State Council Conference 2024.

World Teachers’ Day with its Hats Off to Teachers message was a perfect day for the SSTUWA to host its 2024 Women’s Conference. The event theme for this year was Count Her In – Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress, which built on the UN theme for International Women’s Day this year. Plus, middle leaders professional learning event; 40-year members honoured; and the Target 27 mobile billboard takes to the streets.

Founded in 2019, YOLA (Young Once Learning Always) is a series of financial literacy workshops targeted at high school students, primarily in Year 10.

A new research paper from Monash University is recommending Victoria explore options to modernise school provision, supported with full funding for public schools and bold measures to address the public education workforce shortage.

Summer is a time for educators and students to recharge. For educators, this opportunity to reflect and regroup often includes planning for how to support students in the next school year.

As the 2024 school year comes to a close, you may already have a job lined up for next year, or be continuing on in your current position.

Every member of every school community should feel safe, confident and able to engage in their learning or work.

The Cook Government’s new education campaign about the dangers of coercive control aims to emphasise that family and domestic violence is not only about physical violence.

There are many aspects of the role of senior vice president for the SSTUWA – but one of those I find the most rewarding and interesting is working with our new union reps.

As public educators marked World Teachers’ Day last month, it was reminded that once again, teachers in Western Australia need more than thanks, they need full funding.

Around 150 members, staff and speakers will gather for the second SSTUWA State Council Conference of 2024 on Friday and Saturday, 15-16 November.

The teaching profession is traditionally known to be a noble profession and a driver for all sectors and industries we have in the world of work.

Recently published research has found that some schools have manipulated their NAPLAN results by withdrawing low-performing students from the tests.

Banning children under 16 from social media sounds like a seductive idea. For overwhelmed parents navigating their kids’ lives in a digital age, this move from the Australian government may seem like welcome relief. But evidence shows it’s highly unlikely bans will positively impact the youth mental health crisis in this country. Indeed, bans may make our children even more vulnerable online.

Australian students are increasingly taking tests on computers. This includes major tests used to check national progress on literacy and numeracy.

The latest Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Education at a Glance report shows that Australia significantly underperforms against most OECD countries when it comes to investing in public schools.