In this episode of Western Teacher Live we’re talking about public school funding and the Australian Education Union’s (AEU) newly launched For Every Child campaign. 
 
 Hear from AEU Federal President Correna Haythorpe and SSTUWA President Matthew Jarman.
 
 This episode will unravel the issues of school funding such as class sizes, a national workforce crisis otherwise known as the teacher shortage, which is has been sparked by a range of factors from workload issues to school violence.

According to the AEU State of our Schools (SOS) survey in 2015, 28 per cent of principals reported that they were experiencing a teacher shortage at their school.
 
 While the latest AEU SOS survey shows a dramatic increase in this issue with an astounding 90 per cent of principal’s reporting teacher shortages.

In this episode Correna Haythorpe said “there is a national workforce crisis” happening in the public education realm right now.

This issue of funding reaches across all elements of public-school education, so if you wish to help, please visit foreverychild.au or sstuwa.org.au for range of resources or to sign up.

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Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A. 2025.

The New Educator Network (NEN) is an opportunity for new educators to network in a variety of settings and has been around for over a decade.

The NEN was originally developed on the east coast of Australia and in WA it has be formed to suit our context to help early career teachers.

One of the best ways to keep in touch with each other as new educators is via the New Educator Network - WA Facebook group. The NEN Facebook group is for members of the State School Teachers' Union of WA who are education students or public school teachers in their first five years of teaching. Through the NEN Facebook group you can stay up to date with events that are happening for new educators as well as tune into free webinars plus receive a range of free advice on industrial and professional issues.

What are your plans for today? Do they involved filling in an EOI for two upcoming new educator events?

State Council Conference Guest Program
State Council meets twice each year, and it's the highest decision-making body of your union. As a guest, we'll pair you up with a mentor, and you'll have the opportunity to observe proceedings, get to know other new educator unionists and learn more about your union. The program runs 10-11 November 2023.

AEU National New Educators Conference
On 18-19 November 2023, an SSTUWA delegation will be travelling to Canberra to take part in the AEU National New Educators Conference. You'll get to meet new educators from across Australia, listen to some incredible guest speakers, and get involved in some fantastic workshops.

Hear from Senior Vice President Natalie Blewitt and Growth team officer and new educator guru Chloe Hosking on this podcast as they discuss the various benefits of being a new educator.

Don't swim alone, join the new educator network today!

#NewEducatorNetwork #NEN

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Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A. 2025.

In this episode of Western Teacher Live, we're talking about how the State School Teachers’ Union of WA (SSTUWA) welcomes Education Minister Tony Buti’s new 10-point plan to tackle school violence.
 
 Hear from President Matt Jarman and SVP Natalie Blewitt about the Minister's 10 point plan to tackle violence in public schools.

It is especially important to note that schools experiencing high levels of violent behaviour will be offered targeted assistance under the plan.

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Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A. 2025.

In this episode of Western Teacher Live we're talking about the WA State of our Schools (WA SOS) survey.

This survey is designed to provide feedback on a range of current issues and challenges faced by staff in WA public schools.

The results will feed into the current review into public education and be used as evidence to support negotiations for the 2023 General Agreement and our calls for increased funding.

Topics covered include: Red tape, violence, professional development, teacher shortages, class sizes, school funding and support for staff.

The 2021 WA SOS survey raised important issues around workload and work related stress.

This survey will have slight variations to cater to different categories of educators from swimming teachers to school leaders.

Hear from Senior Vice President  Natalie Blewitt and Vice President Sharmila Nagar about how crucial the WA SOS survey is in gathering invaluable data from our educators.

#WASOSSurvey

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Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A. 2025.

In this episode of Western Teacher Live, we're talking alphabet soup sprinkled with added percentages, otherwise known as school funding.

Did you know that every public school in WA is underfunded by nine per cent? 

That means public schools receive just 91 per cent of the minimum funding they need to meet every student's educational needs. 

Private schools are funded to at least 100 per cent of the minimum funding they need to meet every student's educational needs, with many over. This is before funding received from private school tuition fees.

The state/federal school funding agreement is being reviewed and renegotiated this year, offering a once in 12 year opportunity to get the funding right.

Hear from President Matt Jarman and SVP Natalie Blewitt about what this means for each and every public school student, and what members, parents and the community can do about it. 

We have a pivotal 12 months in front of us, and together, we can fix education. 

#FixEd

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Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A. 2025.

Welcome to the very first podcast of the SSTUWA, where we'll be talking all things teachers, TAFE and public education.  

In this episode, we're talking about:

• Violence in schools and the new 10 point plan.
• The review into public education in WA.
• State of our Schools survey.
• Log of Claims 2023.
• SSTUWA for Yes and the Voice to Parliament.
• Our senior officer team and where they're from.
• School funding.
• Public Sector Alliance.

Tune in next week as we dive deeper into the SSTUWA Log of Claims 2023 (Schools) and other hot topics of public education. 

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Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A. 2025.