For everyone True stories: the power of literature in teaching complex skills TRAVIS MCKENZIE: Imagine if every class had a relevant short story to help students construct a deeper understanding of a given topic?
Schools Top tips for your first year of teaching When you start out in teaching, there is a lot to learn in a short amount of time. Connecting with other graduates can make it less overwhelming.
For everyone Ventilating our schools The state government’s COVID-19 approach to school ventilation has three parts, meaning schools will be better off not just in the short-term but also into the future.
Schools Too loud and proud to be ignored As the pace of the VGSA campaign intensifies, the voices of our ES members are already making a huge difference in our fight for improved pay and conditions.
Schools CRTs making their voices heard When more than 200 AEU CRT members wrote personalised letters to James Merlino, it reaffirmed the understanding that the role CRTs perform is absolutely essential.
Schools Beyond the pandemic to a new VGSA As a union, we won significant benefits and concessions to help members through the pandemic. This strength in numbers gives us the same power to achieve a better Schools Agreement.
Schools What is our ‘Every School Every Child’ campaign seeking to achieve? Without funding public schools to a minimum of 100% of the Schooling Resource Standard, too many children miss out on the support they need to thrive.
Schools Strength and solidarity Members are showing their determination as momentum builds in the campaign for a better Victorian Government Schools Agreement.
Schools A meeting of hearts and minds When a group of PCA leaders met face-to-face with Minister Merlino, they powerfully expressed some of the most pressing issues faced by school leaders.
Schools AEU schools members vote yes to industrial action for a better deal Teachers, principals and education support staff working in Victorian government schools have voted in favour of taking industrial action to achieve a new Schools Agreement that meets their demands for better pay and conditions.
Schools Assessment should be fair, equitable and inclusive Politically motivated standardised testing models do not benefit the student, and need to be dropped in favour of meaningful, classroom-based assessments.
Schools Where you should be: CRT groups and opportunities We encourage all CRT members to join the AEU CRT Executive and Reference Group as, with so much exciting work on the horizon, it’s more important than ever to be active.
Schools Technology and teaching The AEU Education Committee has developed a draft technology and teaching policy outlining the union’s position on the use of technology in classrooms.
Schools Tudge’s failure on teacher review Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge’s new teacher review demonstrates the continued failure of the Morrison government to deliver the funding and resources that would make the real difference to student performance.
Schools Vote yes to taking action on the VGSA! The union is urging all schools members to vote yes to your right to take industrial action for a better workplace agreement.
Schools Acting up for change: AEU members become local campaign hub leaders The push for a better Schools Agreement has seen passionate members from across Victoria training up as campaign hub leaders to coordinate local actions.
Schools Gender: men and the primary problem When we look at busting outdated gender stereotypes, we quite rightly tend to focus on empowering women. But stereotypes can be just as restrictive for men, particularly for those working in a female-dominated field.
Schools It’s about time to vote YES! Standing still won’t achieve a new Schools Agreement – it’s time to ramp up pressure on the state government to deliver.
For everyone FUNdamentals TRAVIS MCKENZIE: Teaching can be fun again when school leaders reduce the meaningless meetings, boring bureaucracy and prescriptive pedagogy that get in the way of sharing a love of learning.
Schools Read all about it: going back to basics in the school library Going back to basics in the library has transformed the educational results at one Melbourne school.