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Volume 51.1 January 2022

In this edition Correspondence:

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Features

2022 Western Teacher deadlines Edition Deadline January 29 November

Raising the next generation of Indigenous leaders.....................................8 Workplace safety honour for union member....................................................10 Graduate teacher entitlements................11 Question mark over the accuracy and reliability of PISA tests.............................12 Deploying current tech to tackle climate crisis............................................14 Money matters in education.....................16 Seen around the SSTUWA........................18 We’ve got you covered...............................21 National education news..........................23

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Cover: Are you ready to get on board with the SSTUWA in 2022 to fight for better pay, work conditions and fair funding for public education? This issue details what you can do to get involved.

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From the President

Step in the right direction

By Pat Byrne President

The announcement from the government of a new public sector wages policy is a positive step: the $1,000 salary cap has been given the boot and replaced by 2.5 per cent across the board. This is a welcome return to a percentage-based increase for SSTUWA members.

However, while the new policy allows for an element of bargaining, this is in a very limited way. Unions can bargain for an additional .25 per cent on top of the 2.5 per cent, which is expected to come from within the existing agency budget. For education, this is particularly problematic, given that the vast bulk of education funding is already in schools.

This means there is much still to do to get the outcomes needed, especially around matters of workload, well-being and safety.

As we head into the new school year with industrial actions likely to commence (see directives on next page), it is worth reflecting on where we have come from in the past few months. To recognise some significant wins and to prepare for the hard negotiations still to come.

On 8 October 2020, with no consultation, the state government announced in the budget that it was extending the $1,000 pay cap it had imposed four years earlier

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on public servants. The cap would run for two more years, with promises of a review after 24 months doing nothing to soften the blow.

The SSTUWA, along with other public sector unions, had borne the brunt of budget repair and had then worked tirelessly keeping the state going during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension of the $1,000 salary cap without any consultation, was a slap in the face.

It became clear as the SSTUWA headed into negotiations over new General Agreements for both schools and TAFEs, that a coordinated approach was needed.

Within the union, planning began for what developed into the Give the Cap the Boot campaign – aimed at getting the state government to scrap the $1,000 salary cap and reinstate proper bargaining processes.

This process began with a survey of all school members to find out what the key issues were for members. It revealed that 81 per cent of respondents had considered quitting teaching, with workload, wellbeing, safety and salaries being core issues prompting such considerations.

At the same time, months of conversations came to fruition with the formation of the Public Sector Alliance.

As well as the SSTUWA, the membership of the Public Sector Alliance included UnionsWA, United Workers Union, CPSUCSA, United Firefighters Union, WA Prison Officers Union, Health Services Union WA, Professionals Australia and the Rail Tram and Bus Union.

The message to the state government was clear. Public sector workers were fed up with being taken for granted. They wanted recognition of the burden they had carried during budget repair and the work they had done to help WA during the COVID-19 pandemic. Above all they wanted a return to bargaining in a fair, reasonable and timely manner on the issues of salaries.

As the launch of the Alliance at the SSTUWA office showed, public sector unions were united, determined and ready to fight for the basic right to negotiate agreements; to not be dictated to.

Inside the SSTUWA there was a layered strategy being put in place. At one level we needed to show the government how serious the situation was becoming. With skills shortages across the state, education had a crucial role to play. The SSTUWA was the

From the President only public sector union invited to the state government’s skills shortages summit.

At the same time we launched a memberfocused campaign – Give the Cap the Boot. Through District Councils union representatives and other individuals put their hands up to drive that process as part of our new Campaign Crew.

Members were asked to show their support in a range of ways. They visited MPs, wore their Give the Cap the Boot t-shirts, their Only Cap I’ll Wear caps and spread posters and stickers around their schools.

The response was magnificent. Hundreds of schools and thousands of members took part in a hugely successful social media sharing of the actions. This was complemented by op-eds and media interviews as well as advertising across print, radio and television.

During State Council over 100 delegates and organisers helped pack Perth Town Hall for a Public Sector Alliance rally that drew widespread media coverage. Member Heather Riseberry (pictured on page 4, bottom right) personified the efforts of thousands of members by overcoming her nervousness to share her story of why educators needed a proper pay rise.

All of this effort worked. First the government brought forward the salary cap review process to October-November.

Face-to-face and written submissions from the SSTUWA and other unions put the case strongly that public servants deserved a proper, negotiated pay rise.

Then, during the final week of the school term, the government’s new wages policy was announced – an initial offer of at least 2.5 per cent plus other options. Crucially, the Premier has committed to a broader bargaining framework.

With the TAFE Agreement having expired on 15 December, both sectors are yet to receive a formal offer from government.

Other than salary, both claims have focused on workload as the core issue for members. Well-being must be addressed as must safety in the workplace.

Executive directives Directives to SSTUWA members from the Executive Committee in relation to the 2021 EBA negotiations In the event that no agreement in principle is reached by 28 January 2022, the SSTUWA Executive authorises SSTUWA members to implement the following stage one actions.

Start date: 31 January 2022 No member is to participate in any performance management or performance review processes/meetings.

This includes the Principal Professional Review process (PPR).

(This refers to performance management only, it does not include sub-standard performance processes.)

Members are not to attend any (whole or part of) staff meetings held: • In accordance with clause 9.3 of the General Agreement 2019 (i.e. the five hours per term).

• Outside instructional hours (before/after school; during lunch or recess; for school leaders this includes regional, cluster and network meetings).

• During DOTT time.

This does NOT include meetings called to manage the Education Health Order (Webex, Teams, etc).

School leaders are not to complete the School Resourcing System (SRS) monthly budget check.

What we have done though is shown that in unity with other unions, with our membership working together and with strong leadership we can make not just a stand, but a difference.

If you are not already a member we need you to join. We need workplaces without union delegates to change that by creating formed branches. We need you to Get Organised.

We have had a significant win. Now we need to build on that.

Join the SSTUWA Scan here

Do you have a colleague who’s not a member?

Ask them to join the SSTUWA today so they can get involved in the campaign to achieve change.

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From the Senior Vice President

Getting the COVID-19 response right

By Matt Jarman Senior Vice President

The SSTUWA is committed to working with the state government to ensure educators and students are safe when the WA borders open on 5 February.

As Australian Education Union Federal President Correna Haythorpe said recently, educators want to work constructively with their relevant departments of education to ensure schools can run safely, even in the face of the Omicron variant.

The AEU is concerned that the Prime Minister’s office is preparing its own national plan for schools without consulting teachers or state governments.

This demonstrates that the federal government has learned nothing from the experience in 2020, when teachers were ignored in the national response; that their health did not seem to matter to a Prime Minister whose sole mantra was to keep schools open, with no mention of the protection of teachers.

It was only after intense lobbying that discussions between the AEU, Independent Education Union and the Australian Health Protection Committee were held and some acknowledgement of staff concerns was made.

The AEU has again called for a national plan; this one to include: • Guidelines for the reopening of schools, accommodating the various needs of each state and territory where required.

• Priority access to RATs and PCR tests, with clear and consistent testing, tracking and isolating protocols and procedures to manage staff shortages.

• Identification of and funding for infrastructure required to allow schools to accommodate social distancing, hygiene, ventilation and 6

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any other public health measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

The SSTUWA is meeting with the department and undertaking the same constructive conversations with the state government.

One of the key errors of 2020 was the failure to consult properly with educators and that mistake should not be repeated.

The vast majority of teachers want to be in classrooms, to be safe and to be able to deliver the face-to-face learning that they know benefits students.

A survey carried out by the SSTUWA in August, to which over 3,000 members responded, provided strong evidence that our members were already ahead of the rest of the community in getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

It was also possible to project from the responses to already vaccinated, having had the first vaccination, or having the first jab booked, that around 90 per cent of our members were going to be fully vaccinated by Christmas.

We did however expect some push back from members who objected to our support for the health advice that required mandatory vaccinations for education staff. Approximately 80 people chose to relinquish their union membership due to our support for mandatory vaccination.

While losing members is always regrettable, the SSTUWA position will remain. This also extends to the getting of booster shots, which are now mandatory for all occupational groups covered by the original government mandate.

The overwhelming majority of members have supported our position and have followed the advice of the chief health officer.

Experiences across the world and the rest of Australia leave little doubt that within a

week or two of the border opening we are likely to have many more COVID-19 cases in WA. Inevitably this will affect schools.

The SSTUWA is meeting with the department to outline our specific concerns and ensure processes are in place to deal with the inevitable disruption which will occur due to staff and/or student absences from schools.

The guidelines which were announced in December were predicated on the Delta variant being the main concern; this is no longer the case. There will need to be major changes. For example, it seemed highly contradictory that “regular” visitors to school were defined in such a way that unvaccinated parents could spend a full day in a workplace – for example as a canteen volunteer. At time of writing, we are hopeful that these guidelines will change in response to our concerns.

There needs to be further clarification on mask wearing by visitors and indeed on access to school grounds for unvaccinated people. If people can’t go the pub without a vaccine they should not be in schools.

There is also a need for clear guidance on ventilation. Suggestions that the windows stay open will cut little ice when temperatures hit the 40s in February and March.

We have had plenty of examples to learn from in other areas of Australia as to what is required and which mistakes to avoid.

The government, department, school leaders and teachers have done incredibly well to see WA so far through the COVID-19 pandemic without the impacts we have seen elsewhere. To see that change now for the want of stronger rules around vaccinations and masks for all visitors, as well as a proper effort around ventilation would be disappointing, to say the least.

Get on board for 2022

From the General Secretary

By Mary Franklyn General Secretary

Get on board and get organised for 2022 This edition of Western Teacher incorporates Getting Organised 2022.

If you are not a member yet then don’t leave tackling the major issues of workload, well-being, safety and salaries to the person next to you. Don’t be a bystander, be a participant in our campaign.

Members have shown huge support for our Give the Cap the Boot campaign and we’ve had a win with the shift to 2.5 per cent. I acknowledge this member support, the solid collective campaigning of our fellow public sector unions and the leadership provided from UnionsWA. The removal of the $1,000 cap is the start of our work. Schools and TAFE EBA negotiations now move to the next step up as we all get back to work. Executive work directives are in place for schools pending no resolution by 28 January 2022. (See page five.)

We need every member behind us when we stand up on the big issues. We need

major reform in both schools and TAFE on workload, on stress, on safety and on salaries.

Your school/college branch is the heart and soul of the union. Having your union team in place at your workplace ensures everyone is looking after every member and all working together to keep and improve our conditions.

Step up and ensure you elect your union team. Step up and endorse the EBA Executive Directives. Do this as a collective.

Many thanks to those who have stepped up to be reps, OSH reps, deputy reps or women’s contact officers. For those considering it, I encourage you to do it. It’s an amazing privilege and challenge.

You will receive training and support all the way, because as we like to remind members – you’re never alone in a union.

To help you get started, everything you need to know is in your Getting Organised guide, which arrived with this Western Teacher. If you need more assistance, call your allocated school or TAFE organiser – you’ll find the list on page nine of the guide.

If you are already a member, thank you.

Your efforts in putting up posters, wearing stickers, visiting MPs and sharing your photos on social media has seen us take a significant step towards a fairer workplace with better pay. Now we need to push on to tackle the core issues we know matter most to you.

I would urge all of you who are currently members to see if you can persuade one colleague each to join. A reminder, members get: • Expert advice at your fingertips.

• Support when you need it.

• Journey Accident Cover insurance.

• Access to Teachers Health Fund.

• Huge savings on professional development.

• Member benefit discounts.

Union fees are 100 per cent tax deductible. Members also get a wide range of free training as well as significant savings on professional learning through the SSTUWA’s Education and Training Centre.

Encourage a colleague to sign up in Term 1 and both of you will go into a draw to win cash prizes or a Barrie Bennett book. Visit sstuwa.org.au/referandwin for details.

Thanks members – let’s go 2022.

Research shows that union members get better pay (around $100 more a week) and better conditions.

Join the SSTUWA Union membership Scan here makes life better for everyone. Unions make life better for all citizens. Unions make a society a better place for all.

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Indigenous focus

Raising the next generation of Indigenous leaders The following is the transcript of a speech given by 2021 SSTUWA Reconciliation in Action (RIA) award winner Clare Stack (pictured right), of Broome Senior High School, at November State Council last year.

The RIA award celebrates the work of SSTUWA members who are making positive contributions towards reconciliation.

Thank you so much, it’s a pleasure to be here.

I wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Whadjuk (Perth region) people.

I wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.

My name is Clare Stack and I am the current Aboriginal Education Coordinator and teacher of the Year 10 Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program class and the teacher of the Year 11 and 12’s Aboriginal Intercultural Studies HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) general unit at Broome Senior High School.

I am extremely honoured to be receiving such a significant and important award as the Reconciliation in Action Award.

Thank you to the State School Teachers’ Union of WA for offering this award and providing opportunities of recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers.

I am earnestly grateful for the recognition I have received for my work. I am very sure that every other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nominee for this award was as capable, if not more, of winning this award.

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By Clare Stack Broome Senior High School

strengthened me to make me the person I am today; a thorough professional who knows exactly what she wants; someone who sets her eyes on a goal and does not lose sight of it, unless it is achieved.

Winning this award would not have been possible without the inspiration I have received from my work colleagues, my team of four AIEOs (Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers) and my principal, Mr Matt Burt, for whom I have the deepest respect, and from whom I have derived the strength to challenge myself and perform better at each stage.

I would like to share with you the wonderful Aboriginal program that has landed me here today in receiving this award.

The Broome Senior High School (BSHS) community has worked tirelessly over many years to ensure that all of its students are afforded the best quality education that a school can offer.

In particular, Broome’s strong approach to meeting the needs of its more than 300 Aboriginal students, who come to the school from all parts of the Kimberley and from across Australia, is an excellent example of how to best cater for the individual needs of its unique cohort of students.

The program is called the Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program. This unique program is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned, planned, shaped and delivered program and it is only delivered at Broome Senior High School.

Broome Senior High School from remote communities.

The Aboriginal Education Team at Broome Senior High School has worked endlessly in liaising with community and valuing the Aboriginal culture and language in order to get the Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program up and running.

The Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program is an opportunity to not only celebrate the hard work but to encourage much needed change to improve the lives of Aboriginal children who attend BSHS.

When Broome Senior High School was looking at the Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program getting off the ground, it continued to be very challenging to plan due to trying to work in with the overcrowded existing curriculum.

The original thinking was making plans around how Aboriginal students were going to be leaders for other Aboriginal students, particularly those who came to

A number of ways were looked at. For Ms Stephanie Armstrong, who was the founder of this program, this was a major obstacle.

Indigenous focus But with the continued support of key staff at the school, Mr Burt, Ms Denise Shillinglaw, Ms (Ningali) Lawford-Wolf, Mr Bryon Little and Ms Rebecca Famlonga, this program gained traction for the benefit of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students of Broome Senior High School.

In addition, Mr Bryon Little, the VET (vocational education and training) coordinator, made the suggestion to bring the Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program into the VET space as VET could deliver a Certificate I in Leadership which also would contribute towards a student’s WACE (Western Australian Certificate of Education), thereby adding to their graduation pathway.

By doing it this way, BSHS could then also solve the problem of implementing the Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program into our existing curriculum, in what is an already crowded timetable, by delivering the program in short block weeks.

The 2021 Aboriginal Cultural Leadership Program students began their Certificate I in Leadership with Goolarri Media Enterprises.

The certificate was completed in a series of three-day blocks throughout the year.

Mr Bryon Little approached several RTOs (registered training organisations) and settled on Goolarri Media Enterprises, as they are a local RTO with strong connections to the local Aboriginal community.

I would like to particularly acknowledge the late Ms Lawford-Wolf who always said: “Never forget who you are and where you come from.”

Furthermore, I would like to acknowledge Ms Linah Enosa who has led the EALD (English Additional Language Dialect) work in the program and has just been awarded the 2021 Kate Mullin Educator of the Year Award.

The group of Aboriginal Cultural Leaders attend one lesson a week with me and the AIEOs, and together we focus on leadership skills such as relationships, respect, responsibility and change.

I am currently working with Mr Bryon Little and Dr Elaine Rabbitt from Goolarri Media Enterprises to continue the Certificate I in Leadership with the Year 10 cohort for 2022.

On a closing note, though we have many programs there is still the need to bring a focus on culture and identity and the understanding that Aboriginal people bring their own unique ways to learn. The key to change is through Aboriginal lens and Aboriginal voice.

Remember: Never forget who you are and where you come from.

Thank you very much!

Planning meetings were conducted for the following year and a program was developed that offered students learning opportunities.

The program has been a significant success, with students commencing Term 1.

The students took part in a Smoking Ceremony, which was held at Nyamba Buru Yawuru to celebrate the launch of the Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program.

The Aboriginal Cultural Leaders Program established partnerships with Goolarri Media Enterprises, Yawardani Jan-ga, Kimberley Land Council and Nyamba Buru Yawuru.

Students have engaged in Yawuru language sessions.

With my team of four AIEOs we continue to teach, support and encourage this small group of Aboriginal Cultural Leaders to develop leadership behaviours that will continue to make change in their communities.

Reconciliation: 2021 RIA award recipient Clare Stack with SSTUWA President Pat Byrne.

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Occupational safety and health

Workplace safety honour for union member The hard work and commitment that occupational safety and health (OSH) representatives are displaying in state schools was recognised recently when Mt Lawley Senior High School teacher and OSH rep Bruce Atkinson was named one of WA’s top OSH reps.

The SSTUWA member was co-awarded the Safety and Health Representative of the Year at the state government’s 2021 Work Health and Safety Excellent Awards, held at Optus Stadium late last year.

He shared the award with Woodside Energy employee Naomi Elbrow in recognition for their work in improving OSH at their workplaces and demonstrating the benefits of safety and health representatives for all workplaces.

“I’m very honoured and a bit shocked,” Bruce said.

“It was for work in general around the school over the last nine years and facilitating the learning of new OSH reps by providing our school as a training ground.”

Bruce was nominated for the award by SSTUWA OSH organiser Antony Pearson (pictured below, right, with Bruce).

“Bruce has been a great assistance to the SSTUWA and Unity Training by constantly allowing us to take new OSH reps in

training to his school to undertake mock worksite inspections and provides time to talk to the course participants about his experiences as an OSH rep,” Antony said.

“His passion and commitment to the role is first rate and...(has) clearly improved the health and safety of staff at his school.”

Bruce said he had been the OSH rep at Mt Lawley SHS for the past nine years and was passionate about safety.

He nominated a risk assessment of all hazardous chemicals on the school site as among his proudest achievements as Mt Lawley SHS’s OSH rep.

He encouraged those thinking about taking on the role at their school to do it.

“It’s important that people stand up and take on the OSH (rep role) at schools, to put a face to the department’s policies,” Bruce said.

“Challenge yourself to be a better, safer you.”

Industrial Relations Minister Stephen Dawson said: “These prestigious Awards recognise outstanding occupational safety and health management, solutions and innovations in workplaces across both resources and general industries.”

“This year’s entrants have come from a diverse range of industries and from businesses of all sizes, and all finalists have set the standard to which everyone else can now strive.

“My sincere congratulations to all the Award winners on your commitment to the safety and health of all Western Australian workers.”

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Graduate teacher entitlements

New educators

By Natalie Blewitt, Growth Team coordinator

So, you have gained a contract or even a permanent position for 2022. You are totally focused on your classroom and there is a lot to do to get organised for Term 1. But it is also important to understand what you are entitled to as a graduate teacher.

In this edition, we will take a closer look at graduate release time, graduate teacher professional learning program and curriculum materials allowance.

Graduate teacher release time In your first year of teaching, additional non-contact time of 0.05 FTE per week will be provided to each graduate teacher.

This time is used for the same purposes as duties other than teaching (DOTT).

Activities may include, but are not limited to: preparing materials, planning lessons, finding resources, professional learning, setting up for lessons and report writing.

While it is expected that this time allocation is available to graduates on a regular basis, it can be accumulated over no more than a term to accommodate different contexts and needs.

Funding for graduate teacher release time is forwarded to your school as a targeted initiative; your school will source this funding for you.

Make a time with your line manager/ school leader early in the year to discuss your graduate teacher release time. This will lead to the best outcome for both you and your school context.

Graduate Teacher Professional Learning Program Over the first 30 months of teaching, graduate teachers are required to participate in structured professional learning which is coordinated by the team at Statewide Services.

Seize these opportunities to sharpen and refine your skills, network with others and advance in your career.

Module one, two and three are completed sequentially, while the fourth module may be accessed at any time within the first 30 months of teaching.

The modules are designed as a selfreflection and sharing tool for graduate teachers to learn and network in a safe environment.

Each module aligns to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers to build the skills and understandings needed to become a highly effective classroom teacher and help to become a full registered teacher.

Under the Schools General Agreement 2019, Clause 13.2, graduate teachers are given paid release time to attend these modules.

Curriculum materials allowance A curriculum materials allowance is available to support contracted first year

graduate teachers in acquiring personal curriculum materials.

Primary and district high school graduate teachers have access to $150 and secondary graduate teachers have access to $78.

You should use your own professional judgement to choose the materials suited to your needs and the materials purchased will belong to you.

Speak with your manager of corporate services prior to making any purchases as they will advise you as to the best method to make payments for your purchases.

Don’t forget, you will need to produce receipts to your school in order to be reimbursed if you have paid cash for the materials.

In our next edition, we will continue to explore your entitlements. Remember, building a positive relationship with colleagues and your school leadership team is key to your success. They won’t expect you to know everything, you are still learning your craft. If you don’t know something, ask.

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International education

Question mark over the accuracy and reliability of PISA tests

By Trevor Cobbold Convenor, Save our Schools

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has extraordinary status and influence.

It is seen as the gold standard for assessing the performance of education systems, but it is a castle built on sand.

New data published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) call into question the accuracy and reliability of PISA and its league tables of country results.

The new figures show that nearly threequarters of Australian students didn’t fully try on the PISA 2018 tests.

The ACER research found that “…the majority of Australian students (73 per cent) indicated that they would have invested more effort if the PISA test counted towards their marks”.

The ACER research also found that only 56 per cent of students who participated in PISA 2018 put in high effort, 40 per cent said they only put in medium effort and five per cent said they put in low effort (figures don’t add to 100 per cent due to rounding). However, 91 per cent said they would put in high effort if the tests counted towards their school marks.

These are remarkable revelations. How is it possible to accept the PISA results as an accurate measure of Australia’s education performance if three-quarters of students didn’t fully try in the tests?

There was also large variation between countries in the proportion of students that did not fully try on the tests.

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Canadian students didn’t fully try on the tests compared to 38 per cent of students in the four Chinese provinces participating in PISA, 45 per cent in Taiwan and 46 per cent in Korea.

Across the OECD countries, the average proportion of students that made less than full effort was 68 per cent.

The ACER also found significant differences on this measure between demographic groups in Australia.

For example, 65 per cent of Indigenous students didn’t fully try compared to 74 per cent of non-Indigenous students; 70 per cent of provincial and remote area students didn’t fully try compared to 75 per cent of metropolitan students and 77 per cent of females didn’t fully try compared to 70 per cent of males.

The most interesting difference was that 78 per cent of socio-economically advantaged students did not fully try compared to 66 per cent of disadvantaged students. This may be a factor in the

International education decline in results amongst advantaged students in the tests over the past decade or so.

These results suggest that PISA is not the accurate, reliable and valid measure of educational quality it claims.

As the renowned international education scholar, Yong Zhao, observes, the PISA tests are an international education juggernaut that created “false idols of educational excellence for the world to worship”.

The variation between countries in the proportion of students not fully trying also calls into question the validity of league tables of countries based on PISA results which attract so much publicity and commentary.

Rankings can move up and down depending on student effort. The OECD has acknowledged that differences in student effort across countries will affect country results and rankings.

A recent study published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research based on data from PISA 2015 found that differences in the proportion of students not fully trying had a large impact on the rankings for several countries.

For example, it estimated that Portugal’s ranking in science would have improved by 15 places from 31st to 16th if students had fully tried.

Sweden’s ranking would have improved 11 places from 33rd to 22nd and Australia’s ranking by four places from 16th to 12th.

It concluded that using PISA scores and rankings as done currently paints a distorted picture of where countries stand in both absolute and relative terms.

These results raise the issue of whether changes in student effort over time contributed to the overall declined in Australia’s PISA results since 2000 and those of several OECD countries.

Unfortunately, there is no data to answer this directly. However, there is indirect evidence to suggest it is one factor among others.

The PISA results show increasing student dissatisfaction at school across OECD countries which may show up in reduced effort and lower results.

For example, the proportion of Australian students who feel unconnected with school increased fourfold from eight per cent to 32 per cent between PISA 2003 and 2018. This was the third largest increase in the OECD behind France and the Slovak Republic.

The fact that one-third of Australian students are dissatisfied with school is likely to manifest in low motivation and effort in tests that have no consequences for students because they don’t ever see their results.

The percentage of the estimated Year 12 population that completed Year 12 increased from 68 per cent in 2001 to 79 per cent in 2018 (Report on Government Services 2007, Table 3A.122 & 2020, Table 4A.70).

The OECD says that the relationship between a feeling of belonging at school and performance in PISA is strong for those students with the least sense of belonging.

The completion rate for high SES students increased from 76 per cent to 84 per cent and from 62 per cent to 75 per cent for low SES students. Year 12 assessments are high stakes in comparison to PISA even for less motivated students because these assessments have direct personal consequences for future education and work opportunities.

Students who feel they do not belong at school have significantly lower levels of achievement in PISA than those who do feel they belong.

Australia is not the only country with declining PISA results and increasing student dissatisfaction with school.

PISA results for OECD countries have fallen since 2000 while the proportion of students who feel they don’t belong at school increased threefold from seven per cent to 22 per cent.

Of 30 countries for which data is available, all experienced an increase in student dissatisfaction at school and PISA maths results fell in 21 of those countries.

The possibility that student effort on PISA has declined helps explain the contradiction between Australia’s PISA and Year 12 results. Some 75-80 per cent of Australian students participating in PISA are in Year 10.

While the PISA results for these students have declined since 2000, the results for students two years later in Year 12 have improved significantly.

The important conclusion from the ACER and other studies of student motivation and effort is that the PISA results could be as much a measure of student effort as a measure of student learning.

Therefore, they are not fully reliable as many assume and much caution is needed in interpreting the results and drawing strong policy conclusions.

The new results also raise the question as to the extent to which NAPLAN test results might also be affected by varying levels of effort and motivation by different groups of students.

To date, no such research has been conducted. It should be on the research agenda for ACER and the new Australian Education Research Organisation to better inform the public and schools about the accuracy and reliability of NAPLAN. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect any official policies or positions of the SSTUWA or AEU. Western Teacher January 2022

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Climate change

Deploying current tech to tackle climate crisis

By Simon Holmes à Court University of Melbourne

At the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow last year, more than 40 countries pledged to phase out coal-fired power.

Some were big coal-using countries such as Poland, Canada and Vietnam – however Australia was not among them. Australia was similarly absent for a methane reduction pledge.

Achieving the Paris Agreement – limiting global warming to well below 2C and preferably 1.5C – requires the rapid phase out of coal, oil and fossil gas.

Failure to do so will spell the end of the Great Barrier Reef and make a large swathe of Australia virtually unliveable.

Yet the Morrison Government’s technologydriven net-zero “plan” contains no concrete measures to end this fossil fuel addiction.

It’s more a placeholder than a strategy, fulfilling the government’s need to have a document to wave around.

Meanwhile, the government seems intent on sitting back and letting the future happen, rather than creating it.

I’ve spent 25 years working and investing in technology commercialisation, focusing over the past 15 years on clean technologies.

We have the technology The Morrison Government’s path to reach net-zero by 2050 relies primarily on technology but fails to even remotely outline what that would mean in practice.

A total of 70 per cent of the emissions cuts would purportedly be achieved by technology “investment”, “trends” and “breakthroughs”.

But it’s not technology per se that reduces emissions, it’s deploying it.

I know Australia doesn’t need to wait for new technology before committing to and achieving deep emissions cuts.

The government missed the opportunity to explain decarbonisation at its simplest: electrify everything we can, and power it with renewables.

Most technologies we need already exist – they just need to be deployed, rapidly and at massive scale. And that requires an actual plan.

Some 84 per cent of Australia’s emissions come from activities related to the energy sector. Recent overseas analysis shows electrification could replace 78 per cent

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of energy emissions using established technologies.

Add technologies being developed, and the figure rises to 99 per cent.

Hydrogen, one of the government’s technologies du jour, is likely to play a modest but important role in domestic decarbonisation. And if we don’t get left behind, it could become a significant export earner.

But what’s required in the near term is much more boring: build lots of wind, solar and storage, retire coal and gas as soon as possible, and electrify transport and heating.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS), a favourite of Australian governments for decades, remains a distraction.

Climate change First, since CCS adds significant cost but no benefit to a process, it will always require either a carbon price or regulations to be viable.

Second, while CCS may play a role at the margins in areas where emissions are hard to abate, such as cement production, its only significant role for coal and gas is as a fig leaf for inaction.

Green steel could be a significant opportunity for Australia, given our abundance of iron ore and access to lowcost clean energy.

But while Australia dips a toe in the water, overseas companies like steelmaker SSAB and Volvo are demonstrating that the days of metalurgical coal – one of Australia’s biggest exports – are numbered.

Clearly, the technologies are here. What we need is deployment.

Learn from Henry Ford A decade ago, energy from wind and solar was significantly more expensive than from coal and gas.

But renewables are now the cheapest form of new energy, even including additional costs such as energy storage and transmission.

Renewable energy’s fast fall in price was due to a mix of well-designed government policies and massive private investment, both here and around the world.

The Commonwealth’s Renewable Energy Target, for example, required electricity retailers to purchase a small but increasing amount of renewable energy each year, in a way that did not significantly affect energy affordability.

With renewables now at a lower cost than new coal and gas, that early investment is paying dividends.

The experience showed we don’t have to wait until technology is cheap and perfect before deploying it. In fact, the only way to make it cheap and perfect is to deploy it, again and again.

When Henry Ford released the Model T in 1908 his horseless carriage was imperfect and expensive.

Yet it kicked off a process of technological improvement in which each successive generation of cars has learnt lessons from those which came before.

Seizing opportunities Most economists agree the most efficient way to reduce emissions is to put a price on carbon and let the market respond.

More than a decade of toxic Australian politics has poisoned that well. It leaves policymakers with few tools and politicians with even fewer ideas.

In the absence of an explicit carbon pricing scheme, the federal government should set clear emissions reduction targets in each sector of the economy.

Monash University’s ClimateWorks has developed a plan for doing so. Such a plan, with an added combination of policy “carrots” (subsidies or incentives) and “sticks” (regulations or taxes) would ensure emissions reduction targets are met.

Our lowest hanging fruit would include a carefully managed coal phase-out and policies to rapidly electrify transport and heating, using existing technologies.

This would help us hit meaningful 2030 emissions reduction targets consistent with the Paris Agreement.

Meanwhile, we sit on the cusp of what is almost certainly Australia’s biggest ever investment opportunity.

Our wide brown land is chock full of the critical minerals needed in a

decarbonising world — lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth metals and silicon.

Moreover, our windswept and sundrenched plains are ready to produce the low-cost energy required to locally transform these raw minerals into valuable refined materials.

Our state governments, some having committed to net-zero five years ago, are making progress – particularly in electricity.

But complementary and coordinated policies at the federal level would almost certainly make progress faster — and cheaper.

The coal and methane pledges at COP26 shows many of the world’s most emissions-intensive economies are ready to make the transition.

Meanwhile, the federal government’s so-called “plan” prevents Australia from claiming our place in the sun, and wind.

Simon Holmes à Court is a senior advisor at the Climate and Energy College at The University of Melbourne. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect any official policies or positions of the SSTUWA or Australian Education Union. This article was first published at The Conversation website and is reproduced here with permission.

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Issues

Money matters in education

By Trevor Cobbold Convenor, Save our Schools

In awarding the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2021, the Prize Committee has said that there is strong empirical proof that money matters in education.

This is an incredibly significant statement from a notoriously conservative institution. It represents a new consensus that has developed in recent years that more spending on education can increase school outcomes and future earnings, especially for disadvantaged students.

In awarding the Nobel Prize jointly to David Card, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkley, the Prize Committee said his studies showed “that resources in schools are far more important for students’ future labour market success than was previously thought.”

The Committee’s detailed analysis supporting the award found: “The overall conclusion from the past 30 years of research is that school resources appear to matter for labour market outcomes in industrialised countries.”

Furthermore it said: “The impact of resources on school achievement tends to be greater for non-advantaged students, suggesting that their schooling choices are constrained to a greater extent than for students from advantaged backgrounds … the quasi-experimental literature is consistent with the view that earnings effects of investments in education are higher for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.”

Professor Card’s work challenged conventional wisdom on the impact of the minimum wage, immigration and education expenditure.

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differently, in a way that resembles randomised controlled trials in medicine and other scientific fields.

Professor Card and the late Alan Krueger of Princeton University, later chair of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Barack Obama, co-authored two innovative papers in the early 1990s.

In contrast to much of the previous literature, they analysed how school quality affected labour market outcomes rather than just test scores.

They found that individuals who grew up in US states that had higher expenditure on education than elsewhere, and which was used to reduce the student-teacher ratio, had systematically higher earnings than those in other states.

As the Prize Committee observed in its supporting analysis, the results in the two papers by Professor Card and Dr Krueger “surprised the research community” and contributed to renewed research on the relationship between resources, student achievement and future earnings.

“These studies brought rigor and transparency to the analysis, and by addressing these questions in novel and in, a priori, more credible ways, Card was able to produce new and more reliable answers,” the Committee stated.

The Committee said that these studies demonstrated the power of exploiting the technique of quasi-experimental variations to reveal causal effects in policy areas rather than relying on correlational analysis as did previous studies.

Professor Card’s work, and that of others that followed, overturned the previous consensus that the relationship between education achievement and resources was weak.

The previous consensus was largely based on highly influential studies by Eric Hanushek of Stanford University which concluded that the relationship between achievement and resources was close to non-existent.

Hanushek’s conclusion was also challenged by a meta-analysis of the

Issues studies he surveyed which found a positive association between achievement and expenditure.

The early studies by Professor Card and his co-authors played a crucial role in shifting the focus in empirical research in education as well as in other policy domains.

Many studies followed that demonstrated a positive and significant relationship between education expenditure and student achievement and future earnings.

The Committee’s statement in support also reviewed several recent studies following Professor Card’s methodology and showing positive effects of increased expenditure on education.

For example, a major study found substantial effects of higher education expenditure on educational attainment and wages.

It showed that school finance reforms involving higher expenditure tended to reduce student-teacher ratios, increase teacher salaries and extend years of schooling.

It found that a 10 per cent increase in per student spending throughout elementary and high school improved educational attainment by 0.31 years and raised wages by seven per cent.

Moreover, the effects were much larger for students from low-income families.

A similar recent study published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research (bit.ly/3qTkpLr) found that school finance reforms in the US that increased expenditure in low income school districts increased high school completion and college entrance among Black students and females as well as increasing annual earnings.

relatively strong empirical support to show that investments in education influence students’ later success on the labour market. This effect is particularly strong for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.”

The Noble Prize for Economics has been widely criticised for ignoring the broader political economy challenges in the world such as wealth, poverty and inequality and that it is dominated by a particular approach to economics.

It has generally favoured conservative economists whose work is firmly based on orthodox neo-classical economics.

The prize was created by the Swedish Central Bank, a leading advocate of free markets, as a “vanity project” for its 300year anniversary.

The Committee itself has long been criticised for being dominated by rightwing Swedish economists.

In this context, the Committee’s conclusion has tremendous significance.

It indicates how wide the consensus is on the impact of education expenditure.

It has critical importance for the future of school funding polices in Australia which have long failed disadvantaged students and schools.

Test scores for low SES Year 5 and 9 students have fallen or remained largely unchanged since 2008.

Achievement gaps between rich and poor have also remained largely unchanged at

three to four years of learning and have even increased in some instances.

Despite this, Australian governments have failed to ensure that funding increases are directed to where they are most needed and where they will have most effect – supporting disadvantaged students and schools.

Private schools have been lavished with money over the past decade.

Commonwealth and state funding for Catholic schools increased by $1,919 per student, adjusted for inflation, and by $1,893 for independent schools in the 10 years 2009-2019, compared to only $469 per student in public schools.

However, private schools enrol only a small minority of low SES and other disadvantaged students.

In contrast, public schools enrol over 80 per cent of disadvantaged students and over 90 per cent of disadvantaged schools are public schools.

Clearly, funding increases over the past decade have been badly misdirected.

School funding is in dire need of reform in Australia to address disadvantage and improve equity in education.

The conclusions of the Nobel Prize Committee for Economics provide strong support for such reform.

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect any official policies or positions of the SSTUWA or AEU.

We find that school finance reforms lead to increases in educational attainment and in mean earnings. These results hold when we consider the full state population, but we generally find larger effects for Black than for white students.

A recent survey of the US evidence presented strong support for the conclusion that educational resources have a significant impact on student achievement and labour market outcomes for individuals.

It pointed out that this does not imply that all types of spending increases, in all types of contexts, yield improvements in achievement and labour market outcomes.

However, on average, it does so.

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Seen around

Seen around the SSTUWA

The 2021 SSTUWA Women’s Conference saw women members of the union converge at the SSTUWA building for a day of hearing from inspirational speakers and participating in educational workshops.

Choose to Challenge was the theme for the conference, with delegates encouraged to ponder the thought: A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change.

Conference attendees heard from Mercenary Mum Neryl Joyce, who quit her supermarket job to become a private security contractor in the Middle East and extreme trauma counsellor Dr Ann O’Neill.

At the conference workshops were also held on topics such as assertiveness, navigating change, restorative relationship

Women’s Conference: Neryl Joyce speaks to conference delegates.

Women’s Conference: Anna Di Noto, Liezl Esterhuysen and Belinda Pang.

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principles and how to campaign for change.

Members of the Retired Teachers Association (RTA) convened last month for their annual Christmas morning tea, organised by the SSTUWA to thank them for their continued association with the union.

It was a wonderful way to end another full year of activities for the RTA and its members. The association meets regularly at the SSTUWA building for various activities. New members are always welcome.

You can find more information about the RTA and its activities on the page 30 of this issue of Western Teacher.

Women’s Conference: Ann O’Neill.

Women’s Conference: Claire Spencer and Jonelle Rafols.

Women’s Conference: Catherine Rawle, Barbara Newman and Christine Pereira.

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RTA Xmas: Retired Teachers Association guests with SSTUWA Vice President Matt Jarman and President Pat Byrne.

RTA Xmas: Kathryn Newmar, Silvia Davidson and Ann Strauss.

RTA Xmas: John Peirce.

RTA Xmas: John Moffet and Diaa Zayan.

RTA Xmas: Nan Cahill.

RTA Xmas: Peter Hopper, Jeff Carroll and Brian Lindberg.

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RTA Xmas: Terry McLaughlin.

RTA Xmas: Ann Benton.

Women’s Conference: Penelope Hollingsworth, Gillian Mineards and Libby Wilson.

Women’s Conference: Giorgia Kloosterman.

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Women’s Conference: Ramona Carroll, incoming SSTUWA Vice President Sharmila Nagar and SSTUWA Growth Team coordinator Natalie Blewitt.

Women’s Conference: Delegates listen on intently.

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National education news

National education news

Properly fund education of students with disability New data from the AEU shows that public schools do not have the resources required to meet the needs of students with disability.

The AEU’s 2021 State of our Schools survey of public school teachers, principals and education support staff found: • Eighty-three per cent of all principals say they do not have sufficient resources to appropriately meet the needs of students with disability at their school.

• Eighty-nine per cent of principals use funds from other budget areas to cover funding shortfalls for students with disability.

• Sixty-four per cent of principals say that students with disability or learning difficulties would benefit

the most from funding schools to 100 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).

• Eighty-seven per cent of principals say that teachers would benefit most from additional classroom support when teaching students with disability or learning difficulties with 100 per cent of the SRS. “Almost nine in 10 principals surveyed told us that they ensure the students with disability enrolled in their school get the educational support they need by using funding required for other purposes,” AEU Federal President Correna Haythorpe said.

“The situation is particularly urgent in very remote schools where 95 per cent of teachers have reported that the needs of students with disability at their school are not being appropriately met.

“This data clearly shows there is a critical need to ensure public schools are funded to a minimum of 100 per cent of the SRS. “Every student, irrespective of their situation, deserves access to the educational opportunities that can fully harness their potential and talent. Public school principals, teachers and education support staff go above and beyond to ensure that the needs of students with disability are met and this must be backed in by governments properly funding public schools.

“We call on the federal government to immediately address the funding inequities for public students with disability by ensuring that a minimum of 100 per cent of the SRS is delivered for every school.”

Invest in preschool, invest in the nation Australia’s youngest children are at risk of being left behind due to the ongoing failure of the federal and some state governments to invest in three-year-old preschool.

The AEU is continuing to call on the federal government to invest in two years of early education for all Australian children before they start school.

“The evidence is clear. Children have the best opportunity to reach their full potential when they have at least two years of high quality, play-based learning in the years prior to school,” said AEU Federal President Correna Haythorpe.

“Importantly, preschool education must be delivered by qualified and professional early childhood teachers.

“By investing in three-year-old preschool, governments are investing in the future of our nation. Children who attend preschool for two years are shown to do better at school, to stay at school longer, to be more likely to continue their education beyond school and to be employed in the workforce.”

Modelling conducted in 2019 by PwC shows that for every dollar invested in preschool, Australia receives a dividend of twice that over the life of a child.

“The AEU has been calling for the federal government to extend preschool

funding to three-year-olds for many years,” Ms Haythorpe said.

“This is best practice internationally, with OECD data showing other nations have long recognised the value of investment in two years of high-quality early learning.

“In the absence of federal government leadership, states like Victoria and the ACT have stepped up, and SA Labor has made a commitment to invest in threeyear-old preschool.

“It’s well past time for the federal government to show leadership and make this critical investment in the future of young Australians.”

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Education and Training Centre

Education & Training Centre The team at the SSTUWA Education and Training Centre (ETC) look forward to welcoming you to the union to participate in any of the high-quality learning opportunities on offer throughout 2022.

Join us face-to-face or choose to be part of our extensive list of online learning opportunities.

We invite you to visit the SSTUWA website to browse our calendar of events on a regular basis. Join us for a seminar, workshop, conference, afternoon forum, online course, or one of our industrial training courses.

All events are designed to support educators to keep up with the ever-changing educational landscape and to ensure quality teaching and learning continues in schools and TAFE colleges.

Courses on offer are developed and delivered by highly-skilled, passionate and experienced educators. Our high quality inhouse and external facilitators ensure that your precious time is used well, and that quality outcomes and sustainable learning is achieved.

We will continue to strive to be the number one provider of high-quality learning opportunities for public school educators across WA.

Face-to-face professional learning opportunities During each of the school holiday periods, our calendar is packed with a range of affordable, high-quality professional learning opportunities for educators. Join us at the SSTUWA building to re-energise and network with others. Members can access outstanding full-day learning events for just $200. Part-time and relief teachers receive a further discount. Lunch and morning tea are provided.

Course schedules for each holiday period are published online at the start of each term. Be sure to visit sstuwa.org.au/training regularly to see what’s on offer. New courses and presenters are continually added to the suite of options as needed.

Online professional learning opportunities In 2022, the SSTUWA is proud to continue to work in partnership with the Teacher Learning Network (TLN) in Melbourne to offer members online professional learning opportunities.

Whether you are working in a regional area, finding it difficult to find time to attend face-to-face professional learning events, or just prefer the comfort of your own learning space, then these online events are for you. If you choose to be part of our online learning community you will benefit from interacting with educators from all across Australia and be able to download valuable handouts and resources.

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Join us for some great learning in 2022 Industrial training options We encourage union representatives and other delegates to plan for their industrial training needs for the year. Consider your context, the industrial skills and knowledge you wish to develop, and the timing of the courses to map out a possible training pathway for the year. Some courses provide travel and accommodation funding for regional delegates. All industrial courses have been approved by the Department of Education as eligible for trade union training leave.

Employees in schools (Teachers’ Award 1993 clause 63) and TAFE colleges (TAFE Lecturers’ General Agreement 2019 clause 69) are eligible for five days of paid leave per year to attend trade union training.

Work health and safety (WHS) training for health and safety representatives In 2022 the OSH training will be re-branded as WHS training for health and safety representatives (HSR) to link in with the WHS Act 2020, WA. In 2022 the following options will be available for HSRs to attend training and maintain their registration as a fully-trained health and safety representative.

Five-Day Education Specific Introductory Courses An updated Five-Day Education Specific Introductory Course will be offered each term for newly elected HSRs in schools.

One-Day Transition Courses There will also be a series on newly developed One-Day Transition Courses on offer for six months. Eight events have been scheduled throughout Term 1 and 2 for all current HSRs to attend. These transition courses will introduce changes to the Act and provide updated information regarding HSR functions and powers.

Refresher Courses In second Semester 2022, Refresher Courses will be made available to HSRs who have completed the five-day course one year ago or more or who did not attend the Transition Course in Semester 1.

Conferences and forums We look forward to offering a range of conferences and forums throughout the year. Each event will provide you the opportunity to hear from amazing keynote speakers addressing topics of interest in a lively, safe environment. Watch out for the following events during 2022: • Early Childhood Conference and Forums.

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Accor Hotels Great savings for teachers at Accor Hotels in the Asia Pacific region.

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Choice Hotels Choice Hotels welcomes SSTUWA members with exclusive rates at locations in Australia and NZ.

For details visit:

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Comfort Hotel Perth City

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Rooms from $145 per night including

Dot Mall BBQs, heaters and backyard kitchens.

5% discount for members.

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Electrical buying

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Forest retreat, 4-star, with indoor pool,

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Up to an extra 10% off any print and digital magazine subscription; over 4,000 titles.

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WA Opticians

20% discount on spectacle frames and lenses. Perth and East Perth.

Houspect

Buy, build and invest with confidence. $50 discount on building inspections.

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Johns Building Supplies

Trade prices on paint and painters’ hardware. Builders prices on all other hardware lines.

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Kleenheat

In appreciation of teachers’ support of the community, Kleenheat is offering SSTUWA members bigger savings on natural gas.

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SkylightsWA

Specialising in skylights and roof ventilation, servicing all regions of WA. 7% discount off selected products.

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Jackson’s Drawing Supplies 10% discount in Jackson’s 12 shops and online.

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Petals Flowers & Gifts 20% off flowers and gifts. World-wide delivery available.

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Teacher Superstore 5-10% discount, in store and online.

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Jacuzzi, sauna and BBQ. Adults (12 Studios and rooms. 22.5% off rack rate or best available rate.

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Jarrah Grove Forest Retreat Luxurious, self-contained accommodation in Margaret River.

Discounted rates for members.

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Mandurah Houseboats 10% discount on houseboat holidays.

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Classifieds

Classifieds Block for sale: Jurien Bay

700sqm fully serviced, ready to build on, one block back from beach. Close to schools, town centre, marina and recreational water activities. Perfect holiday, retiree or seachange locale. $108,000 (negotiable).

Peter: 0437 377 361 | westside@tower.net.au

Albany (Little Grove)

Silent Grove Cottage. Self-contained two bedroom (queen/two singles) on two hectares of bushland. Undercover parking. Close to yacht club, walking/ bike trails, national park and beaches.

Teachers’ rate: $150 per night. Stay seven, get one free. www.silentgrove.iinet.net.au 9844 4950 | merron@iinet.net

Augusta

3x1 spacious holiday rental. One double, one queen, five singles. 200m from the river and town. Magnificent river views. One large living area, three sided veranda and BBQ. Provide own linen and towels. $150 per night plus $50 cleaning fee. gregrowl@iinet.net.au

Balingup surrounds

Farm accommodation surrounded by nature and wildlife. Located near Balingup, Nannup and Busselton. Pick your own avocados. Main house (three bedrooms, $300/night) or Quarters (one bedroom, $150/night). info@avodale.com

Cowaramup (Margaret River Region) Private B&B within newly built home.

Parkland setting. Private queen bedroom, bathroom and breakfast room. Private entry and dedicated parking. 10 mins to Margaret River, Gracetown, central to wineries/breweries and beaches. $120 per night per couple including breakfast.

Lee: 0412 902 932

Dunsborough (Quindalup)

Large 4x2 holiday home on Geographe Bay Rd. Swimming beach 30m away. Free use of private boat mooring. Room to park boats with boat ramp a minute away. Slow combustion wood heater and reversecycle air-con. Available all year except for leavers’ vacation. No pets.

0419 943 203 | 9448 5527 a_r_moore@bigpond.com

Dwellingup

Après Huit and Dwell Cottage provide luxury self-contained accommodation set in beautifully landscaped gardens. Can be rented separately or together. Après Huit: 2x2, main house. Dwell Cottage: 1x1, furnished in a French theme.

Robert: 0419 954 079 dwellcottage.com.au

Dwellingup

In need of a tree change? Time out to reconnect with nature? Time for a vacation in Dwellingup’s Jarrah forest, 90 minutes from Perth. Chuditch Holiday Home is perfect for couples, groups and families. It’s centrally located and sleeps up to eight people.

Shani: 0402 615 235 shanivore@hotmail.com

Floreat

Studio B&B. New, stylish single room.

Fridge, kitchenette, TV, aircon in lovely peaceful Floreat house and garden. Linen, tea/coffee, continental/cooked breakfast ingredients supplied. Suit mature person wishing to enjoy quiet accommodation.

Close to city, buses, shops, hospitals and beaches. $85 per night, min two nights.

Weekly and monthly rates available.

SMS: 0422 333 057

Frankland River

Escape to the country. Imagine waking up to uninterrupted views of paddocks and trees with peace, quiet and tranquility.

Choose a 3 bedroom house or a cosy cabin set on picturesque 83 acres. A great place to relax and unwind. franklandriver.com.au Jade: 0430 450 093 | Sam: 0413 160 093

Fremantle

Short term accommodation in central Fremantle. Recently refurbished with all conveniences for modern living.

Townhouse has three queen-sized bedrooms plus provision for two singles.

Enjoy time in the rear garden, complete with BBQ. Secure parking for two cars, access controlled by electric gates.

9430 4458 | 0407 083 174 info@westerley.com.au

Fremantle

Staycation? Attending a function?

Cosmopolitan getaway? Fremantle is the place. Cafes, restaurants and breweries.

Markets, beach, art galleries, museums, theatre, events, shopping, skate park, Ferris wheel, whale watching... What more could you want? Eco-Gallery Apartment is stylish, centrally located, sleeps three and has secure parking.

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Kallaroo

Serenity Escape is a 2x1 apartment with full kitchen, offering comfort and convenience. 20 min walk to beach, 5 min drive to train station, walking distance to Whitfords Brewing Co, cinema and shops.

Toiletries, slippers and coffee machine provided. Min 2 nights. Sleeps 4, or 5 with mattress. No pets. $125/night for 3 people; $10/night per extra person.

Molly: 0428 166 559 mollysletters@gmail.com

Kalbarri

Clean, tidy, self-contained family-friendly 3x1 brick house at the top end of a quiet cul-de-sac. Sleeps 8: 2 x queen beds and 2 x bunk beds. Close to Blue Holes Beach, 15 min walk to town. kalbarriwa.net.au | 0435 845 504

Lancelin

Large 5x2 holiday home. Everything within walking distance, close to beaches and town centre. Sleeps 14. Large wrap around verandah with outdoor seating/ eating and bbq. Heaps of parking for boats or quads. $45/night/person (min 6).

Min 2 nights.

SMS: 0412 804 345

Margaret River

Two bedrooms, private, comfortable, fully equipped stone cottage with fireplace, located amongst the forest opposite Boranup National Park, 17km south of Margaret River on Caves Road. Close to beaches, wineries, caves and galleries. $150 per night for two people, or provide own linen and towels for $120 per night.

Russell: 0418 933 270

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Classifieds

Classifieds Mt Lawley/Dianella

Newly built 1x1 self-contained extension, furnished, with laundry, dining, lounge, kitchen and one undercover parking bay.

Aircon, TV, fridge, washing machine and microwave included. Quiet residential area close to city, buses, Galleria Morley, Mt Lawley cafe strip and Northbridge. 10 min walk to Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre; golf course across the road. $80 per night, min two nights. $50 per night for weekly and monthly rentals.

0439 964 239 | cymbie.burgoyne@gmail.com

Nannup

Seraphim Retreat is a pet friendly 3x1 character farm cottage, five minutes from friendly Nannup. Set in acreage, with established gardens and stunning valley views. Air conditioned and wood heater.

Horse riders can bring their horses to access our arena and trails. Teacher discount: $159 weekends, $149 midweek.

See website for details. seraphimretreatnannup.com SMS 0420 832 510

Trigg

Self contained accommodation. Kitchen, laundry, queen sized bed plus fold out double couch in lounge. Free WiFi and Netflix. Own entrance. Find us on Facebook.

Kerry: 0409 884 330 | FB: @justriggin 67justriggin@gmail.com

Yallingup

Rammed earth cottage, 2x1, nestled amongst bushland. Well located, short walk to Studio Gallery Bistro, two-minute drive to Caves House. Beaches, galleries, wineries and restaurants close by. Sleeps six. No dogs. stayz.com.au (property 136151) Kirsty: 0419 927 660

Tranquillity Counselling, Psychotherapy and Career Development

I provide holistic, confidential practical counselling to help you deal with an array of issues, some being: general relationship, mental health, anger issues/management,

anxiety, depression, self-harm, grief and trauma, addiction, abuse, palliative care.

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Retirement coach

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You probably have a financial plan in place but developing a plan for the non-financial side of retirement can be as important as preparing financially. I offer support and guidance for the transition from work to retirement, helping you to find purpose and meaning in retirement. Contact me to arrange an obligation free chat. retirementcoaching01@gmail.com

Marriage celebrant

Marriage celebrant with 12 years of experience, working in the Peel, South West and Perth areas. Specialising in creating personalised ceremonies for couples at their chosen wedding location.

I’d love to help you plan your special day!

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Marriage celebrant

Heart Centered Ceremonies for couples wanting a personalised wedding. Lee will help you design your dream wedding – a memorable occasion. Mention this ad to receive a discount.

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Marriage celebrant

Experienced professional celebrant available, all areas. Formal or informal, large or small weddings. A Beautiful Ceremony will help you design an unforgettable and uniquely personal ceremony.

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Learn to social dance

Learn jive, waltz, rumba, samba, tango and other dances for social events (ball, wedding, cruise, etc). A fun and easy course with quality instruction. Join with

or without a partner. Melville (LeisureFit) Recreation Centre. Mondays 7.309pm. $118/8 weeks. Beginners’ course held every term. Term 1 2022 starts 7 February.

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MAWA

The Mathematical Association of Western Australia offers professional learning opportunities, conferences and consultancy services to teachers and schools and networks. MAWA members receive 10 per cent discount on MAWA shop resources. For more information: mawainc.org.au 9345 0388 | eo@mawainc.org.au

First aid training for students

St John Ambulance WA offers free first aid training to all school aged students, ranging from Triple 000 Hero for kindergarten students to Road Trauma First Aid for secondary school students.

Courses are curriculum mapped.

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Belly Rubs Boarding Kennels

Personalised approach to boarding your canine companion. $25 per dog – mention you’re a teacher to receive a 10 per cent discount. Located in Southern River.

Elisa: 0417 620 766 | FB: @bellyrubsboarding

Macramé is the new yoga

I'm a teacher running small group macramé classes in a cosy home studio.

Join me and discover the power of mindfulness as you learn to engage your mind and your hands in a fun supportive environment. It's a powerful way to calm a busy mind. marcia@knotinlove.com.au

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Noticeboard

Noticeboard Retired Teachers’ Association

Getting Organised for 2022

As usual the SSTUWA were more than generous at the morning tea in December. It was well attended and members of the staff were very attentive. Pat Byrne and Matt Jarman joined us.

Are you interested in becoming a State Council delegate or joining an SSTUWA committee?

The guest speaker at the AGM on Wednesday 23 March at 10am for a 10.30am start will be Richard Offen to talk on the history of Perth Town Hall.

We hope to see you in February.

Choir will begin on Monday 14 February at 10am. Literature is not expected to begin until Monday 2 May.

13 February

The event will be held on 10-11 June 2022 at the SSTUWA.

On 13 February 2008, then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and Indigenous assimilation.

This landmark moment is remembered every year on 13 February as an important step in the process of reconciliation. For more information and classroom resources visit: bit.ly/3pEJO9p

World Day of Social Justice 20 February

Level 3 Classroom Teachers’ Association: 2022 meeting dates

Saturdays, 9.30am at the SSTUWA premises Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

26 March

18 June

10 Sept

26 Nov

This day has been mandated by the United Nations since 2007 to recognise the need to promote social justice by tackling poverty, gender inequality, exclusion, unemployment and pursuing human rights and social protections. For more information visit: bit.ly/3oCAfZ3

Venue subject to change. Visit www.l3cta.org.au for venue information and to confirm attendance, or email contact@l3cta.org.au

SSTUWA committee meeting dates:

Early Childhood Educators’ TAFE Committee Committee 1 March 26 May

16 August 3 November

New Educator Committee Time: 4.30pm 15 March 14 June

6 September 22 November

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National Apology Day anniversary

Items for June 2022 State Council must be received by 5pm Friday 8 April.

Time: 4pm

SSTUWA elections

More info:

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Email to editor@sstuwa.org.au

Venue: SSTUWA office | Contact: (08) 9210 6000 or contact@sstuwa.org.au Teleconference facilities are available

International Committee

LGBTIQ Committee

Time: 5pm

Time: 4.30pm

Time: 4pm

2022 dates TBC

2022 dates TBC

2022 dates TBC

Women’s Committee

ATSIE Committee

Time: 3.45pm

Time: 4pm

2022 dates TBC

2022 dates TBC

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Getting Organised 2022

A support package for

Electing union reps Establishing branches Joining union committees Nominating State Council delegates

Please retain this document. It contains important information relating to: establishing branches, nominations for branch positions, nominations for State Council, occupational safety and health and other significant union information.

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

Building your union branch At the start of each year, union members at your worksite should meet to organise your branch of the SSTUWA. It is generally the responsibility of the previous year’s union representative to arrange this meeting.

The rep (or other member) should use the information in this document to build the worksite branch for 2022.

First days 1) Set up the union noticeboard.

2) Arrange to convene the initial union meeting, preferably during week one or two of 2022, or arrange to hold a ballot via email. (Note: all union members must be informed.)

Initial union meeting Materials for meeting: • The Nominations for branch office bearers form.

• Membership list.

• Getting Organised 2022 (this document).

• Agenda, venue and time.

Note: Work Health and Safety While elections for OSH reps would traditionally be held at the start of the school year, at time of publication, proclamation of the new Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) has not yet occurred.

This act will change the election process for occupational safety and health reps – who will be referred to as health and safety reps (HSRs). Further information about the act, materials for HSR elections and training course dates will be available at sstuwa.org.au and sent to members via eNews when available.

After the meeting Important jobs to do as the 2022 union rep and/or deputy union rep: 1) Return the Nominations for branch office bearers form to the union office. You must return this form every school year. We recommend you return this form by Friday 4 March. You may also submit this form electronically via sstuwa.org.au/go22

These materials were posted to your worksite, attention of the SSTUWA representative, and the forms are also available online at sstuwa.org.au/go22

2) Review and update your membership list, and email the amended list to membership@sstuwa.org.au

Meeting agenda

•

Advise the leader of the union branch officers election outcome.

Conduct elections for branch positions and record the results on the Nominations for branch office bearers form. Refer to the box on the right of this page for role descriptors.

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Raise, discuss and/or negotiate any immediate union member issues.

•

Schedule future meeting times for each term. (A minimum of two is suggested.)

• Union rep • Deputy union rep • Treasurer • Secretary • Women’s contact officer • District Council delegate

•

Seek an agreement for union rep time.

3) Meet with your worksite’s leader to:

1) Branch elections

2) Union communications •

Agree on the regularity and forms of communication for union-related information within your worksite.

•

Agree on and diarise future union meeting dates for the year.

•

Delegate a union noticeboard keeper.

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4) Contact your district organiser at the SSTUWA to touch base: call or email the office on (08) 9210 6000 or contact@sstuwa.org.au

Introduce yourself, outline your workplace issues, and/or invite your SSTUWA district organiser to visit your workplace.

5) Most importantly, register for union delegate training. Visit the training tab at sstuwa.org.au or call the Education and Training Centre on (08) 9210 6035.

Branch roles Union representative The main role is to be the first point of contact for members’ issues. The union rep may negotiate issues with management and assist with conflict resolution.

The rep is usually the first point of contact for union updates and responsible for distributing information to members.

Deputy union rep The deputy union rep assists the union rep to negotiate issues with management and assists with conflict resolution.

Treasurer The treasurer is responsible for claiming branch operating expenses.

They should complete the branch financial return form that was included in the info pack posted to your worksite (also available online at sstuwa.org.au/go22) Teachers Mutual Bank can establish an operating account for your branch with no account keeping fees. Call (08) 9421 8701 and visit tmbank.com.au Secretary The secretary records the items discussed at branch meetings and the outcomes/actions agreed to be taken by the branch.

Women’s contact officer The women’s contact officer works in conjunction with the union representative to encourage women’s involvement in union structures, disseminates information about women’s issues and gender equity, promotes women’s issues, and provides opportunities for women’s voices to be heard.

District Council delegate The District Council delegate represents the branch at District Council meetings. This is usually the union rep.

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

Forms needed to build your branch Return by Friday 4 March Some brief paperwork is required of your branch at the start of 2022. The forms pictured below must be completed every school year, even if positions have not changed.

Your worksite will receive a pack addressed to the SSTUWA representative containing these forms, and they may also be accessed and submitted online at sstuwa.org.au/go22

Please complete and return these forms by Friday 4 March.

1. Nominations for branch office bearers form Nominations for branch office bearers

2. Branch financial return form

Worksite code:

Branch financial return and claim for operating expenses

Nominations for branch office bearers

Worksite code: The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) 1 West Street, West Perth WA 6005 PO Box 212, West Perth WA 6872 (08) 9210 6000 | 1800 199 073 contact@sstuwa.org.au | sstuwa.org.au ABN: 544 780 946 35

Branch financial return and claim for operating expenses

Reference: Rule 21 Branches and Rule 33 Elections for office

Branch/worksite: _________________________________________________________________________ Branch address: __________________________________________________________________________

Instructions: Record your worksite/branch and list the names and membership numbers of this year’s union delegates below, in line with their elected branch positions.

Branch financial return:

Office use only

Funds

Branch/worksite: ________________________________________________________________________ Position

2022 delegate Name

3. Membership list update

Membership no.

Union representative*

Opening bank balance (as at 1 January)

___________

Opening cash balance (as at 1 January)

___________

Operating budget received

___________

Other income

___________

Total funds

___________

Expenditure

Deputy representative*

(photocopying, bank fees, etc) Total expenditure

Secretary

___________

Closing balances

Treasurer Women’s contact officer

Closing bank balance (as at 31 December)

___________

Closing cash balance (as at 31 December)

___________

9999

Monkey Mia High School

Member number 0123456 0123457 0123458 0123459 0123460 0123461 0123462 0123463 0123464 0123465 0123466 0123467 0123468 0123469

First Name Margaret Dale Rebecca Adeline Helen Brian Archer Joycelin Allen Jeremy Lacey Lynn Caitlyn Michael

Surname Leonard Guereca Mola Lurz Brzycki Cranshaw Montrone Flinck Tilney Cezeaux Matsukata Schossberger Cruz Vetter

Claim for operating expenses

District Council delegate

Complete one payment method below. Where no branch bank account exists payment may be made to the branch treasurer or other nominated office bearer. If no details are entered a cheque will be made out to the branch.

*Rule 21 (a)(v): The positions of Union Representative and Union Deputy Representative shall not be held concurrently by the same person.

Note: One member per position.

Payment to branch

By cheque

By bank deposit

BSB ________________ Account number _____________________ Bank ___________________________ Account name _____________________________________________________________________________ I declare that the above financial members of the SSTUWA were duly elected at a branch meeting held according to the SSTUWA Constitution and have accepted their nominations.

Payment to office bearer

Name: ___________________________________________________ Membership number: ______________ Signature: ________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Submit completed form:

By bank deposit

BSB ________________ Account number _____________________ Bank ___________________________ Account name _____________________________________________________________________________

Checked and payment arrangement authorised by:

Email: membership@sstuwa.org.au Online: sstuwa.org.au/GO22

Form must be authorised by two office bearers

Name_______________________ Signature ________________________ Membership no. ______________ Name_______________________ Signature ________________________ Membership no. ______________

Recommended submission date: Friday 4 March 2022

Office use only Number of members _____________________________ Amount to be paid ___________________________________

Nominations close: 5pm, Friday 25 March 2022. Late nominations will be endorsed by Executive.

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) December 2021.

By cheque

Office bearer’s name: ______________________________________________________________________

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Email completed form to: accounts@sstuwa.org.au

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) December 2021.

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

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Support for union reps Union reps play a vital leadership role at the workplace. The union rep is often the first point of contact for members in schools and TAFE colleges seeking information or advice about their working conditions or entitlements.

unreasonably affect the operation of the organisation and is in accordance with normal Departmental protocols. (c) A noticeboard for the display of Union materials including broadcast email facilities.

On receipt of the Nominations for branch office bearers form the union office will mail a union rep kit to your worksite’s elected representative. This introductory pack will enable the rep to establish themself in the workplace.

(d) Paid access to periods of leave for the purpose of attending Union training courses in accordance with Clause 62. – Leave to Attend Union Business of the Award. Country representatives will be provided with appropriate travel time.

Schools: Union representative legislative rights and responsibility Teachers Award 1993 Clause 61

(e) Notification of the commencement of new employees, and Industrial Relations Advice 5 / 2020 as part of their induction, time to discuss the benefits of

membership them.representatives Guidelines –Time Allocation for Union SSTUWA andwith PFWA

61. Union Facilities for Union Representatives

(1) The Employer recognises the rights of the SSTUWA and PFWA to organise and represent its members.

(2) The Employer will recognise SSTUWA representatives and the members of the PFWA Council as the representatives of the PFWA and will allow them to carry out their roles and functions.

(3) SSTUWA representatives in the Department have a legitimate role and function in assisting the SSTUWA in the tasks of recruitment, organising, communication and representing members’ interests in the workplace, Department and SSTUWA branch.

(4) The Employer recognises that, under the SSTUWA’s rules, SSTUWA representatives are members of a branch representing members within a SSTUWA electorate. A SSTUWA branch may cover more than one workplace.

D20/0305070

Guidelines – Union Representative Time Allocation (Schools) Industrial Relations Advice Number 5 of 2020 This advice replaces Industrial Relations Advice Number 6 of 2009.

Principals should budget for and must provide union representatives/delegates of the State School Teachers’ Union of WA (SSTUWA) and Principals Federation of WA with paid time off for union related duties.

Clause 61 of the Teachers (Public Sector Primary and Secondary Education) Award 1993 (Award) requires that union representatives in schools are provided with paid time off to perform their duties, that is, organising, recruiting, individual grievance handling and collective bargaining.

To ensure the Department of Education (Department) meets its obligations under the terms of the Award, the Department and the SSTUWA agree that the table below will be used as a guide when allocating paid time off.

Paid Time Off from Normal Duties Total FTE of employees at the School who are eligible to be members of the SSTUWA and PFWA 1-20 21-40 41-70 Greater than 70

(5) The SSTUWA will advise the Employer in writing of the names of the SSTUWA representatives in the Department.

(6) The Employer must recognise the authorisation of each the SSTUWA and PFWA representatives in the Department and must provide them with the following. (a) Paid time off from normal duties to perform their functions as a Union representative such as organising, recruiting, individual grievance handling, collective bargaining, involvement in the branch and to attend Union business in accordance with this clause and the Department’s Industrial Relations Advice 6 of 2009. The Department will consult with the Unions regarding any proposed changes to this Industrial Relations Advice. (b) Access to facilities required for the purpose of carrying out their duties. Facilities may include but not be limited to, the use of filing cabinets, meeting rooms, telephones, fax, email, internet, photocopiers and stationery. Such access to facilities must not 4

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Primary/District High Schools

Senior High Schools

40 minutes per fortnight 60 minutes per fortnight 60 minutes per week

40 minutes per fortnight 40 minutes per week 80 minutes per week 120 minutes per week

Please note the above times: •

exclude the time to attend Union Business as per clause 62 of the Award;

•

are the maximum allocations – not prescriptive to the point of being a weekly or fortnightly entitlement;

•

provision is given to Union Representatives to negotiate additional agreed time with the Principal to manage complex issues eg grievances; and

•

are non-cumulative unless there is express agreement with the Principal to work the time in another manner which provides the same allocation.

Further advice relating to the industrial entitlement to union representative time, and for planning your school’s salaries expenditure, is now available on Ikon.

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

(f) Access to awards, agreements, policies and procedures. (g) The names of any Equal Employment Opportunity and Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare representatives.

(7) The Employer recognises that it is paramount that Union representatives in the workplace are not threatened or disadvantaged in any way as a result of their role as a Union representative.

TAFE: Union representative facilities TAFE General Agreement 2019 Clause 88 88. Union Facilities for Union Representatives 1 The Managing Directors recognise the rights of the Union to organise and represent its members. Union representatives in Colleges have a legitimate role and function in assisting the Union in the tasks of recruitment, organising, communication and representing members’ interests in the workplace, at the College and on Union committees.

2 The Managing Directors recognises that, under the Union’s rules, Union representatives represent members in a branch, which may cover one or more workplaces or may cover part of a workplace.

3 The Managing Directors recognises that, under the Union’s rules, a TAFE Committee representative represents members in a branch at the TAFE Committee.

4 The Managing Directors will recognise Union representatives in Colleges and will allow them to carry out their role and functions.

5 The Union will advise the employer in writing of the names of the Union representatives in the College.

6 The Managing Directors shall recognise the authorisation of each Union representative in the College and shall provide them with the following:

(a) Paid time off from normal duties to perform their functions as a Union representative such as organising, recruiting, individual grievance handling, collective bargaining, involvement on Union committees and to attend Union business in accordance with Clause 65 Leave to Attend Union Business of this Agreement. (b) Access to facilities required for the purpose of carrying out their duties. Facilities may include but not be limited to, the use of filing cabinets, meeting rooms, telephones, fax, email, internet, photocopiers and stationery. Such access to facilities shall not unreasonably affect the operation of the organisation and shall be in accordance with normal College protocols. (c) A noticeboard for the display of Union materials including broadcast email facilities. (d) Paid access to periods of leave for the purpose of attending Union training courses in accordance with Clause 66 - Trade Union Training Leave of this Agreement. Country representatives will be provided with appropriate travel time. (e) Notification of the commencement of new employees, and as part of their induction, provide time for the Union representative to discuss the benefits of Union membership with them. (f) Access to awards, agreements, policies and procedures. (g) Access to information on matters affecting employees in accordance with Clause 11 – College Consultation and Clause 14 – Notification of Change of this Agreement. (h) The names of any Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety and Health representatives.

7 The employer recognises that it is paramount that Union representatives in the workplace are not threatened or disadvantaged in any way as a result of their role as a Union representative.

Every school/college has a designated organiser to support union reps and members with managing school/branch matters. Find your workplace’s organiser on page nine. From left: Cat Mason, Sally Dennis, Frank Herzog, Ian Daw, Chris Booth (leaders), Vicki Turner, Natalie Swinbourn. Not pictured: David Lee (leaders), Ramona Mitusis (TAFE).

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State Council Conference elections

2022 SSTUWA State Council/AEU WA Branch Council dates: 10-11 June and 11-12 November The decision making structures of the SSTUWA and the AEU WA Branch now reflect each other.

is in the interests of the branches to encourage members of their branch to nominate to ensure branch views are heard.

Persons elected to the AEU WA Branch Senior Officer, Executive and Branch Council positions are deemed to be elected to the corresponding positions within the SSTUWA.

Branches may forward motions to State Council Conference.

Closing dates for motions to State Council Conference is determined by Executive and published in the Western Teacher.

For State Council Conference delegates, the equivalent position in the AEU WA Branch is Branch Councillor. Delegates elected as AEU WA Branch Councillors will be deemed to be SSTUWA State Council Conference delegates.

State Council is held twice a year in Term 2 and Term 4.

Elections will be conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in accordance with the rules of the AEU WA Branch.

Please refer to the election notice on page seven of this document. Nomination forms are also available from the AEC, the SSTUWA office and the SSTUWA website at sstuwa.org.au/go22

SSTUWA structure The SSTUWA, which was founded in 1898, has more than 17,500 members making it one of the largest public sector unions and one of the oldest white collar unions in Western Australia.

The foundation of the SSTUWA is you – the membership.

It is important to remember that nominees and their proposers and seconders must be financial members of the SSTUWA and attached to the district for which representation is being sought. It is therefore critical that prospective candidates are aware of which district they belong to.

A list of districts together with the worksites contained within each state electorate may be found on pages 9 – 15 of this document.

Some districts changed at the start of 2019 due to a realignment of state electoral boundaries. In some instances electorate names have remained but boundaries have changed. Members are advised to check the list of worksites to determine their district, and to be aware that it may have changed.

State Council Conference Any member may nominate as a delegate to State Council Conference. Such delegates represent the district.

Branches are not required to endorse nominations; however, it

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State Council election notice The election notice for Australian Education Union Western Australia Branch – Branch Council Members will be at sstuwa.org.au/go22 when available.

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State Council nomination form The nomination form for Australian Education Union Western Australia Branch – Branch Council Members will be at sstuwa.org.au/go22 when available.

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District structure and organisers 2022 SSTUWA/AEU WA Branch

Find your SSTUWA/AEU WA Branch district below by locating the electorate of your workplace. (Casual members should locate the electorate of their home address.) Ensure you nominate for the correct district by also locating your workplace within the list on pages 10-15.

Every school/college has a designated organiser to support union reps and members with managing school/branch matters. Find your district’s organiser below.

District 1 - Belmont

Electorates: Bassendean, Belmont, Forrestfield Union organiser: TBC

District 9 - Kimberley-Pilbara

Electorates: Kimberley (FH), North West Central (SD, FH & CM), Pilbara (CM) Union organisers: Sally Dennis (SD), Frank Herzog (FH), Cat Mason (CM)

District 2 - Bunbury

Electorates: Bunbury (ID & TBC), ColliePreston (TBC), Vasse (TBC) Union organiser: Ian Daw (ID), TBC

District 3 - Butler

Electorates: Burns Beach, Butler, Joondalup Union organiser: TBC

District 4 - Fremantle

Electorates: Bicton, Fremantle, Willagee Union organiser: Ian Daw

District 5 - Goldfields

Electorates: Kalgoorlie (CM), Roe (VT & ID) Union organisers: Ian Daw (ID), Cat Mason (CM), Vicki Turner (VT)

District 6 - Hillarys

Electorates: Hillarys, Kingsley, Wanneroo Union organiser: TBC

District 7 - Jandakot

Electorates: Cockburn, Jandakot, Southern River Union organiser: Ian Daw

District 8 - Kalamunda

Electorates: Armadale, Darling Range, Kalamunda Union organisers: Natalie Swinbourn

District 10 - Maylands

Electorates: Balcatta, Maylands, Mount Lawley Union organiser: Sally Dennis

District 16 - Rockingham

Electorates: Baldivis (SD), Kwinana (SD), Rockingham (TBC), Warnbro (TBC) Union organisers: Sally Dennis (SD), TBC

District 17 - Scarborough

Electorates: Carine, Churchlands, Scarborough Union organiser: Vicki Turner

District 18 - Stirling District 11 - Moore

Electorates: Central Wheatbelt (SD & TBC), Geraldton (SD), Moore (SD) Union organisers: Sally Dennis (SD), TBC

District 12 - Morley

Electorates: Landsdale, Mirrabooka, Morley Union organiser: Vicki Turner

District 13 - Murray

Electorates: Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington Union organiser: Sally Dennis

District 14 - Perth

Electorates: Cottesloe, Nedlands, Perth Union organiser: Vicki Turner

District 15 - Riverton

Electorates: Bateman, Riverton, Thornlie Union organiser: Cat Mason

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

Electorates: Albany, Warren-Blackwood Union organiser: Ian Daw

District 19 - Swan

Electorates: Midland, Swan Hills, West Swan Union organiser: TBC

District 20 - Victoria Park

Electorates: Cannington, South Perth, Victoria Park Union organiser: Ian Daw

School leaders

Electorates: State-wide Union organiser: Chris Booth, David Lee

TAFE

Electorates: State-wide Union organiser: Ramona Mitussis Contact your SSTUWA district organiser: 9210 6000 | contact@sstuwa.org.au Getting Organised January 2022

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District 1 – Belmont

South Regional TAFE - Bunbury Southwest Regional Education Office Tuart Forest Primary School

Bassendean

Collie-Preston

Electorates: Bassendean, Belmont, Forrestfield Anzac Terrace Primary School Ashfield Primary School Bassendean Primary School Beechboro Primary School Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Ed Support Centre East Beechboro Primary School Eden Hill Primary School Hampton Senior High School Kiara College Lockridge Primary School Reid Street Engagement Centre West Beechboro Primary School

Belmont

Belmay Primary School Belmont City College Belmont Primary School Carlisle Primary School Cloverdale Ed Support Centre Cloverdale Primary School Kewdale Primary School Redcliffe Primary School Rivervale Primary School South East Metropolitan Language Development Centre

Forrestfield

Darling Range Sports College Dawson Park Primary School East Kenwick Primary School Edney Primary School Forrestfield Primary School High Wycombe Primary School Kenwick School Maida Vale Primary School Wattle Grove Primary School Woodlupine Primary School

District 2 – Bunbury

Electorates: Bunbury, Collie-Preston, Vasse

Bunbury

Adam Road Primary School Bunbury Primary School Bunbury Senior High School Carey Park Primary School College Row School Cooinda Primary School Dalyellup College Dalyellup Primary School Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School Greater Bunbury Engagement Centre Maidens Park Primary School Manea Senior College Newton Moore Ed Support Centre Newton Moore Senior High School Picton Primary School South Bunbury Ed Support Centre South Bunbury Primary School 10

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Allanson Primary School Amaroo Primary School Australind Primary School Australind Senior High School Boyanup Primary School Capel Primary School Clifton Park Primary School Collie Senior High School Dardanup Primary School Donnybrook District High School Eaton Community College Eaton Primary School Fairview Primary School Glen Huon Primary School Kirup Primary School River Valley Primary School South Regional TAFE - Collie Treendale Primary School Wilson Park Primary School

Vasse

Busselton Primary School Busselton Senior High School Cape Naturaliste College Cowaramup Primary School Dunsborough Primary School Geographe Ed Support Centre Geographe Primary School South Regional TAFE - Busselton Vasse Primary School West Busselton Primary School

District 3 – Butler

Electorates: Burns Beach, Butler, Joondalup

Burns Beach

Burns Beach Primary School Clarkson Community High School Clarkson Primary School Currambine Primary School Kinross College Kinross Primary School Mindarie Primary School Mindarie Senior College North Metropolitan TAFE - Clarkson Quinns Beach Primary School Quinns Rocks Primary School Somerly Primary School

Butler

Alkimos Beach Primary School Alkimos College Alkimos Primary School Butler College Butler Primary School East Butler Primary School John Butler Primary College Merriwa Ed Support Centre Merriwa Primary School Shorehaven Primary School

Two Rocks Primary School Yanchep Beach Primary School Yanchep Lagoon Primary School Yanchep Rise Primary School Yanchep Secondary College

Joondalup

Beaumaris Primary School Clarkson Engagement Centre Connolly Primary School Eddystone Primary School Edgewater Primary School Heathridge Primary School Joondalup Ed Support Centre Joondalup Primary School North Metropolitan TAFE - Kendrew North Metropolitan TAFE - McLarty Ocean Reef Primary School Ocean Reef Senior High School Poseidon Primary School

District 4 – Fremantle Electorates: Bicton, Fremantle, Willagee

Bicton

Attadale Primary School Bicton Primary School Melville Primary School Melville Senior High School Palmyra Primary School Richmond Primary School

Fremantle

Beaconsfield Primary School East Fremantle Primary School East Hamilton Hill Primary School Fremantle College Fremantle Primary School Hilton Primary School John Curtin College Of The Arts Phoenix Primary School South Metro Education Regional Office South Metropolitan TAFE - Beaconsfield South Metropolitan TAFE - Maritime Southwell Primary School Spearwood Primary School White Gum Valley Primary School Winterfold Primary School

Willagee

Bibra Lake Primary School Caralee Community School Coolbellup Community School Coolbellup Learning Centre Fremantle Language Development Centre Lakeland Senior High School Newton Primary School North Lake Senior Campus Samson Primary School South Lake Primary School South Metropolitan TAFE - Murdoch Spearwood Alternative School

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

District 5 – Goldfields Electorates: Kalgoorlie, Roe

Kalgoorlie

Boulder Primary School Central Regional TAFE - Kalgoorlie Coolgardie Primary School East Kalgoorlie Primary School Eastern Goldfields College Eastern Goldfields Ed Support Centre Goldfields Education Regional Office Goldfields Engagement Centre Hannans Primary School Kalgoorlie Primary School Kalgoorlie School of The Air Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School Kambalda Primary School Kambalda West District High School Laverton School Leinster Community School Leonora District High School Menzies Community School Mount Margaret Remote Community School Norseman District High School North Kalgoorlie Primary School O’Connor Ed Support Centre O’Connor Primary School South Kalgoorlie Primary School Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School

Roe

Borden Primary School Braeside Primary School Bremer Bay Primary School Broomehill Primary School Cascade Primary School Castletown Primary School Condingup Primary School Cranbrook Primary School Darkan Primary School Dumbleyung Primary School East Narrogin Primary School Esperance Ed Support Centre Esperance Local Education Office Esperance Primary School Esperance Senior High School Frankland River Primary School Gairdner Primary School Gnowangerup District High School Hopetoun Primary School Jerdacuttup Primary School Jerramungup District High School Katanning Primary School Katanning Senior High School Kojonup District High School Kukerin Primary School Lake Grace District High School Lake King Primary School Munglinup Primary School Narrogin Local Education Office Narrogin Primary School Narrogin Senior High School Newdegate Primary School

Nulsen Primary School Nyabing Primary School Ongerup Primary School Pingrup Primary School Ravensthorpe District High School Salmon Gums Primary School Scaddan Primary School South Regional TAFE - Esperance South Regional TAFE - Katanning South Regional TAFE - Narrogin Tambellup Primary School WA College of Agriculture - Narrogin Wagin District High School Williams Primary School Woodanilling Primary School

District 6 – Hillarys

Electorates: Hillarys, Kingsley, Wanneroo

Hillarys

Bambara Primary School Beldon Ed Support Centre Beldon Primary School Belridge Secondary College Belridge Secondary Ed Support Centre Craigie Heights Primary School Early Childhood Education Hillarys Primary School Midland Learning Academy Mullaloo Beach Primary School Mullaloo Heights Primary School Padbury Primary School School of Special Education Needs: Behaviour and Engagement School of Special Education Needs: Disability School of Special Education Needs: Sensory South Padbury Primary School Springfield Primary School Statewide Services Centre West Coast Language Development Centre

Kingsley

Creaney Ed Support Centre Creaney Primary School Dalmain Primary School East Hamersley Primary School Glendale Primary School Goollelal Primary School Greenwood College Greenwood Primary School Halidon Primary School Hawker Park Primary School North Woodvale Primary School Warwick Senior High School West Coast Secondary Ed Support Centre West Greenwood Primary School Woodvale Primary School Woodvale Secondary College

Wanneroo

Banksia Grove Primary School Carramar Primary School East Wanneroo Primary School Grandis Primary School

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

Joseph Banks Secondary College Spring Hill Primary School Tapping Primary School Wanneroo Primary School Wanneroo Secondary College

District 7 – Jandakot

Electorates: Cockburn, Jandakot, Southern River

Cockburn

Atwell College Atwell Primary School Beeliar Primary School Coogee Primary School Harmony Primary School Jandakot Primary School South Coogee Primary School South Metropolitan TAFE - Munster Success Primary School Yangebup Primary School

Jandakot

Aspiri Primary School Canning Vale Ed Support Centre Canning Vale Primary School Forrestdale Primary School Harrisdale Primary School Harrisdale Senior High School Leeming Primary School Leeming Senior High School Leeming Senior High School Ed Support Centre North Harrisdale Primary School Piara Waters Primary School Ranford Primary School Riva Primary School South Metropolitan TAFE - Jandakot Treeby Primary School West Leeming Primary School

Southern River

Ashburton Drive Primary School Bletchley Park Primary School Caladenia Primary School Campbell Primary School Canning Vale College Excelsior Primary School Huntingdale Primary School Seaforth Primary School Southern Grove Primary School Southern River College Wirrabirra Ed Support Centre Wirrabirra Primary School Yarralinka Primary School

District 8 – Kalamunda

Electorates: Armadale, Darling Range, Kalamunda

Armadale

Armadale Ed Support Centre Armadale Senior High School Cecil Andrews College Challis Community Primary School Grovelands Primary School Gwynne Park Ed Support Centre Getting Organised January 2022

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Gwynne Park Primary School Kelmscott Senior High School Kingsley Primary School Neerigen Brook Primary School Seville Drive Engagement Centre South Metropolitan TAFE - Armadale Westfield Park Primary School Willandra Primary School

Darling Range

Armadale Primary School Beenyup Primary School Byford Primary School Byford Secondary College Clifton Hills Primary School Jarrahdale Primary School Kelmscott Primary School Marri Grove Primary School Mundijong Primary School Roleystone Community College Serpentine Primary School West Byford Primary School Woodland Grove Primary School

Kalamunda

Darlington Primary School Falls Road Primary School Glen Forrest Primary School Gooseberry Hill Primary School Kalamunda Primary Ed Support Centre Kalamunda Primary School Kalamunda Secondary Ed Support Centre Kalamunda Senior High School Lesmurdie Primary School Lesmurdie Senior High School Mundaring Primary School Orange Grove Primary School Parkerville Primary School Pickering Brook Primary School Walliston Primary School

District 9 – Kimberley-Pilbara Electorates: Kimberley, North West Central, Pilbara

Kimberley

Bayulu Remote Community School Broome North Primary School Broome Primary School Broome Senior High School Cable Beach Primary School Dawul Remote Community School Derby District High School Djugerari Remote Community School East Kimberley College Fitzroy Valley District High School Halls Creek District High School Jungdranung Remote Community School Kalumburu Remote Community School Kimberley Education Regional Office Kimberley Engagement Centre Kimberley School of The Air La Grange Remote Community School Looma Remote Community School Muludja Remote Community School Ngalapita Remote Community School 12

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North Regional TAFE - Broome North Regional TAFE - Derby North Regional TAFE - Halls Creek North Regional TAFE - Kununurra North Regional TAFE - Wyndham One Arm Point Remote Community School Roebuck Primary School Wananami Remote Community School Wangkatjungka Remote Community School Wyndham District High School

North West Central

Blackstone Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Burringurrah Remote Community School Carnarvon Community College Carnarvon School Of The Air Central Regional TAFE - Carnarvon Cue Primary School Exmouth District High School Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School Jameson Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Kalbarri District High School Kiwirrkurra Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Meekatharra District High School Mount Magnet District High School Ngaanyatjarra Lands School North Tom Price Primary School Onslow Primary School Pannawonica Primary School Paraburdoo Primary School Pia Wadjarri Remote Community School Shark Bay School Tjirrkarli Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Tjukurla Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Tom Price Primary School Tom Price Senior High School Useless Loop Primary School Wanarn Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Warakurna Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Warburton Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Wiluna Remote Community School Wingellina Campus (Ngaanyatjarra Lands School) Yalgoo Primary School Yulga Jinna Remote Community School

Pilbara

Baler Primary School Baynton West Primary School Cassia Ed Support Centre Cassia Primary School Christmas Island District High School Cocos Islands District High School Dampier Primary School Hedland Senior High School Jigalong Remote Community School Karratha Primary School

Karratha Senior High School Marble Bar Primary School Millars Well Primary School Newman Primary School Newman Senior High School North Regional TAFE - Karratha North Regional TAFE - Newman North Regional TAFE - Pundulmurra Nullagine Primary School Pegs Creek Primary School Pilbara Education Regional Office Pilbara Engagement Centre Port Hedland Primary School Port Hedland School Of The Air Roebourne District High School South Hedland Primary School South Newman Primary School Tambrey Primary School Wickham Primary School Yandeyarra Remote Community School

District 10 – Maylands

Electorates: Balcatta, Maylands, Mount Lawley

Balcatta

Balcatta Primary School Balcatta Senior High School North Metropolitan Education Regional Office Osborne Primary School Takari Primary School Tuart Hill Primary School West Balcatta Primary School Westminster Ed Support Centre Westminster Primary School

Maylands

Bayswater Primary School Durham Road School Embleton Primary School Hillcrest Primary School Inglewood Primary School Instrumental Music School Services John Forrest Secondary College Maylands Peninsula Primary School

Mount Lawley

Coolbinia Primary School Mount Lawley Primary School Mount Lawley Senior High School North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre North Metropolitan TAFE - Mount Lawley Sir David Brand School Sutherland Dianella Primary School West Morley Primary School Yokine Primary School

District 11 – Moore

Electorates: Central Wheatbelt, Geraldton, Moore

Central Wheatbelt

Avonvale Ed Support Centre Avonvale Primary School Babakin Primary School

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

Bakers Hill Primary School Beacon Primary School Bencubbin Primary School Beverley District High School Boddington District High School Brookton District High School Bruce Rock District High School Central Regional TAFE - Merredin Central Regional TAFE - Northam Corrigin District High School Cunderdin District High School Hyden Primary School Kellerberrin District High School Kondinin Primary School Koorda Primary School Kulin District High School Meckering Primary School Merredin College Moorine Rock Primary School Mukinbudin District High School Narembeen District High School Northam Primary School Northam Senior High School Nungarin Primary School Pingelly Primary School Quairading District High School Southern Cross District High School Tammin Primary School Trayning Primary School WA College of Agriculture - Cunderdin Wandering Primary School West Northam Primary School Wheatbelt Education Regional Office Wheatbelt Engagement Centre Wickepin Primary School Wundowie Primary School Wyalkatchem District High School Yealering Primary School York District High School

Geraldton

Allendale Primary School Beachlands Primary School Bluff Point Primary School Central Regional TAFE - Geraldton Champion Bay Senior High School Geraldton Primary School Geraldton Senior High School Holland Street School Meekatharra School Of The Air Midwest Engagement Centre Mount Tarcoola Primary School Rangeway Primary School Waggrakine Primary School Walkaway Primary School Wandina Primary School

Moore

Badgingarra Primary School Bindoon Primary School Binnu Primary School Bolgart Primary School Cadoux Primary School Calingiri Primary School Carnamah District High School Central Midlands Senior High School Central Regional TAFE - Moora Cervantes Primary School

Chapman Valley Primary School Coorow Primary School Dalwallinu District High School Dandaragan Primary School Dongara District High School Dowerin District High School Eneabba Primary School Gingin District High School Goomalling Primary School Jurien Bay District High School Kalannie Primary School Lancelin Primary School Leeman Primary School Miling Primary School Mingenew Primary School Moora Primary School Morawa District High School Mullewa District High School Northampton District High School Perenjori Primary School Three Springs Primary School Toodyay District High School WA College of Agriculture - Morawa Watheroo Primary School Wongan Hills District High School Yerecoin Primary School Yuna Primary School

District 12 – Morley

Electorates: Landsdale, Mirrabooka, Morley

Landsdale

Alinjarra Primary School Ashdale Primary School Ashdale Secondary College Carnaby Rise Primary School Hocking Primary School Landsdale Primary School Madeley Primary School Pearsall Primary School

Mirrabooka

Balga Primary School Balga Senior High School Boyare Primary School Burbridge School Dryandra Primary School Girrawheen Senior High School Gladys Newton School Hudson Park Primary School Koondoola Primary School Marangaroo Primary School North Balga Primary School North Metropolitan TAFE - Balga Rawlinson Primary School Redcliffe Avenue Engagement Centre Roseworth Ed Support Centre Roseworth Primary School Waddington Primary School Warriapendi Primary School Westminster Junior Primary School

Morley

Camboon Primary School Dianella Heights Primary School Dianella Primary College Dianella Secondary College

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

Dianella Secondary College Ed Support Centre Hampton Park Primary School Morley Primary School Morley Senior High School Nollamara Primary School Noranda Primary School North Morley Primary School Weld Square Primary School

District 13 – Murray

Electorates: Dawesville, Mandurah, Murray-Wellington

Dawesville

Dudley Park Primary School Falcon Primary School Glencoe Primary School Halls Head College Halls Head College Ed Support Centre Halls Head Primary School Ocean Road Primary School South Halls Head Primary School

Mandurah

Coastal Lakes College Coodanup College Greenfields Primary School John Tonkin College John Tonkin College Ed Support Centre Lakelands Primary School Mandurah Primary School Meadow Springs Ed Support Centre Meadow Springs Primary School North Mandurah Primary School Oakwood Primary School Riverside Ed Support Centre Riverside Primary School South Metropolitan TAFE - Mandurah

Murray-Wellington

Brunswick Junction Primary School Carcoola Primary School Dwellingup Primary School Harvey Primary School Harvey Senior High School Kingston Primary School North Dandalup Primary School Parkfield Primary School Pinjarra Primary School Pinjarra Senior High School WA College of Agriculture - Harvey Waroona District High School Yarloop Primary School

District 14 – Perth Electorates: Cottesloe, Nedlands, Perth

Cottesloe

City Beach Primary School Cottesloe Primary School Freshwater Bay Primary School Mosman Park Primary School Mosman Park School For Deaf Children Mount Claremont Primary School North Cottesloe Primary School North Fremantle Primary School Swanbourne Primary School Getting Organised January 2022

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Nedlands

Bob Hawke College Dalkeith Primary School Hollywood Primary School Jolimont Primary School Nedlands Primary School North Metropolitan TAFE - Oral Health Perth Modern School Rosalie Primary School School of Special Education Needs: Medical And Mental Health Shenton College Shenton College Deaf Education Centre Subiaco Primary School

Perth

Central & District Staff Head Office Highgate Primary School Kyilla Primary School Mount Hawthorn Ed Support Centre Mount Hawthorn Primary School North Metropolitan TAFE - 12 Aberdeen North Metropolitan TAFE - 19 Aberdeen North Metropolitan TAFE - 25 Aberdeen North Metropolitan TAFE - 30 Aberdeen North Metropolitan TAFE - East Perth North Metropolitan TAFE - Leederville North Perth Primary School School of Isolated And Distance Education Secondary Staffing Department of Education

District 15 – Riverton

Electorates: Bateman, Riverton, Thornlie

Bateman

Applecross Primary School Applecross Senior High School Ardross Primary School Bateman Primary School Booragoon Primary School Brentwood Primary School Kardinya Primary School Mount Pleasant Primary School Winthrop Primary School

Riverton

Banksia Park Primary School Bull Creek Primary School Burrendah Primary School Castlereagh School Oberthur Primary School Riverton Ed Support Centre Riverton Primary School Rossmoyne Primary School Rossmoyne Senior High School Rostrata Primary School Shelley Primary School Willetton Primary School Willetton Senior High School

Thornlie

Bramfield Park Primary School Dellar Road Engagement Centre East Maddington Primary School Forest Crescent Primary School Gosnells Primary School 14

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Maddington Ed Support Centre Maddington Primary School South Metropolitan TAFE - Thornlie South Thornlie Primary School Thornlie Primary School Thornlie Senior High School Yale Primary School Yule Brook College

District 16 – Rockingham Electorates: Baldivis, Kwinana, Rockingham, Warnbro

Baldivis

Baldivis Gardens Primary School Baldivis Primary School Baldivis Secondary College Makybe Rise Primary School Pine View Primary School Ridge View Secondary College Rivergums Primary School Settlers Primary School Sheoak Grove Primary School Tuart Rise Primary School Waikiki Primary School Wellard Primary School

Kwinana

Aubin Grove Primary School Bertram Primary School Calista Primary School Gilmore College Hammond Park Primary School Hammond Park Secondary College Honeywood Primary School Leda Ed Support Centre Leda Primary School Medina Primary School North Parmelia Primary School Orelia Primary School South Metropolitan TAFE - Kwinana South Metropolitan TAFE - Naval Base

Rockingham

Benjamin Way Engagement Centre Bungaree Primary School Charthouse Primary School Cooloongup Primary School East Waikiki Primary School Hillman Primary School Malibu School Rockingham Beach Ed Support Centre Rockingham Beach Primary School Rockingham Senior High School Rockingham Senior High School Ed Support Centre Safety Bay Primary School Safety Bay Senior High School South Metropolitan TAFE - Rockingham

Warnbro

Comet Bay College Comet Bay Primary School Endeavour Ed Support Centre Endeavour Primary School Golden Bay Primary School Koorana Ed Support Centre

Koorana Primary School Peel Language Development School Port Kennedy Primary School Rockingham Lakes Primary School Secret Harbour Primary School Singleton Primary School Warnbro Community High School Warnbro Community High School Ed Support Centre Warnbro Primary School

District 17 – Scarborough Electorates: Carine, Churchlands, Scarborough

Carine

Carine Primary School Carine Senior High School Davallia Primary School Duncraig Primary School Duncraig Senior High School Glengarry Primary School Karrinyup Primary School Marmion Primary School North Beach Primary School Poynter Primary School Sorrento Primary School

Churchlands

Churchlands Primary School Churchlands Senior High School Floreat Park Primary School Kapinara Primary School Lake Monger Primary School Wembley Downs Primary School Wembley Primary School West Leederville Primary School Woodlands Primary School

Scarborough

Deanmore Primary School Doubleview Primary School Lake Gwelup Primary School Newborough Primary School Scarborough Primary School Yuluma Primary School

District 18 – Stirling

Electorates: Albany, Warren-Blackwood

Albany

Albany Local Education Office Albany Primary School Albany Secondary Ed Support Centre Albany Senior High School Flinders Park Primary School Great Southern Engagement Centre Little Grove Primary School Mount Lockyer Primary School Mount Manypeaks Primary School North Albany Senior High School South Regional TAFE - Albany South Stirling Primary School Spencer Park Ed Support Centre Spencer Park Primary School Wellstead Primary School Yakamia Primary School

Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

Warren-Blackwood

Augusta Primary School Balingup Primary School Boyup Brook District High School Bridgetown High School Bridgetown Primary School Denmark Primary School Denmark Senior High School East Manjimup Primary School Greenbushes Primary School Karridale Primary School Kendenup Primary School Manjimup Ed Support Centre Manjimup Local Education Office Manjimup Primary School Manjimup Senior High School Margaret River Primary School Margaret River Senior High School Mount Barker Community College Nannup District High School Northcliffe District High School Pemberton District High School Rapids Landing Primary School South Regional TAFE - Denmark South Regional TAFE - Manjimup South Regional TAFE - Margaret River WA College of Agriculture - Denmark Walpole Primary School

West Swan

Aveley North Primary School Aveley Primary School Ballajura Community College Ballajura Primary School Brabham Primary School Caversham Primary School Ellenbrook Primary School Ellenbrook Secondary College Illawarra Primary School South Ballajura Ed Support Centre South Ballajura Primary School

District 20 – Victoria Park

Electorates: Cannington, South Perth, Victoria Park

Cannington

Bannister Creek Primary School Beckenham Primary School Brookman Primary School Cannington Community College Cannington Community Ed Support Centre Gibbs Street Primary School Lynwood Senior High School Parkwood Primary School Queens Park Primary School Sevenoaks Senior College

South Perth

Collier Primary School Como Primary School Como Secondary College Curtin Primary School Kensington Primary School Manning Primary School South Perth Primary School

Victoria Park

Bentley Primary School Canning College Carson Street School East Victoria Park Ed Support Centre East Victoria Park Primary School Kensington Secondary School Kent Street Senior High School Lathlain Primary School Millen Primary School South Metropolitan TAFE - Bentley South Metropolitan TAFE - Carlisle Victoria Park Primary School Wilson Primary School You can also find your district online.

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District 19 – Swan

Electorates: Midland, Swan Hills, West Swan

Midland

Caversham Valley Primary School Clayton View Primary School Governor Stirling Senior High School Greenmount Primary School Guildford Primary School Helena Valley Primary School Middle Swan Primary School Midvale Primary School Moorditj Noongar Community College North Metropolitan TAFE - Midland Swan View Primary School Swan View Senior High School Woodbridge Primary School

Swan Hills

Anne Hamersley Primary School Arbor Grove Primary School Aveley Secondary College Bullsbrook College Chidlow Primary School Eastern Hills Senior High School Ellen Stirling Primary School Gidgegannup Primary School Herne Hill Primary School Malvern Springs Primary School Mount Helena Primary School Sawyers Valley Primary School Upper Swan Primary School Wooroloo Primary School Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) January 2022.

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SSTUWA committee nominations Closing date: Friday 25 February 2022 Nominations are called for the following committees for 2022:

Nominations are called for TAFE Committee Branch Representatives for 2022

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Aboriginal Education Committee

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Country Matters Working Party Committee

Branch representatives of the TAFE Committee should be nominated by TAFE branches during the first branch meeting of the calendar year, which must be held before the end of February.

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Early Childhood Educators Committee

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International Committee

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LGBTIQ Committee

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New Educators Committee

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School Leaders Committee

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School Psychology Services Committee

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Women’s Committee

Please note: Where there is only one nomination, the branch needs to endorse the member as the TAFE Committee Branch Representative for 2022. Where there is more than one nomination, the members’ names should be forwarded to the Returning Officer who will make arrangements with the branch secretary to conduct an election.

Additional information Committees are restricted to a maximum of 15 people with the exception of the TAFE committee. Nominations must be dated, signed by the nominator and seconder and bear the written consent of the nominees or his/her agent, all of whom must be financial members of the union.

Members from all sectors are invited to nominate and, as an affirmative action strategy, equal representation of male and female delegates will be ensured as far as possible.

The committees generally meet at least once a term. The term of office is 12 months and will end on completion of the 2023 committee elections.

The terms of reference of the committees, as endorsed by Executive, are as follows:

A nomination form is included on the following page of this document. Forms can also be downloaded at sstuwa.org.au Nominations open on Monday 17 January 2022. Nominations close at 5pm Friday 25 February 2022 and must be received in the union office by this time. Facsimile and email copies will be accepted, with originals to follow in the mail as soon as possible.

1. Review and revise relevant union policy.

2. Assist in the formulation of position papers.

3. Assist in the planning and organisation of seminars, conferences and other membership activities.

4. Monitor government and employer actions under relevant legislation.

5. Evaluate SSTUWA rules, policies and other positions as examples of “best practice”.

6. Consider and make recommendations on matters referred by the Administrative Committee and Executive.

7. Make recommendations to Executive on matters considered by the committee.

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Nomination form

In accordance with rule 33(a) of the Rules of The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.)

Position_________________________________ Closing date/time_________________________ Candidate details Given names______________________________ Surname___________________________________ Union membership number______________________________________________________________ Name for ballot paper___________________________________________________________________ Postal address_________________________________________________________________________ Suburb___________________________________ Post code__________________________________ Mobile phone______________________________ Home phone________________________________ Work email____________________________________________________________________________ Home email___________________________________________________________________________ I am a financial member of the SSTUWA and I hereby signify my willingness to accept the office if elected.

Signature_________________________________________________ Date________________________ District___________________________________ Worksite branch ____________________________

Nominator details We, the following nominators, being financial members of the SSTUWA, hereby nominate the above named candidate for the position indicated at the top of this form.

Nominator one Name_____________________________________ Union membership #_________________________ Signature_____________________________________________________________________________

Nominator two Name_____________________________________ Union membership #_________________________ Signature_____________________________________________________________________________

Submitting the nomination Submit your completed nomination form to: The Returning Officer The State School Teachers’ Union of W.A. (Inc.) PO Box 212, West Perth WA 6872 returningofficer@sstuwa.org.au Fax: (08) 9210 6001

Scanned/emailed copies and fascimile copies will be accepted, though originals must be posted without delay as confirmation.

Nominations and candidate statements (where applicable) must reach the returning officer no later than the time and date set for close of nominations. The candidate is responsible for lodging the nomination form with the returning officer. If no acknowledgment is received within seven days, contact the returning officer.

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Contacting the SSTUWA How can we help you?

Reception

For general enquiries and to speak with a particular staff member at the union office.

(08) 9210 6000 | 1800 199 073 contact@sstuwa.org.au

Member Assist

Your first point of contact for any industrial, legal and workers’ compensation matters.

(08) 9210 6060 | 1800 106 683 memberassist@sstuwa.org.au

Membership

Contact the team in membership for payment queries and to update your details including changes to contact info, work fraction and pay scale. You can also join the union and update your details online.

(08) 9210 6000 membership@sstuwa.org.au sstuwa.org.au/join sstuwa.org.au/updatemydetails

Education and Training Centre

Offering you industrial and professional courses, conferences and forums to better understand your rights, further your career, and enhance your well-being.

(08) 9210 6035 training@sstuwa.org.au sstuwa.org.au/training

Branch expenses

Contact the Accounts Team for expense enquiries related to courses, worksite branches and unionrelated travel.

(08) 9210 6000 accounts@sstuwa.org.au

App and website support

For technical support with app and website issues.

sstuwa.org.au/contact

President Pat Byrne Senior officers

Senior Vice President Matt Jarman

(08) 9210 6000 contact@sstuwa.org.au

Vice President Sharmila Nagar General Secretary Mary Franklyn

School/TAFE organisers

Every school/college has a designated organiser to support union reps and members with managing school/branch matters. Organisers visit branches, attend meetings, provide information and advice and assist with dispute management, amongst many other activities.

(08) 9210 6000 contact@sstuwa.org.au

Specialists

Specialists are available to help with issues in areas including Early Childhood Education, New Educators, OSH, School Leaders, TAFE, Women and Equity.

(08) 9210 6060 memberassist@sstuwa.org.au

News

Get the latest union news and updates via our website, app, eNews, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Western Teacher magazine.

(08) 9210 6000 editor@sstuwa.org.au

Member benefits

Receive exclusive discounts and promotions on the things you use every day, including insurance, banking, educational resources and more.

(08) 9210 6000 sstuwa.org.au/benefits

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Know Your Rights, tax statement, membership card and more Introducing the SSTUWA super app

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