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ɫ������update for School Psychologists

  22 May 2024

The ɫ������has received a ‘Baseline Remuneration Adjustment and Cost of Living Adjustment Payment’ offer of 10.5 per cent (including superannuation increases) from the Premier’s Department.

While the offer has been widely reported in the media, this offer does not apply to School Psychologists who recently won an increase in pay through the ��(School Psychologists’ Salaries Award).

This School Psychologists’ Salaries Award was made by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission between the ɫ������and the NSW Department of Education (DoE) after arbitrated proceedings, to ensure salary certainty for School Psychologists. This Award commenced from 1 January 2024 and does not expire until 8 October 2024. A variation was made to the Award on 22 January 2024 to award significant pay rises for each classification and to ensure continuing salary parity with School Counsellors.

The School Psychologists’ Salaries Award establishes the rates of pay, salary progression and industrial instruments governing the conditions of employment for School Psychologists, Senior Psychologists Education and Leaders, Psychology Practice.

Your pay rises

The ɫ������recently won a large pay rise for School Psychologists, backpaid to 9 October 2023 and incorporated this as a new salary structure in the varied Award, as outlined above. Future pay rise offers will be negotiated under the terms of the Heads of Agreement made between the ɫ������and DoE to affect this award variation and will apply from 9 October 2024.

Your Conditions of Employment

Section 7.1 of your Award confirms that your workplace rights and entitlements are governed the following industrial instruments:

ü �� (“GSE Act”)��

ü �� (“GSE Rules”)

ü �� (“COE Award”)��

ü�� (*a Local Arrangement between the ɫ������and DoE enforceable under S10 of the COE Award)

��The ɫ������is the union with coverage of School Psychologists. As your union, we advocate on your behalf to uphold your workplace rights and entitlements and to maintain fair pay for the valuable work you do as a School Psychologist.

If you have colleagues who are not ɫ������members, encourage them to . We are also eager to engage with new Delegates and will be putting out expression of interest information soon.

Need ɫ������assistance?

If you would like advice and support about a workplace issue, contact the ɫ������on 1800 772 679, Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.

ɫ������industrial staff

Julie-Ann Bond
Industrial Manager

Katy Ambler
Industrial Officer

Alison Crittenden
Organiser