3 February 2012

Teaching and Learning Audits

On Monday, QTU members received a Member’s Newsflash stating:“All QTU members are hereby directed to suspend any participation in the Teaching and Learning Audits until further notice.”

As reported in this Newsflash, DET is seeking discussions about the continuation of the audits, perhaps in a modified form.  The QTU will first be canvassing member views about the audit’s value and future in the changed circumstances, including those of principals.  We will keep you up to date through future QTU Principal Updates.

Crunch time for campaigns

The first term of 2012 will be a busy one for the Union, with some significant campaigns getting underway, including:

• state election
• schools funding review campaign
• Charter for Working Queenslanders
• EB7

Click on the Members’ Newsflash for more details of these campaigns.

Teacher-aide agreement

The QTU has received a number of phone calls from members asking about the teacher-aides’ certified agreement.  The QTU is currently speaking to the department about this matter and will keep members informed of the outcome of these discussions. In the first instance, schools are encouraged to contact regional HR officers for assistance in implementation of the teacher-aides' certified agreement.

An evening with Ben Levin  -  Improving our schools:  what we know and what we need to do

The Queensland University of Technology, the Australian Education Union and the Australian College of Educators will be hosting an evening with Dr Ben Levin from the University of Toronto from 6.00pm to 7.30pm on Wednesday, 7 March at QUT Gardens Point Campus in Brisbane.

The event is free of charge, but prior registration is essential as seats are limited.  Please read this flyer for more details.

Recruitment and selection timelines

The semester 1 2012 timelines for classified teacher recruitment and selection can be found on the QTU website www.qtu.asn.au, on the Education Leaders page under Member Groups. These timelines also cover experienced senior teachers. Note that the advertisement date for the 2013 school leaders applicant pool (Stream 3, SL1 – SL7, i.e. principals, heads of schools and heads of campus) is Friday 20 April.  Low SES National Partnership school and executive principal positions will be advertised separately.

Two day leadership summit - What matters most: connecting vision with action

A two-day leadership summit, is being held in Brisbane on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 March. 

The summit will give school leaders access to the work of the McREL (Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory) organisation of Denver, Colorado, which was founded as a non-profit, non-partisan education research “laboratory” turning knowledge about what works in education into practical guidance for educators.

Click here to access details of the conference as well registration forms.

QTU Education Leaders’ Conference

Date Claimer:  Please note that the annual QTU Education Leaders’ Conference will be held on Friday 26 October 7 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.  More information will be available soon

Graham Moloney
QTU General Secretary