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Articles from Western Teacher
31 July 2024
A new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report has confirmed that real wages are growing again in Australia for the first time in nearly three years.
30 July 2024
Nominations for delegates to UnionsWA and positions on the SSTUWA Dispute Resolution Committee are now open.
30 July 2024
Cool.org founder Jason Kimberley is all too aware of the issues teachers face in the classroom.
30 July 2024
All Australian teachers need to be able to teach their students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
30 July 2024
When I was studying to be a teacher several decades ago, there was excitement in the air in education. In my province in Canada, qualifications for a teacher’s certificate had been increased from three years of university to a four-year Bachelor of Education.
30 July 2024
Wear it Purple Day will be held on 30 August this year and unites LGBTQIA+ youth and allies to shine a light on the thousands of schools, community organisations, universities and workplaces that are coming together to create a more inclusive future.
30 July 2024
There is growing support across our schools and TAFEs to address the climate emergency and embed sustainable practices across all aspects of
public education.
30 July 2024
This year, organisers of Earth Day have called for widespread climate education as a critical step in the fight against climate change.
30 July 2024
If you feel like you’re paying a lot for your child’s private school education, that’s because you probably are.
30 July 2024
Instructional strategies are any type of learning technique a teacher uses to help students learn or gain a better understanding of the curriculum being delivered.
30 July 2024
The latest Department of Health and Aged Care’s 2022-23 secondary school student alcohol and drug survey has revealed shocking results that reinforces the importance of recently passed laws regulating the sale of vaping products.
30 July 2024
The State School Teachers’ Union of WA welcomes full and proper consultation on any new regional education strategy – and the key words here are full and proper.
30 July 2024
The SSTUWA has received a second offer from the Department of Training and Workforce Development in regard to the 2023 General Agreement (TAFE Lecturers).
30 July 2024
One of the great things about the half-day action school members took on
23 April was the incredible sense of unity and commitment that shone through.
