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Articles from Western Teacher
8 March 2024
As stated in the eNews sent to school members on 5 March, the SSTUWA has received an offer for a replacement General Agreement (Schools), which Executive has subsequently declined.
7 March 2024
The AEU has welcomed the Albanese Government’s introduction of legislation to deal with unscrupulous VET providers, address deceptive conduct and restore integrity and confidence in Australia’s vocational education sector.
7 March 2024
Unpublished data provided to Save Our Schools by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development shows that nearly four in five Australian students did not fully try in the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment.
7 March 2024
How many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with that of our peers? Or perhaps we remember references to calories and diets in the classroom.
7 March 2024
The teaching profession is in crisis. By 2025, the federal government estimates a shortfall of more than 4,000 high school teachers across the country.
7 March 2024
My curiosity got the best of me and I registered for ChatGPT. I was quickly amazed by the efficiency and timesaving it presented me.
7 March 2024
One of the reasons that new educators choose to join and remain part of their union is access to advice and support.
7 March 2024
Reconciliation WA is Western Australia’s peak body for reconciliation and partners with Reconciliation Australia.
7 March 2024
The SSTUWA continues to be the union that supports the needs of school leaders, at whichever level they are at. This year we welcome three staff members to the union who will be invaluable in providing school leader members with the assistance that they require.
7 March 2024
Five private schools spent more on lavish new facilities in 2021 than governments spent on over half the public schools in the nation, according to a new report which reveals the full extent of the $30 billion capital divide in Australian schools.
7 March 2024
In November 2022, the issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms was referred to the Senate Education and Employment References Committee to inquire and report on a range of matters.
7 March 2024
When the SSTUWA commissioned a review and the panel released its report into the state of public education in WA, Facing the Facts, we knew that things had to change in the sector to ensure its success in the long-term.
7 March 2024
There is a myriad of issues in public education that are demanding more attention and resources, from workload, to teacher shortages and funding.
