Had the AEU accepted TASSO’s compromise proposal in 2014 we would have
had 288 more staff for over 3 years and avoided any loss of school jobs and
reset the staffing from a higher base.
TASSO President Lisa Gillard states, “Teachers in classrooms and support staff
who work directly with our students is one of two major factors in students
striving to their fullest potential. The other factor is schools and families
working together in respectful partnership.”
TASSO is well aware of the pressures school staff are under at present. TASSO
supports increasing the numbers of staff actually dealing with children in
schools. We are not comfortable with the number of out of school positions
that exist within the Education Department or the amount of money being
spent to have external organisations run programs in schools, some of which
were once run by Department staff on the ground in schools.
“We are not in a position to judge the accuracy of the figures in the Keygan
report, but we strongly object to the government seeking to dismiss the report
with the “fake news” tag. The report seeks to make a contribution to an
essential subject for the educational welfare of our students. The associations
the report’s author may or not have is not relevant. What is relevant is the
accuracy of the report. These matters need to be debated and not through
competing press releases.” Said Lisa Gillard. “For the record Amina Keygan is a
member of the TASSO Management Committee, does that also detract from
her work?”
Lisa Gillard, TASSO President, TASMANIAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE SCHOOL ORGANISATIONS INC. Office: 15 Rowitta Road Lindisfarne phone: 03 6243 7718
