​The State Budget has revealed that education spending in WA is yet again failing to keep up with the growth in student numbers.

​The State School Teachers’ Union has called for the State Government to re-invest in student support programs, after reports of dozens of violent incidents in WA schools this year.

Yesterday’s Federal Budget has confirmed that Malcolm Turnbull will abandon needs-based Gonski funding and turn his back on disadvantaged schools and their students.

​Malcolm Turnbull’s school funding policy will hurt students by not delivering the full Gonski funding our schools need, the AEU said today.

​New economic research demonstrates the links between disadvantage and poor performance at school, and the value of properly educating all students, the AEU said today.

​New data about NAPLAN and children’s learning progress at school further confirms the urgent need for targeted, needs-based Gonski funding, the Australian Education Union said today.

​A group of fixed-term teachers have been given permanency through united action and SSTUWA support.

Read the latest edition of the Western Teacher online.

A review is to be held on Independent Public Schools by the State Parliament’s Education and Health Standing Committee.

The AEU National Conference passed a motion praising the Safe Schools Coalition for their important and ground breaking work in helping students, school staff and their school communities understand gender and sexual diversity.