The media beat-up on public servants in the Australian Taxation Office has some interesting insights for Queensland teachers as we continue to grapple with excessive teacher workload.

The QTU is encouraging members to participate in the national Protect our Preschools campaign.

Women QTU members are being encouraged to apply for the AEU Rosemary Richards Scholarship 2017.

Applications to take part in the HAT and LT certification pilot closed in February. Published : QTJ Vol. 122, no.2, 10 March 2017,p.6

Much of the latest commentary about school funding is designed to do one thing, distract us from the clear and unambiguous goal of a needs-based, sector-blind funding model for all schools in Australia.

The QTU asserts that increased investment in education has the potential to show that our state respects not just the students, teachers and principals currently in classrooms, but also the goal of a fairer society.

The results of the latest annual Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey were met with shock by many, but they simply reflected the experience of school leaders and teachers across the state.

Applications may not open until term two, but the annual teacher transfer process begins way before that.Published : QTJ Vol. 122. no.2, 10 March 2017,p.6

QTJ, Vol. 122,no.2, 10 March 2017, p.10 :The new award and the certified agreement include strengthened provisions around the delivery of non-contact time (NCT).

The Joint Statement on Collegial Engagement in Classrooms was developed to help teachers improve pedagogical practice and student learning outcomes through classroom observation and feedback based on professional trust and mutual respect.

The QTU is running a series of “Industrial relations skills for school administrators” workshops around the state.

The AEU Federal Conference was held in Melbourne on Friday 24 February until Sunday 26 February.

No one likes phony optimism, however, if we allow frequent and pervasive negativity to consume us we run the risk of becoming emotionally exhausted and cynical, as well as draining those around us.

To be able to continue our important work with and on behalf of members, we all have a responsibility to encourage potential members to join the QTU.

The professional framework within which teachers work creates multiple demands on their time and can impact heavily on their workload. But there are ways of mitigating this pressure.

A recruitment poster that highlights just some of the many rights and conditions that QTU members have fought for and won over recent years.

The only constant in TAFE and vocational education is change, and this remains an undeniable truth in 2017.

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