For everyone Q&A: your Term 2 questions answered Our best advice on your most common – and uncommon – concerns for Term 2, 2021.
Schools Recruiting pre-service teachers Pre-service teacher KATE BUNTING wants to see her fellow students and future colleagues get a fair go in the workplace, irrespective of their identities and life circumstances.
Schools Safety in the VGSA Thanks to active participation from Health and Safety Reps, the AEU’s VGSA log of claims contains many claims for positive improvements to the important work of HSRs in schools.
Schools Protecting principals The AEU welcomes state moves to provide better legal protection for principals threatened by violent and aggressive parents.
Schools Let’s Facebook it Becoming an active member of our CRT Facebook group is a great way to network with other casual teachers and build our collective voice.
Schools Understanding ES entitlements The AEU has been working with our education support staff members to foster wider understanding of ES entitlements and lobby for better conditions at work.
For everyone Overworked and underpaid The latest State of our Schools survey presents the most powerful picture yet of members’ struggle to meet their students’ educational and welfare needs amid crippling workload demands.
For everyone No strings attached The marriage of creative industry workers with schools has produced incredible creativity and more than a few unexpected bonuses.
Schools It’s about time! School staff take action In the VGSA Week of Action, thousands of members in schools sent a clear message to the Victorian government that they want an enterprise agreement that delivers a solution to unmanageable workloads.
Schools Another one joins the conga line The federal education minister can carry on all he likes about the end of the funding wars, but his government’s actions are having the opposite effect – entrenching division and inequality.
Schools Agencies undercut CRT wages To ensure all teachers are paid union rates, schools should consider bypassing agencies and employing CRTs directly.
Schools We know the problem, and the solution Teachers reported an average 53 hours of work during term time, which is 15 hours of unpaid overtime per week.
Schools ES activists are making themselves heard MP visits are a vital way to ensure that our ES claims are heard, and help us achieve the changes we want to see in the next VGSA.
Schools Principals raise major concerns Unmanageable workload is one of the key issues members are dealing with, looking at the latest AEU State of Our Schools survey.
Schools National curriculum under review The Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority’s new review aims to refine learning areas and improve the quality of content.
Schools Federal budget fails public schools In the recent federal budget, the Morrison government proved it does not value the fundamental importance of accessible, quality education for all Australians.
Schools Members wear red to flag excessive workloads We put out a call, asking you to ‘wear red’ as part of our VGSA Week of Action, and you delivered!
Schools 10 of the best podcasts to help you get ready for a new term Listen to these smart and inspiring podcasts to help with new ideas for the year ahead once you go back to school after Easter break.
Schools Overworked and undervalued: workload in the spotlight As negotiations for a new Schools Agreement get underway, greater community awareness and high-profile inquiries are building pressure on government to address the workload crisis in the profession.
For everyone Authenticity in the artificial age With a move away from rote learning towards valuing originality, creativity and critical thinking, how will teachers navigate this new world of artificial intelligence and deep fakes when assessing student work?