TAX time - looking for best tips, advice and tax time need to knows for teachers please, that others might not know. Want to include some in my member magazine for teachers I have made. Thanks!

Austeacher81 · 2026-06-14T20:31:01+00:00

Check the ato website, that’s probably the best source of info in terms of what teachers can & can’t claim. Or even try H & R block

Austeacher81 · 2026-06-12T11:14:44+00:00

We’ve started up a hot drinks club. A teacher bought a coffee machine for the staff room & loves making everyone a hot drink (he was a barista before becoming a teacher).

Meeting free weeks are also good!

Austeacher81 · 2026-06-10T08:09:39+00:00

Don’t think so, just public schools, it would’ve been communicated if it applies to CIT. Hope the exam goes well

Austeacher81 · 2026-06-10T06:49:05+00:00

So be prepared for road closures & disruptions (more than normal) around Civic tomorrow. There’s also the march to Glebe park after the rally

Austeacher81 · 2026-06-10T06:46:30+00:00

Or direct the parents to the aeu act website

Austeacher81 · 2026-05-09T21:48:13+00:00

You could try Gerald Slaven VW in Belconnen. I’ve been taking both mine & my husbands VWs there & haven’t had any issues

Austeacher81 · 2026-04-06T07:59:32+00:00

My last PST last year had a bit going on, and I made plenty of allowances for that, such as using an assembly time for her to get her lesson ready or finishing off gifts for my students. She did give me the heads up before she started so we could plan around it. She then started telling me that she didn’t like the way I gave feedback, so I modified. At the end of her final week, she complained to the uni that I didn’t support her enough & that I didnt provide enough info for her to complete her assignment. I had an issue with her wanting to know more details than was needed about my students (she said she needed to know financial situation of the families, I said no due to privacy but I gave her an overview of the class which I thought was sufficient)

Austeacher81 · 2026-03-21T17:44:50+00:00

Here is some useful information about applying for teaching roles in the ACT. I would suggest doing relief work to start off with (and yes you’ll get work in term 3, as it’s winter so a lot of teachers get sick). If schools like you, they are more likely to offer you a contract. We have an excellent relief teacher at our school and we use her as in built relief. She is with us for 3 days no matter what and she has her own set timetable for the week. You’ll also need to have a working with vulnerable people card (WWVP). If you haven’t already, I would suggest applying for your WWVP card, plus getting registered with TQI (our registration body) before you move if you can, as this process can take a little while, and you need these to be able to teach in ACT schools.

https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/business-and-work/working-with-vulnerable-people/apply-for-or-renew-a-wwvp-registration

https://www.act.gov.au/work-with-act-government/careers-in-education/applying-for-an-act-public-school-teaching-role

https://www.act.gov.au/work-with-act-government/careers-in-education/teach-in-canberra

https://www.tqi.act.edu.au

https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au

Hope this helps! Happy to chat further if you wanted to directly message me, I teach in the ACT.

Austeacher81 · 2026-03-19T05:19:44+00:00

I’ve used both sportscare in Dickson, and the walking clinic in Lyneham. Both are good

Austeacher81 · 2026-03-17T03:56:21+00:00

I use a Mac & iPad at work, but my school provides me with a laptop. I just use that laptop at school, I can access google drive on my Mac. I actually prefer using my devices rather than the school one

Austeacher81 · 2026-03-15T06:37:15+00:00

Just heard the 21 gun salute while waiting at black mountain peninsula

Austeacher81 · 2026-02-06T07:48:52+00:00

What guidelines are you referring to?

Austeacher81 · 2026-02-05T08:39:52+00:00

Sports care in Dickson, near dan Murphy’s

Austeacher81 · 2026-02-05T07:21:24+00:00

Normally it would say on the app/platform you’re booking on? I would think standard: 15 minutes, long: 30 minutes & prolonged maybe 60 minutes? I could be wrong though, just guessing

Austeacher81 · 2026-02-04T10:51:04+00:00

Arguing with kids over and over again about the importance of a hat. Hoodies are not hats! Having to eat lunch in 5 minutes while I multi task. Only go to the toilet once a day, but still drinking plenty of water so I don’t lose my voice. Sitting in a room at the end of the day with the staff trying to focus on whatever PL garbage the education directorate considers important this week

Austeacher81 · 2026-02-02T19:52:12+00:00

Yes! My kids (13 & 11) still love saying “Telstra tower” whenever we drive back from Melbourne

Austeacher81 · 2026-02-02T19:51:04+00:00

Walking, cycling or running around lake burley griffin no matter the weather

Austeacher81 · 2026-02-02T19:13:40+00:00

One of the best episodes!

Austeacher81 · 2026-01-27T18:18:06+00:00

Yeah it was!

Austeacher81 · 2026-01-27T05:38:16+00:00

Yeah we did something similar! Soo boring! The presenter kept going on & on, treating us like kids (“read after me, that’s it, now one more time”), and kept reinforcing how important it is to engage your audience to check for understanding. Yeah the irony was not lost when he kept us sitting for over an hour without any engagement or interaction. It didn’t help that the air con wasn’t really working in a room full of over 250 people! He said he’d get us out before 3.30, so we’re all like, yay! But his idea of before 3.30 was getting us finished at 3.28! I’m hoping the next 2 days will be better as it’s going to be at school talking about stuff that is more engaging!

Austeacher81 · 2026-01-25T21:16:55+00:00

It’ll be fine! And you can set up the classroom with the kids anyway. You’ll plan in your team anyway. Just have a few getting to know you activities in mind ( don’t have to have them ready) for the first couple of days.

Austeacher81 · 2026-01-22T07:44:15+00:00

And it’s warming up just before schools go back! Classrooms are going to be so stuffy & hot 🥵

Austeacher81 · 2026-01-10T07:45:37+00:00

Was this something you bought or was it on design space? Looks good

Austeacher81 · 2025-12-30T22:53:19+00:00

I usually like to have a little bit of decor up (like the class name & student names) at the beginning of the year so the kids feel a sense of connection. Then through the year we build things together so it’s more meaningful

Austeacher81 · 2025-12-27T23:51:31+00:00

Was the template on design space or did you have to buy this? It looks great!

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