For everyone HSRs and union reps have shone during COVID Health and safety reps have been magnificent in utilising their OHS training to ensure the health and safety of their colleagues, students and the wider community throughout the COVID crisis.
For everyone Essential work, vital roles If there is one upside to this enormously challenging year, it’s that we have proven to government and to the wider community what we already knew – that educators are among the country’s most valuable and essential workers.
For everyone Work-related injuries occur off-site too Injuries can result in accepted WorkCover claims even if they do not occur on the school premises. As long as the injury arises out of or in the course of employment, then a WorkCover claim should be made.
For everyone From your branch secretary: looking back on a year like no other While the COVID crisis has been challenging for all of us, the AEU has seized on the chance to connect with its members in new and different ways.
For everyone The law & you: Knowing your rights under JobKeeper 2.0 Some AEU members have relied on JobKeeper during the pandemic, but the rules have changed and you need to know how.
For everyone Car costs: the real story There are number of factors that determine the actual cost of running your car as opposed to the perceived cost.
For everyone Teaching the truth Together, we must build an education system that amplifies our Indigenous history and culture, and enables First Nations students to feel proud and strong, writes teacher RENEE SONGORO.
For everyone Slow reads for summer daze Some of the best books to read these summer holidays – those rare weeks when we rediscover the joy of reading for pleasure alone.
For everyone Postcard from Thursday Island Nearing the end of her two years teaching on Thursday Island, Leilani Ferris will miss the people, beauty and culture of the Torres Strait. The extreme humidity, not so much.
For everyone When we read Black Lives Matter Australian authors Maxine Beneba Clarke and Tony Birch talk about their work, the need for greater diversity in school texts and what effect a more inclusive curriculum might have for all students.
TAFE & Adult Provision Rediscovery and reconciliation When family violence survivor and mother of four Tanya McDonald enrolled at TAFE, it was the first step towards changing the course of her life, writes KATIE LANGMORE.
For everyone The power and the passion Whether in his role as school leader or as representative on the Board of Reconciliation Victoria, proud Noongar man Tom Cazaly brings boundless energy and a belief in the power of the collective.
TAFE & Adult Provision Hard times for disability workers A steady erosion of rights for workers in the disability sector has worrying ramifications for educators and for their clients.
For everyone Culture in the classroom Three Indigenous educators talk to SARAH COLES about the best ways to connect students with First Nations histories, perspectives and cultures.
For everyone Learning Country A new program is supporting local Indigenous elders and educators to take both teachers and students from Moreland Primary School on a journey of local discovery.
Schools A remote experience As schools have closed and opened and closed again throughout 2020, pre-service teachers have struggled to gain vital experience.
For everyone Turning the ship around A ground-breaking (not to mention ice-breaking) program is empowering women leaders in STEMM to tackle the world’s environmental problems.
For everyone Good heart, powerful action When it comes to First Nations knowledge in the curriculum, we have come a long way in the past few decades, but there is more to be done – and teachers have a powerful role to play.
For everyone News in brief: Term 4, 2020 The tutors in schools program, a focus on workload, funding for education in the state budget and a brighter future for public education in the US.
For everyone When ‘gender blind’ means ‘can’t see women’ Taking pride in its ‘gender neutral’ budget reveals just how blind the Morrison government is to women, and to the true meaning of equality, argues JANE CARO.