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Ban or no ban - the campaign to abolish NAPLAN in its current form goes on

11 Mar 2021, 11:25 am

Last year, NAPLAN testing was cancelled due to the pandemic. The year before it was plagued with glitches and outages. Will we still be grappling with these issues in five years’ time? When will it end? - Queensland Teachers' Journal, Vol 126 No 2, 12 March 2021, page no. 9

8 March 2021: Have your say on our NAPLAN strategy; International Women’s Day 2021 – #choosetochallenge

8 Mar 2021, 8:52 am

At its meeting on Saturday, the 120 democratically elected delegates of State Council endorsed the decision of the QTU Executive and Senior Officers to comply with the Industrial Court’s orders to withdraw the directive to ban NAPLAN.

23 February 2021: QTU TAFE Division staffing changes to support CQU EB21

23 Feb 2021, 11:33 am

The beginning of 2021 has seen some changes within the QTU. As you would already know, Kate Ruttiman has been elected to the position of General Secretary of the QTU. Cresta Richardson and Leah Olsson have been elected as QTU President and Vice-President respectively. I feel confident in expressing congratulations to all three on behalf of the TAFE Division.

23 February 2021: Current issues – Your working conditions explained

22 Feb 2021, 1:53 pm

Following a hearing in the Industrial Court, the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) was ordered to remove its directive in relation to NAPLAN. This was communicated to members on 25 January 2021. QTU recommends that QTU members are consulted about the school’s participation in the practice tests [distinct and separate from “NAPLAN readiness testing”]