Dear Member,
The ballot for the Agreement in Principle 2023 (Schools) closed at 4pm on Thursday 4 July. The result was 70.5 per cent of those members who voted were in favour, 29.13 per cent against and 0.37 per cent abstained.
In all 7,797 votes were received, the highest to date in Agreement in Principle votes conducted by the SSTUWA.
The SSTUWA now hopes the agreement is registered with the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission as soon as possible allowing for back pay and the claims and conditions to begin to flow to members.
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Agreement in Principle materials
Following registration of the new General Agreement, a series of Know Your Rights sheets and a new Red Book will be released. Until then, refer to the Agreement in Principle materials below as a guide, and contact your organiser or Member Assist with any queries.
Additional support materials
Listen to the podcast
Hear from SSTUWA President Matt Jarman about the Agreement in Principle (Schools). You can listen to this three-part series in full or as individual episodes.
Listen to the three-part series in full here.
Voting process and consequences of a yes or no vote.
Salaries, allowances, levels and selected scenarios.
Improvements to conditions, workload reduction initiatives and funding related commitments.
Attachments
Attachment A - Salaries
Proposed salary rates, to be included as a schedule to the Agreement.
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Attachment D - New and amended clause wording
Proposed wording for two new clauses: Workload intensification and student documented plans. Proposed changes to existing clauses, as negotiated between the parties: Class sizes, senior teachers, professional learning.
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Attachment E - Locality allowance grandfathering arrangements
Locality allowance grandfathering arrangements, proposed to be included as a schedule to the Agreement.
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Attachment F - Union rep time
Industrial Relations Advice 12 of 2022, detailing paid time off from normal duties for union representatives, proposed to be included as a schedule to the Award.
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Attachment G - Metro to regional teacher secondments trial
Details of the proposed trial of metro to regional secondments, providing teachers in metropolitan schools with the opportunity to be temporarily deployed to an identified regional school for three years, with guaranteed right of return to their substantive position.
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Attachment H - Metro to regional school leader secondments trial
Details of the proposed trial of school leader metro to regional secondments, providing schools leaders in metropolitan schools with the opportunity to be temporarily deployed to a regional principal position for three years, with guaranteed right of return to their substantive position.
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Attachment I - Level 3.3 classroom teacher trial
Details of the proposed trial of the new level 3.3 classroom teacher position, which aims to attract highly accomplished teachers to schools in most need.
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