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Articles from Western Teacher
19 June 2023
A century and a quarter is how long your union has been around to advocate for public educators and the profession.
19 June 2023
The SSTUWA has outlined its proposal for smaller class sizes in WA public schools.
19 June 2023
June State Council Conference was the largest in recent times and befitting of celebrations held during the event to mark the SSTUWA’s 125-year anniversary.
19 June 2023
Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture in the world and a country whose vibrant and multicultural diversity is ever increasing.
19 June 2023
Last month, early childhood education (ECE) teachers were invited to participate in the SSTUWA’s first ECE Forum for 2023.
19 June 2023
The following is a transcript of SSTUWA President Matt Jarman’s
opening speech to June State Council Conference on 9 June 2023.
19 June 2023
The cold fact is that despite continuous reforms and growing investments over the past two decades, educational performance – and especially equitable performance – of Australia’s schools isn’t improving. Indeed, in many ways it is getting worse.
19 May 2023
In a major speech earlier this month, Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said vaping had become “the number one behavioural issue in high schools”. The government has proposed a suite of reforms aimed at reducing vaping. But what does the evidence show about...
19 May 2023
In March, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare announced an expert panel to advise on “key targets and specific reforms” that should be tied to funding in the next National School Reform Agreement (NSRA). The panel, chaired by the Australian Education...
19 May 2023
Your child comes home from school and tells you three classmates are teasing her constantly. One even put chewed gum in her hair as she was listening to the teacher. The other two smiled, laughed and whooped.
Hearing this, you understand your child is being...
18 May 2023
The latest area where teachers and school leaders should apparently take control over student behaviour is vaping. Vaping is rivalling artificial intelligence as the social panic hot topic. Whenever there is a crisis, it must be teachers who take action, apparently.
18 May 2023
Recent anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda at rallies across Australia has emphasised what still needs to be done to protect our LGBTIQ+ community. You would have thought that this sort of behaviour was in the past and if news headlines from the USA was anything...
18 May 2023
Each year, elected women delegates from around the country attend the AEU Federal Women’s Conference. This is a fantastic opportunity for women members to hear from a range of guest speakers, become more aware of professional and industrial matters...
18 May 2023
Union membership has a few things in common with gym membership – the more you use it, the more you get out of it and the stronger you become. As a new teacher there is so much new information to absorb that it can be hard to find the time...
18 May 2023
Through the release of the 2023-24 state budget earlier this month, the McGowan Government claims a total of $6.4 billion has been allocated to school education in 2023-24, an increase of $532 million. Public education funding will continue to increase over the...
18 May 2023
The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2023 is "Be a Voice for Generations". The theme encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work and socialise. For the work of generations past...
18 May 2023
The SSTUWA of 1915-30 operated during a tumultuous time in Australian and world history. War had broken out in Europe and soon Australia’s identity would be permanently shaped through the sacrifice of blood on the shores of Gallipoli. World War I would continue...
18 May 2023
President Matt Jarman has led an SSTUWA delegation to honour people killed in workplace accidents. The event was held at Solidarity Park near Parliament House on Friday 28 April, which was World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day.
18 May 2023
On Sunday 30 April at Fremantle Esplanade, UnionsWA held their annual May Day celebration, including a festival and march. Many unionists showed their commitment to supporting the Yes campaign in the upcoming Voice to Parliament Referendum.
18 May 2023
Education International (EI) General Secretary David Edwards has raised the alarm on the growing global teacher shortage and called for increased public education funding in his speech at the launch event of a new global education campaign from EI’s new global...
