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The AEU’s pre-election campaign has been launched with a spectacular drone show above Sydney’s skyline, urging the Albanese Government to fully fund public schools.

November State Council Conference was held again at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre last month. State Council is the highest making decision body for the SSTUWA and more than 130 delegates met for two days to discuss union activities and direction.

The AEU has welcomed the Albanese Government’s announcement to establish Fee-Free TAFE as an enduring feature of the national vocational education and training system, funding 100,000 Fee-Free TAFE places a year from 2027.

Public education in Argentina is under threat from a political agenda that has made its way into the national government and aims to – in the words of President Javier Milei himself – “destroy the state from within”.

The latest Closing the Gap data contains some good news – there is a marked increase in early childhood enrolments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Our community needs strong public schools. Our schools need a capable public education system. Recent years have seen a drift that needs to be dealt with and our schools cannot wait.

If you are already thinking ahead to 2025 then now is an excellent time to explore key resources available to you as a Department of Education teacher.

The SSTUWA’s annual Women’s Conference was held in October. This year’s theme, Count her in, invest in women, accelerate progress, was based on the United Nations International Women’s Day theme and one we commemorated earlier on in the year.

The Growth Team have once again had a busy and productive year. From 1 January to 30 September, across 189 events and online interactions, the SSTUWA’s Growth Team recruited 492 financial members and 305 student members.

Public schools funding, the state of education in WA, nationally and globally and the honouring of two SSTUWA stalwarts headlined November State Council Conference for this year.

Read the full speech given by SSTUWA President Matt Jarman to November State Council Conference 2024.

World Teachers’ Day with its Hats Off to Teachers message was a perfect day for the SSTUWA to host its 2024 Women’s Conference. The event theme for this year was Count Her In – Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress, which built on the UN theme for International Women’s Day this year. Plus, middle leaders professional learning event; 40-year members honoured; and the Target 27 mobile billboard takes to the streets.

Founded in 2019, YOLA (Young Once Learning Always) is a series of financial literacy workshops targeted at high school students, primarily in Year 10.

A new research paper from Monash University is recommending Victoria explore options to modernise school provision, supported with full funding for public schools and bold measures to address the public education workforce shortage.

Summer is a time for educators and students to recharge. For educators, this opportunity to reflect and regroup often includes planning for how to support students in the next school year.

As the 2024 school year comes to a close, you may already have a job lined up for next year, or be continuing on in your current position.

Every member of every school community should feel safe, confident and able to engage in their learning or work.

The Cook Government’s new education campaign about the dangers of coercive control aims to emphasise that family and domestic violence is not only about physical violence.

There are many aspects of the role of senior vice president for the SSTUWA – but one of those I find the most rewarding and interesting is working with our new union reps.

As public educators marked World Teachers’ Day last month, it was reminded that once again, teachers in Western Australia need more than thanks, they need full funding.