​New research by State of Our Schools shows that school funding increases prior to the Gonski reforms had been inequitably skewed away from disadvantaged schools, the AEU said today.

Members from all sectors are invited to nominate for committees in 2016. Closing date: Tuesday 1 March 2016.

​A new OECD report showing students from disadvantaged backgrounds are far more likely to be low performers at school is more evidence of the importance of needs-based Gonski funding, the AEU said today.

You are invited to come along to the Perth Cultural Centre and take the mystery and confusion out of planning excursions for your future classes.

​WorkSafe has issued a warning on guarding against the effects of extreme temperatures in work environments during the current heatwave and the remainder of summer.

​The latest Report on Government Services has revealed WA has the highest overall student-teacher ratios in the nation.

​​The successful challenge of a Perth primary school teacher against their job dismissal has highlighted the vital importance of being an SSTUWA member.

​The State School Teachers’ Union has called on the Barnett Government to reconsider its refusal to sign up to Gonski education funding, after the federal Labor party committed to providing the final two years of funding if elected.

​The AEU today welcomed Labor’s commitment to delivering the full six years of needs-based Gonski funding to our schools and called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to match it.

Research by Save Our Schools show that the Turnbull Government has a massive potential revenue pool of at least $34 billion a year that would easily fund the average $3.5 billion a year for the last two years of the Gonski plan.