November is Workload and Wellbeing Awareness Month (WWAM). There are a number of strands to QTU strategy, but I want to focus on workload

Key issues discussed at State Council included the Staying Well strategy, marriage equality and NAPLAN Online. We also take a look at how the QTU makes its decisions.

The QTU’s current Presidential team has been re-elected for a further term.

The annual New Educator Network (NEN) training was held in Brisbane on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 August.

What a disappointment to see the federal government and the Federal Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham, demonstrate a little of how bad a bad government can be.

At its 2017 Conference, the QTU unanimously adopted policy to support student dress codes free from discrimination. Beck Humphreys explains why it matters.

Given that the QTU has chosen November to shine a light on matters of workload and wellbeing, let’s talk about something many in our profession find difficult to do: saying no.

The Department of Education and Training hosted a special event to coincide with the Pride Festival discussing how it can better support LGBTIQ+ employees.

The QTU has been active in the Yes campaign for marriage equality. 

The QTU State Council has voted unanimously to withdraw support for the online version of NAPLAN and determined to ballot members on banning its implementation and call for a review of NAPLAN with a view to replacing it.

The QTU has confirmed which education policies it wishes to see offered to the people of Queensland by the political parties taking part in the next state election.

These claims were adopted by QTU State Council on 26 August 2017, after six months of membership discussion and consultation.

As the QTU begins work on its next Budget Submission, it is worth taking a look at how the Palaszczuk government has performed in addressing the issues highlighted in this year’s document.

The theme of the 2017 QTU Professional Issues conference was Anticipate, Educate, Activate, and Celebrate.

November is Workload and Wellbeing Awareness Month. What will your school be doing?

Schools are already sharing their stories about how they are taking actions to address workload issues and member wellbeing issues. Here is what some of those schools are doing.

Keep a note of your school's WWAM actions on our pull-out WWAM poster.

Celebrate World Teachers Day on 27 October with our pull-out poster

The QTU's delegation to the triennial World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE) consisted of an unprecedented three members of the Gandu Jarjum Committee, Penny Taylor, Letitia Choppy and Letitia Murgha.

The Queensland Teachers’ Union was proud to join with other unions, faith groups and ethnic and community associations for the founding assembly of the Queensland Community Alliance

Michelle Giles has been named as the 2017 QTU recipient of the Emma Miller Award.

A labyrinth of departmental policies, guidelines and directives exist to police the use of corporate cards in Queensland state schools.

2018 term dates / staff professional development days / transfer review timelines