New analysis of My School data has shown a decrease in public school funding per student and increased student to teacher ratios in WA schools over the term of the Liberal Government.
read moreThe State Government is set to cause a rural teaching crisis, as it increases rents on government housing in towns across Western Australia.
read moreThe State School Teachers’ Union of WA has welcomed the findings of a Parliamentary Committee review into the Independent Public Schools initiative, introduced by the Barnett Government in 2010.
read moreThe SSTUWA has raised concerns from members regarding recent amendments to the Department’s Employee Performance Procedures document and the Department has now agreed with the Union's position.
read moreThe Australian Education Union today said the latest NAPLAN results could not be used by the Turnbull Government as justification for its plan to abandon Gonski needs-based funding.
read moreNominations for positions on the following SSTUWA Committee/Delegation are now open
read moreThe State School Teachers’ Union of WA has pledged to work cooperatively on positive solutions to address student violence, but has warned that blaming teachers is unfair, superficial and will not solve the underlying causes of poor student behavior.
read moreMalcolm Turnbull will remain as Prime Minister but his huge drop in support at the election has changed Australia’s political landscape.
read moreThe commitment of public educators to overcome vast distances and a sense of isolation were apparent to an SSTUWA group who visited remote schools in WA’s Gibson Desert region recently.
read moreThe AEU has called on Independent and minor party MPs to stand up for Gonski funding in any negotiations over forming government in the wake of Saturday’s election.
read moreWe wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. We wish to pay respect to their Elders - past, present and future - and acknowledge the important role all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to play within Australia. We stand in solidarity.
Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A.
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