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New P-12 CARF reveals workload wins
Following consultation with the QTU, the P-12 Curriculum and Reporting Framework (P-12 CARF) was released at the start of Term 3 for implementation in 2022.
On the move for equality: EI Women’s Conference 2018
In early February, QTU Vice-President Sam Pidgeon was a part of the Australian Education Union delegation to the third Education International Women’s Conference, in Marrakech, Morocco.
Planning for times of high workload
When your workload increases and the pressure is on, does just the thought of it all throw you into anxiety and resentment and send you reaching for another chocolate bar?
PPCR gathering information and steam
The Promotional Positions Classification Review (PPCR) is on schedule to produce a report by 31 December this year.
President joins anti-bullying taskforce
QTU President Kevin Bates is to join a government taskforce looking at how to tackle bullying and cyber-bullying.
QTU committees: Women Teachers and Girls Education
The QTU maintains several committees to provide advice and guidance to the Union on specialised areas. Here we turn the spotlight on the Women Teachers and Girls Education Committee (WTGEC).
QTU members elected to Parliament
The state election held on November 25, 2017 saw three current and one former QTU member elected to the 56th Queensland Parliament.
Queensland Women’s Week: too much to celebrate for just one day!
QTU members have celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) and Queensland Women’s Week throughout the state - in our classrooms, our staff rooms, on school parades and through formal functions.
Rebuild with TAFE to create a positive future for all
Governments across the country are being asked to make TAFE their first priority, as Australia looks to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic and tackle its skills crisis.
Reducing workload
Workload reduction has long been and remains a QTU priority. We have made important steps forward, but much remains to be accomplished.
Remember to breathe: integrating rhythms of renewal
Have you ever caught yourself during a frantic day and noticed that your shoulders have crept up around your ears and your breathing has become, at best, a shallow pant?
Sally McManus: "The rules must be changed"
“The rules must be changed so jobs with basic security and rights can be restored,” ACTU Secretary Sally McManus said in what is being billed as the most important speech by a union leader in a generation.
School funding – still union business in 2018
In one simple statement, public education hero Jane Caro slayed the argument that more money won’t make a difference in public schools: “If money makes no difference to how kids do at school, why do private schools need so much?” (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-22/the-drum-monday-january-22/9350558)
School makes a big splash on the national stage
Students and teachers from Chapel Hill State School have overcome fierce opposition from across every state and sector to win the largest performing arts event for schools in Australia.
School uniform policy to be updated
In a major win for the girls and young women we teach, the Department of Education has been asked to update the student dress code procedure for state schools.
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