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Last month, Australia woke up to a barrage of reports about the latest NAPLAN results. Media coverage described an “epic fail”, “plummeting” performances and a “bleak picture”...But many of these analyses are misguided and unhelpful.

North Metropolitan TAFE student Samin Zare has been named the winner of the 2024 TAFE national photography competition. Samin’s winning entry was titled Enjoyable Time (pictured above) and wins $5,000, as well as having their work published in the Australian TAFE Teacher magazine. 

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.

Nominations for delegates to UnionsWA and positions on the SSTUWA Dispute Resolution Committee are now open.

Cool.org founder Jason Kimberley is all too aware of the issues teachers face in the classroom.

All Australian teachers need to be able to teach their students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

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.

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.

There is growing support across our schools and TAFEs to address the climate emergency and embed sustainable practices across all aspects of public education.

This year, organisers of Earth Day have called for widespread climate education as a critical step in the fight against climate change.

If you feel like you’re paying a lot for your child’s private school education, that’s because you probably are.

In Facing the Facts, Dr Carmen Lawrence told us that teachers and school leaders feel undervalued, disrespected and insecure, that the sheer volume of work is exacerbated by growing complexity, that burnout must be addressed - and that more system support is needed.

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.

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.

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.

The SSTUWA has received a second offer from the Department of Training and Workforce Development in regard to the 2023 General Agreement (TAFE Lecturers).

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.

This year’s federal budget fails to deliver the funding that public schools need and will widen a $30 billion capital infrastructure divide between public and private schools, according to the AEU.

Australia is once again grappling with how we can stop gendered violence in our country.

Membership with the SSTUWA is not just for public school teachers, school leaders and school psychologists, TAFE lecturers or swimming instructors.