For everyone Q&A: your Term 2 questions answered Our best advice on your most common – and uncommon – concerns for Term 2, 2021.
For everyone Mind, heart and spirit Two foundational pillars – the Reggio Emilia philosophy and First Nations knowledge – have formed the basis of this Early Childhood Teacher of the Year’s joyful and deeply felt approach to teaching and learning.
Early Childhood New agreements underway More than 6,000 early childhood employees covered by the VECTEA will benefit from significant pay increases and workload relief.
Early Childhood Implementing your new agreements Following the ratification of two new benchmark agreements in the early childhood sector, the AEU will be running implementation training for members from Term 2.
Early Childhood Three-year-old kindergarten continues to expand An additional 2000 Victorian three-year-olds are now accessing two years of funded kindergarten, as the 15 hours of kinder program rolls out across more LGAs.
Early Childhood Union blocks Morrison’s attempt to trash worker rights The union movement has worked to block the worst elements of the Morrison government’s ‘Omnibus Bill’, which threatened the wages and conditions of AEU members.
Early Childhood Changes for educational leaders and nominated supervisors Educational leaders and nominated supervisors will now gain one hour per week per service to help address workload pressures.
Early Childhood Educating children about gender equality As early childhood workers, we are well-placed to challenge damaging gender stereotypes.
Early Childhood EEEA 2020 is go! Members have overwhelmingly endorsed the new Early Education Employees Agreement, which offers significant improvements to pay and conditions.
Early Childhood Share your views on the state government workforce strategy The minister for early childhood, Ingrid Stitt, has released a policy paper, and everybody in the sector is encouraged to contribute to it.
Early Childhood Why not ask a co-worker to join us today? There has never been a better time to ask a colleague whether they have considered joining the union.
Early Childhood Preschool Funding Now campaign win At last, the federal government has made a commitment to ongoing funding for four-year-old preschool.
Early Childhood Changes on the horizon for Activity Group Leaders Activity Group Leaders (AGLs) will see changes to their arrangements, starting next year.
Early Childhood The union will negotiate for all of our members The union continues to bargain on behalf of all members, using the VECTEA and EEEA as the basis for pay and conditions.
Early Childhood National early childhood campaign – Preschool Funding Now! The next phase of the Preschool Funding Now campaign calls on the federal government to provide universal access for two years of preschool.
Early Childhood Members vote yes to new deal Members covered by the EEEA have voted ‘yes’ to endorse a new deal that delivers substantial pay rises and improved working conditions for early childhood teachers and educators.
Early Childhood Strong support for historic early childhood agreements New agreements achieve significant improvements on the key issues of salaries, pay parity and workload pressures for early childhood members.
Early Childhood Voting approaches for new EC agreements The new agreements for early childhood workers offer significant improvements in salaries and conditions – now we need you to VOTE YES!
Early Childhood Get ready to vote! After almost two years of negotiations, it’s almost time for you to vote on the new VECTEA and EEEA agreements for early childhood workers.
Early Childhood AEU wins groundbreaking EC deal With backing from the state government, the AEU has achieved groundbreaking new agreements for early childhood members and welcomes the introduction of fee-free kinder.