Schools Supporting our members through a difficult year With the return to on-site learning in Term 4, the AEU has remained focused on keeping members’ health and wellbeing at the centre of government decision-making.
Schools Recognition for special schools The complex work of members in special schools, including their capacity to provide flexible learning, must be recognised by the Victorian government and DET.
Schools Respect for teacher judgement An increased focus on teacher judgement has been a welcome outcome from this tragic pandemic.
Schools Next VGSA must address excessive workloads Members ongoing involvement with the union is central to achieving a Schools Agreement that achieves significant reductions in workload as well as a reasonable salary outcome.
Schools Better working lives for ES staff ES representatives have been working hard to review dimensions of work and to contribute to the log of claims for the next Schools Agreement.
Schools Challenging times for school principals This year has been extremely challenging for school principals, but our new log of claims lays out the key issues we want addressed in the next agreement.
Schools Reporting OHS risks more critical than ever With COVID-19 introducing new risks and hazards, the AEU is empowering members to act on OHS issues in the workplace.
For everyone Together, at a distance The day she said goodbye to her students was heart-breaking, but primary teacher Kiah Wright was determined to make remote learning work.
Schools ES matters: consultation is essential The fast-changing nature of the COVID-19 crisis makes good consultation essential for ES staff.
Schools CRT matters: Building CRT communities Because CRTs work across multiple schools, developing a sense of camaraderie with colleagues can be difficult.
Schools From new educator to organiser Meet Katerina Duckstein, who has recently joined the team at the AEU, working as a graduate teacher/universities organiser alongside Adam Surmacz.
For everyone Teaching while parenting: an impossible art? Teaching remotely has been a significant challenge for everyone involved. For single parents, it’s been close to impossible, as teacher NICOLA STEPHENS can attest.
Schools The show must go online When remote learning made classroom concerts impossible, Musica Viva found a shift to online helped build a much-needed sense of community, writes MYKE BARTLETT.
For everyone Jane Caro on the threat of edu-business Remote and online learning has given edu-businesses more scope than ever for exploiting the education ‘market’, writes JANE CARO.
For everyone Teaching the full story Director Maya Newell’s new film In My Blood It Runs is a clarion call to change the way Australian schools teach our nation’s history.
Schools PCA matters: leading culturally responsive schools A smoking ceremony held last at Boronia West Primary School was an important day in the school’s quest to build a more inclusive culture.
Schools Tackling the big issues in the classroom A digital outreach program run by The Big Issue magazine connects school students to people with a lived experience of homelessness.
For everyone Trump’s education system: rotten to the core US education secretary Betsy DeVos is part of a Trump administration seeking to destroy the basis of American democracy from the inside out, writes GUY RUNDLE.
For everyone Making outdoor learning work for everyone Making outdoor learning inclusive for all is at the heart of teacher Keetah Evans’s mission. The impact of the pandemic has given us a chance to rethinking classroom learning.
Schools Does it take a pandemic? Too many politicians think they know all about the ‘problems’ in schools and how to ‘fix’ them. So, does it take a pandemic for politicians to trust teachers?