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The following are key questions (and the SSTUWA’s position), that need to be addressed to make any change happen to learning and physical safety in classrooms:

When Minister for Education Sue Ellery launched a violence in schools policy position in 2018 there could no longer be any doubt safety in the classroom was not only a priority and shared responsibility but, perhaps more worryingly, had become such a cause for concern that ministerial intervention was now needed.

Western Australian public sector unions have formed a new alliance, comprising public school teachers and support staff, health workers, prison officers, firefighters, engineers, community service workers and those in our rail system, among others.

The following is a summary of a report, presented at June State Council Conference, updating the implementation of the General Agreement 2019 for schools.

Protecting public education and the rights and conditions of those who work in the field were among the key messages delivered at June State Council Conference earlier this month.

In many ways 2021 has continued the pattern of uncertainty, anxiety and loss that we saw in 2020.