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April 2023

From the President 

School leader survey shows real concerns

The latest results from the annual Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Well-being Survey are of great concern and highlight the strain school leaders are under as they struggle to manage the ever-increasing workloads, demands and expectations of their jobs.

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From the Senior Vice President

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Leaders submissions sought
Whether you are a principal, deputy, head of learning area, senior teacher or Level 3 Classroom Teacher, you are in a unique position to offer insight into the challenges public educators face on a daily and long-term basis.

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Clear approach needed on AI in schools
ChatGPT and its powerful capacity to generate original text has taken the education sector by surprise. Not only are universities hurrying to adapt to it, schools are also grappling with this new technology.
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WA schools and the use of AI
The WA Department of Education (DoE) moved to ban access to ChatGPT in schools at the start of the 2023 school year.
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Celebrating 125 years
The beginnings of the union: The story of the State School Teachers’ Union from its inception is a story well worth the telling. It’s a story of many trials and vicissitudes. It’s a story of incredible achievement in the face of much official and teacher apathy.
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IDAHOBIT 2023 poster
Download the IDAHOBIT 2023 poster.
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May Day poster
Download the May Day 2023 poster.
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What the Productivity Commission’s NSRA report really says
The ROGS report from the Productivity Commission (PC) is the fourth in a row making important insights on where Australian education has gone wrong.
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Simplistic link on school funding and results
Some of the commentary on the Productivity Commission (PC) report on the National Schools Reform Agreement (NSRA) has drawn a simplistic and highly misleading link between increased school funding and results.
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National education and union news
AEU welcomes funding commitment; AEU urges a reimaging of the early years; Narrowing gender pay gap provides little relief

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Acknowledgement of Country

We 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.

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