Queensland Teacher Shortages
Tracy Tully, TPAQ Secretary speaks with Adam Stephen on ABC Drive about the current teacher shortages and the impact on...
May 9, 2022 by TPAQ
Tracy Tully, TPAQ Secretary speaks with Adam Stephen on ABC Drive about the current teacher shortages and the impact on...
Apr 27, 2022 by TPAQ
Feb 25, 2022 by TPAQ
Teaching is a cognitively complex profession. In the course of a single school day, an educator must make hundreds of...
Feb 25, 2022 by TPAQ
Continuing professional development (CPD), as well as being a requirement for registration provides teachers with a...
Feb 25, 2022 by TPAQ
As everyone settles into Term 1 it’s important to revisit the following precautions to reduce the spread of Covid-19:
Dec 23, 2021 by TPAQ
Teaching can feel like you're on a never ending rollercoaster ride, so be sure to practice lots of self care and...
Dec 23, 2021 by Red Union
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Dec 23, 2021 by TPAQ
As we conclude 2021, it’s timely to review the integral issues our members have shared with us. It’s no surprise that...
Dec 21, 2021 by TPAQ
If financial stress is impacting your health and...
Dec 21, 2021 by TPAQ
Teachers are being left on temporary employment contracts for up to two decades, leading to a torrent of people...
Feb 23, 2021 by TPAQ
A recent study into Australian teachers highlighted some of the reasons teachers are walking out on our profession.
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Feb 23, 2021 by TPAQ
When applying to commence work as a teacher in QLD here are the things that will help you land the position you are...
Nov 16, 2020 by TPAQ
Queensland Teachers’ Union member quits over ‘progressive’ agenda.
On 14 November 2020 Des Houghton from The Courier...
Sep 15, 2020 by TPAQ
Earlier this year the Courier Mail reported that Queensland Year 1 students may potentially be assessed by their...
Sep 15, 2020 by TPAQ
Teachers everywhere are experiencing fear and anxiety about an increased risk of catching COVID-19 in the classroom.
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Sep 15, 2020 by TPAQ
We have certainly had our fair share of criticism since launching 9 months ago. Some of our members have also...
Sep 15, 2020 by TPAQ
The changes to the blue card system started on 31 August 2020. These changes affect applicants, card holders and...
Sep 15, 2020 by TPAQ
For some years in Queensland, teacher’ obligations in relation to reporting abuse of children were set out under the ...
Sep 15, 2020 by TPAQ
What leave entitlements do you have available should you or a member of your family test positive for CORONA-19?
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Jan 2, 2020 by TPAQ
The Australian published the following article on 30 Dec 2019:
Australian education could benefit from a shake-up of...
Dec 18, 2019 by TPAQ
Rebecca Levingston presenter of Mornings on ABC Radio Brisbane speaks with TPAQ's State Secretary Jack McGuire about...
Dec 17, 2019 by TPAQ
Published in the Sunday Mail on 15 December 2019
Dec 11, 2019 by TPAQ
Domanii Cameron, state political reporter, The Courier-Mail, 11 December 2019:
First it was nurses, now another...
Dec 10, 2019 by TPAQ
The 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report showed Australia's education has gone backwards...
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The Teachers' Professional Association of Queensland (TPAQ) - ABN 93 587 935 271 is an industrial association of employees, whose principal purpose is to protect and promote the interests of members in matters concerning their employment. We are a non-party political alternative to the QTU and the IEU. Our membership fees are lower and reflective of costs rather than your salary. We provide all the same services, plus Professional Indemnity Insurance.