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At the end of last term and the beginning of this, members witnessed the true power of a Union.
The QTU has won paid placements for
Permission-to-Teach (PTT) registered teachers.
Joel Hanlon, currently Humanities Head of Department at Pimlico SHS, commenced in the role of Acting North Queensland Organiser at the start of Term 2.
Another incredible year of Labour Day celebrations has again demonstrated that the union movement is strong and proud in Queensland.
We face a critical turning point in the nationwide teacher shortage – the state government must commit to world-class salaries.
Term 2 will see branch meetings conducted across the state, giving QTU members an opportunity to have their voices heard on the issues that matter to them through our democratic structures.
The current crisis in schools has been decades in the making. Years of inadequate state school resourcing is resulting in an entire profession under pressure.
Following the concerted efforts of members, the Queensland Government has determined to withdraw the proposed amendments relating to school disciplinary absences (SDAs) and student support plans from the Education (General Provisions) Act (EGPA) bill.
The Grattan policy thinktank recently released its “Reading Guarantee” report, making recommendations about the teaching of reading in Australia.
In 2020, when the QTU raised the issue of the teacher shortage with the then head of Human Resources in the Department of Education, we were assured that the department had sufficient teachers to meet the needs of the allocative model and deliver on member entitlements.
The QTU Special Education Committee exists to oversee and monitor a range of special education issues, including but not limited to inclusive education policy, SWD staffing, NCCD, and NDIS.
Delegates at the “Serving the Future of Initial Teacher Education” conference in Sydney have called for the creation of ‘flexible pathways’ into initial teacher education (ITE), but they must not be at the expense of quality.
National Sorry Day is observed in Australia on 26 May every year. It is a day for all Australians to acknowledge and reflect on the appalling and reprehensible treatment endured by the First Nations people whose children were forcibly removed from families and communities.
The beginning of Term 2 sees Paige Bousen commence in the newly created role of QTU Organiser – Workplace Health and Safety.
One of the QTU’s greatest strengths is that it supports the membership of both education leaders and teachers.
The National TAFE Council (NTC) is the peak TAFE decision-making body for the Australian Education Union (AEU), and policy directions are set for the following 12 months at the annual general meeting.
Every Australian student has the right to quality, accessible vocational education. TAFE excels at providing practical, occupational, and academic knowledge, skills and qualifications.
When asked by others to articulate what the guidance role involves, it is challenging to offer a perspective which is concise yet at the same time does justice to the considerable complexity and significant diversity of the role.
In late March, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) invited union women from around the country to gather at the 2024 ACTU Women’s Conference to discuss important issues impacting upon the broader union movement.
On 9 January 1889, teachers and principals from schools across the colony of Queensland met in Brisbane to establish the first teachers’ union on this continent – the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU).
Are teachers required to be at school from 8:30am to 3:30pm each day? Our first bell doesn’t go until 8:50am?
The Australian Catholic University’s 13th annual survey of school principals found “sheer quantity of work” is the primary stressor for Australian principals and calls for respectful and cooperative engagement with schools.
Over the past few years, one consequence of the COVID pandemic has been that many of us have learned to live a quiet life, not venturing out too far. Some have become satisfied with their own company.
