TAFE & Adult Provision Coping with COVID at TAFE PAUL GODDARD teaches in the plumbing department at Gippsland TAFE, which has used the current crisis to find new – and perhaps better – ways of delivering content.
For everyone From your branch secretary: cool, calm and collective AEU membership has increased nationally as educators realise the value of being a union member in these challenging and unpredictable times.
Early Childhood Looking ahead: one EC member’s experience of COVID-19 Like many of us, early childhood teacher KAY BRYAN has struggled to adjust to an uncertain world and what it means for herself, her family and her students.
For everyone From your president: Putting members first during COVID-19 While debate raged about government decisions during the pandemic, the AEU was able to work effectively with DET, employers and the government to provide support to our members.
For everyone A shock to their system The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented threat to the economic ideology driving neoliberal governments, writes BEN ELTHAM.
For everyone The great disruption Victorian educators have worked hard to deal with a once-in-a-lifetime crisis.
Schools VGSA: building better working lives The volume of submissions to the log of claims process for the next Schools Agreement shows AEU members remain as engaged as ever.
For everyone COVID and beyond The AEU has worked to support members in a range of important ways, including health and safety measures, secure wages and the working-from-home allowances.
For everyone Calming movies for kids Kids cooped up? We have unearthed a library of gentle but enthralling films that won’t leave young ones dizzy.
For everyone OHS matters: A change in personnel at the AEU Many HSRs have had to confront the challenge of how to maintain consultation, how to identify hazards and how to seek input from those they represent when everyone is working remotely.
Schools PCA matters: Australia’s educational leaders step up Public school leaders have ensured that in spite of the overwhelming disruption caused by COVID-19, all students continued to have access to quality teaching and learning.
For everyone Women’s matters: staying safe – and positive Lockdown has been difficult for many of us, but there are definite positives to having everyone stuck at home.
For everyone Money matters: The perils of pulling your super Withdrawing super to cover a COVID-shortfall should be regarded as a last resort, given there may be other financial options available to get through this difficult period.
For everyone The law & you: Courts in the time of COVID While the legal system may be less old-style than it appears, the compromised nature of conducting court cases online has led the AEU to postpone some hearings, writes AEU industrial officer MICHAEL McIVER.
For everyone Postcard from Italy: learning in lockdown When primary school teacher HANNAH MAY CASPAR moved to Italy, she could never have imagined the ways that she would have to adapt as her new home became the epicentre of a pandemic.
For everyone Reborn in the USA While they present plenty of obstacles and take a great deal of preparation, summer camps help students with intellectual disabilities shine.
For everyone Getting smart with anxiety Anxiety can be a serious barrier to learning, but there are ways of helping these students develop their strengths, writes child psychologist ANDREW FULLER.
For everyone Learning, virtually At Virtual School Victoria, teachers are accustomed to building relationships with students and families who have to learn from home.
TAFE & Adult Provision Still learning after all these years Teacher Craig Jones has seen a lot of changes over his four decades at TAFE, but has always been happy to learn something new.
For everyone Fighting fires Part of a strike team choppered into Mallacoota over summer, education support member and CFA volunteer Jan Hull is getting plenty of practice at staying calm in a crisis.