Teaching and Learning Audits : 9 March 2010

Advice for QTU members on the Teaching and Learning Audits.

GUIDE to applying for the Experienced Senior Teacher classification : 5 March 2010

A step-by-step guide

Experienced Senior Teacher (Feb 2010) : 1 March 2010

NEW ADVICE BROCHURE AVAILABLE

Flood-affected school closures : 5 March 2010

Read the latest information on the Department's website.

Support the 2010 raffle and win a round-the-world trip for two : Make Life Fair Everywhere

Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA works with partners to provide decent work through job skills training and strengthening

Order your raffle tickets now and help support 50 projects in 15 countries.

Classified teacher recruitment and selection timetable : semester 1, 2010

Prep Teacher Aide Allocation Update : 4 Feb 2010

Update and information on Prep Teacher Aide allocations

Visit the AEU website and find out the latest on Leagues Tables and more... : 19 January 2010

The Federal Government is planning to put the test results of every school on a new website. Unless that data is protected there will be nothing to stop the media using it to create and publish invalid and misleading league tables. Ranking schools in league tables is bad for schools, students, teachers and parents.

Newsflash 26-09 : 24 November 20089

Members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the EB6 settlement package.
At the close of counting, over 22,400 members had participated in the ballot with 82.5 percent voting in favour of the package.
Of the 930 workplaces that provided returns, over 94 percent voted in favour.

Newsflash 25 09 : 19 November 2009

Update on access to new senior teacher classification

QTU ballot on EB6 agreement : 11 November 2009

Latest newsflash: Information on QTU ballot of EB6 agreement, including summary of proposed agreement and salary information.

Frequently Asked Questions - EB6 Settlement Package : updated 13 November 2009

What will my salary be? Why didn't we "stick to our guns" and tough it out through arbitration? What does this offer secure? How would the Union be perceived if we rejected this offer?...and more

How does the Queensland Government’s Pay offer compare? :

Teacher base salaries – interstate comparisons

Qld national partnership documents now available online :

The Australian Government has entered into National Partnerships in the key areas of addressing disadvantage, supporting teachers, and improving literacy and numeracy. These reforms are particularly focussed on supporting those students that are most disadvantaged, including Indigenous students.

NPAs in low SES schools : 12 January 2010

QTU information kits sent to schools in September 2009

NPA and low SES schools : 8 September 2009

Why did the QTU sign up? What are the implementation timelines? How much money will my school get? Who determines how the money is spent? How will being in an NPA school affect my entitlements and working conditions?....

National Partnership Agreements : 19 August 2009

The QTU is committed to ensuring that reforms introduced under the auspices of the NPAs do not jeopardise the working conditions of teachers - consequently the QTU will continue to review the implementation of the NPAs and provide further updates to members as issues arise.

Smarter Schools National Partnerships :

This link will take you the website of the Queensland Department of Education and training

NPAs are coming, but not at the expense of teachers' rights : 9 Oct 2009

Queensland's teachers may have been railroaded into the NPAs without consultation, but the QTU remains determined to ensure that their rights and conditions are protected.

Prep Teacher Aide Allocation Update : 4 Feb 2010

Update and information on Prep Teacher Aide allocations

Continuing Professional Development Framework gets underway in 2010 : 13 Nov 2009

The new year sees the introduction of the Continuing Professional Development Framework across Queensland.

Rewarding quality teaching: researchers back Union stance : 9 Oct 2009

Article: Rewarding Quality Teaching research backs additional pay for experienced teachers.

Plea for a teacher-friendly national curriculum : 13 February 2009

The task of any curriculum is to ensure that teachers have the support, materials, knowledge and capacity to deliver effective lessons to their students.