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Fair Funding Now! launched in Canberra
On 27 March, parents, teachers and school leaders descended on Parliament House in Canberra for the official launch of the Fair Funding Now campaign, which is seeking to achieve fair funding for all schools across the country.
Fair Funding Now! officially launched in Queensland
The Fair Funding Now! campaign was officially launched in Queensland on 19 May at QTU State Council.
From the President: A new way or more of the same?
Does “Growth Through Achievement” (Gonski 2.0) represent a new way for education or another invention of the establishment to be done to teachers rather than developed with teachers?
From the President: Education - one path to changing the rules
As in many processes in the natural world, imbalance does not last forever. Countervailing forces rise to restore equilibrium and sustained excesses almost always have catastrophic consequences.
From the President: Fair Funding Now! – not one cent less!
The Australian Education Union, the QTU and our allies have launched the next phase of the campaign to deliver the funding needed for every child across the nation to realise their potential through a high-quality education.
From the President: When more means less
The school day is finite and forcing schools to take on more programs on social and community issues will mean less time for core curriculum
From the VP:
There is no doubt that the action being taken by QTU members has fuelled interest in NAPLAN testing and has led to a focus on the need for a review.
From the VP: Girls are speaking up on uniform - so must we
It is incredible that in 2018 there are still many schools across Queensland in which girls and young women are not given the choice to wear shorts or pants to school. Western Australia and Victoria have recently announced that state schools will be required to adopt a uniform policy that offers choice for girls. The question that must be asked is, why not Queensland?
From the VP: NAPLAN: You have been heard!
Three key ingredients for a successful campaign are anger, hope and action. These have been well and truly on display in our ongoing NAPLAN campaign.
Gonksi 2.0: the recommendations
The recommendations of the second Gonski review, in full.
Gonski 2.0: the concerns
On 30 April, the second Gonski report was released.
Have your say on the impact of NAPLAN
The QTU is surveying members to gather more detailed information about the impact of NAPLAN in Queensland schools.
How to improve NAPLAN: Step one – don’t have it. Step two…
The message from members is clear – NAPLAN in its current form needs to go. It is the Union’s view that the high stakes nature of the program needs to change. / Kate Ruttiman - Queensland Teachers' Journal, Vol 126 No 3, 9 April 2021, page no.9
Independent Public Schools review underway
A series of interviews with stakeholders and focus groups of key personnel in schools mark the commencement of a wide-ranging review of IPS.
Is your LCC in need of a tune-up?
Local consultative committees (LCC) are nothing new. But the conversations we need to be having are around their functionality. You need to ask yourself the question, is my LCC effective?
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