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Retired Teachers’ Association RTA members are advised that the Annual General Meeting scheduled for Wednesday 23 March 2022 has been put on hold. The State School Teachers’ Union of WA has cancelled all non-essential meetings due to COVID-19. The Omicron outbreak is expected to peak late March or early April.
The RTA choir and literature group will also not be meeting until further notice. The RTA AGM will be rescheduled at a later date.
Harmony Week 2022
Harmony Week runs 15-21 March 2022 and is the state’s weeklong celebration and recognition of our cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic diversity. A Harmony Week kit is available to give ideas on celebrations for communities, businesses, government organisations, schools and individuals. Web-based educational resources are also available to enable school students and their teachers to do practical classroom activities that explore and raise awareness of issues related to multiculturalism, human rights, racism and discrimination. To access visit harmony.gov.au and bit.ly/2ObzYwq
Items for June 2022 State Council must be received by 5pm Friday 8 April. The event will be held on 10-11 June 2022 at the SSTUWA.
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Level 3 Classroom Teachers’ Association: 2022 meeting dates
January Western Teacher
Saturdays, 9.30am at the SSTUWA premises Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
26 March
18 June
10 Sept
26 Nov
Our apologies to member Jonelle Rafols for the typo in her name. This has been amended in the digital version.
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
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6 September 22 November
Western Teacher February 2022
Hetty Verolme has spent the past 18 years visiting schools and colleges to educate students on her experience as a Holocaust survivor. Her story and work was profiled in December 2021’s issue of Western Teacher. Schools wanting to contact Hetty can do so on: (08) 9271 6987 or via email at salan@it.net.au The documentary, produced by a former union member, is available to view for free on Youtube: bit.ly/3HauGaz
State Council Conference
Time: 4pm
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
