​Our thoughts are with those affected by the intense bushfires that continue to burn through the Shires of Harvey and Waroona.

​Welcome to the new SSTUWA website. If you are a member this is where you can find the latest news and advice from the SSTUWA.

Thousands of children with disability will be left without funded support at school after the Federal Government’s failure to deliver a promised increase in resources to schools in 2016.

Member Assist has received a high volume of calls from members concerning the Department of Education’s recent directives about taking accrued LSL entitlements.

​A fixed-term teacher that had resigned from a permanent position while on leave without pay has won back her accrued entitlements after successful SSTUWA intervention.

​The results of the Federal Government’s Literacy and Numeracy test for teaching students shows we need rigorous entry standards for teaching students, the AEU said today.

​SSTUWA members voiced their concerns about issues such as school funding, workplace violence and the Australian Curriculum to the very top WA education decision makers at November’s State Council.

The Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership report into Initial Teacher Education further strengthens the case for minimum entry scores for teaching courses, with more data showing that ATAR scores continue to decline, the AEU said today.

A new OECD report has shown Australian governments spend less on schools than the OECD average, and has higher class sizes, the AEU said today.

The Education and Training Centre is pleased to confirm the January 2016 schedule of learning events. Please register for any of the nine events before Friday 11 December.