Latest News
SASSLA Board Election February 2025
Nominations for five Board Member positions closed in December 2024. We received six nominations for five positions which means we need to hold an election. We use a third party election provider, Australian Election Company, to
Should you Lodge a Workers Compensation Claim or use Accrued Sick Leave?
In today’s cost of living crisis, many people are concerned about the best way to continue receiving income while dealing with a work-related injury. If you’re in this situation, you might wonder whether to continue using
SASSLA Launches our School and Preschool Leadership Employment Priorities until 2025
Today SASSLA launches our updated School and Preschool Leadership Employment Priorities which outlines our objectives for members’ employment interests until 2025. Our focus is to bring the important employment related issues facing school and preschool leaders
Current Issues
Improvements to Band A Tenure
At a press conference on 21 November 2024, the Minister announced proposed changes to Band A tenure arrangements. This work is the outcome of the Minister’s announcement in December 2023 that the department will develop a
An Analysis of the Band A Labour Market
SASSLA has recently developed a paper which develops a future scenario for the function of the Band A Principal and Preschool Director (PSD) labour market. The paper is available to read here. The development of a
Be Part of this Important Study – Invisible Labour: Principals’ Emotional Labour in Volatile Times
SASSLA is excited to partner with Monash University at our National Conference in May. We understand the major principal recruitment and retention crisis in South Australia and nationally due to intensified workloads and the emotional labour
Member Benefits
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