Early Childhood Equity starts early We can now celebrate that, our youngest Victorians and their families have access to free kindergarten for every three and four-year-old child who attends a funded preschool program.
Early Childhood More than capable Make sure your capability assessments have translated into pay increases within the correct timeframe.
Early Childhood Equity begins here after many years of campaigning, Victorian children and their families now have access to free kindergarten for every three and four-year-old.
Early Childhood Early Childhood Conference: Dreaming together! Registrations are open for the AEU’s annual early childhood conference, the best opportunity for us to gather, share and learn.
Early Childhood Never too early for climate justice Educators around the globe are standing up for the planet and for the children and students they teach, calling for climate justice.
Early Childhood Funded and expanded kinder a win for all The AEU welcomes the Andrews government’s $9 billion investment in expanded preschool programs for Victorian children in the two years before they start school.
Early Childhood Additional support for early childhood graduates and mentors With the help of our members, the AEU has been able to advocate to ensure additional support for graduate teachers and for their all-important mentors.
Early Childhood Our guide to implementing your early childhood agreement at work With the release of the implementation guide, we revisit some of the changes and and the many gains achieved for members in the VECTEA 2020 and EEEA 2020.
Early Childhood Agents of change: achieving universal access to kindergarten After decades of campaigning by AEU members and early childhood advocates, the Victorian and NSW governments are transforming early childhood education.
Early Childhood Negotiating agreements in early childhood The latest on negotiations for new workplace agreements for members working in early childhood service providers not covered by the VECTEA or EEEA.
Early Childhood State budget wins for the early childhood sector The latest state budget supports the continued rollout of two years of preschool across Victoria.
Early Childhood National Quality Framework – The Musical was a hit Over 100 EC members gathered at the AEU to reflect on advocacy and activism, using ‘The National Quality Framework – The Musical’ as the platform.
Early Childhood End-to-end career support for EC members The AEU has consulted extensively with graduate EC members to better understand what support they need on entering the profession.
Early Childhood Sign up to Level 1 activist training for EC members AEU Victoria is hosting day-long training courses to guide EC members on how to create and maintain effective local structures.
Early Childhood AEU activism wins major reform in early childhood A long campaign led to the introduction of 15 hours of funded kindergarten for all three and four-year-olds in Victoria. Now, the federal government must play its part in supporting this significant social reform.
Early Childhood Sign up for Level 1 union training Now is the perfect time of year to consider taking on an early childhood leadership role with the AEU, and training and support is all part of the deal.
Early Childhood Managing the return to early childhood services We need to keep health and safety front of mind as we gladly return after two years of disrupted service.
Early Childhood VECA and VEEA approved and delivered AEU members covered by the mirror agreements, the VECA and VEEA, can now benefit from improved pay and conditions.
Early Childhood Campaign success for early years education Our youngest preschoolers are reaping the rewards of the years of advocacy for funded kindergarten for three-year-olds. Now we must stay active in the federal election campaign to pressure all political parties to commit to two years of funded kinder for every child.
Early Childhood Undertaking the capability and assessment process Eligible teachers covered by the VECTEA and EEEA can now undertake the assessment process to translate to Level 3.1.