For everyone A force for change As we celebrate the historic achievement of universal access to preschool in Victoria, the AEU is focused on empowering members to drive further positive change within education and the wider community.
Schools Recruiting to win The beginning of the year is the perfect time to talk with new graduates and ES colleagues about the benefits and rewards of joining your union.
For everyone From your branch secretary: Why AEU members should be proud Union members remain a powerful force, locally and across the globe, as we face major professional and political challenges.
For everyone From your branch secretary: Growing – with inclusivity and sustainability The AEU is focused on finding ways to ensure all members are respected and engaged in building our union’s power.
Schools Attendance and other VGSA 2022 wins The VGSA 2022 brings with it significant wins on attendance, leave and consultation that will make an immediate difference to members’ lives.
For everyone Building a stronger union together Off the back of some major wins, we are continuing to expand our team to ensure that the AEU provides our members with the best support possible.
Schools Winning better lives for teachers After decades of campaigning, we have finally achieved a reduction in face-to-face teaching hours, along with many other improvements for teachers in Victoria’s public schools.
For everyone From your branch secretary: Building on a big year Members continue to turn up – for each other, for students and for our communities – as we look with strength and clarity towards a new year.
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.
For everyone VGSA campaign: the bigger the better is truer than ever Victorian educators across the schools, TAFE, early childhood and the disability sector stand at a crossroads. Strength in numbers will get us where we need to be.
Schools Time for a new plan for NAPLAN The recent State of Our Schools survey backs up federal AEU findings that NAPLAN not only falls short for students, it also adds to workload stress for staff.
For everyone From your branch secretary: A sea of red in week of action Members showed their collective power, sending a powerful message to government and community, in a week of action highlighting the impact of excessive workloads.
For everyone From your branch secretary: Onwards and upwards Things are looking up in 2021, and the AEU is focused on making our union stronger than ever.
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 Building our strength for 2021 Our focus this year will be on recruitment and retention in order to make sure we’re in the strongest position possible to negotiate a new Schools Agreement.
For everyone From your branch secretary: looking back on a year like no other While the COVID crisis has been challenging for all of us, the AEU has seized on the chance to connect with its members in new and different ways.
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.
For everyone From your branch secretary: staying strong together The AEU has been supporting members and advocating for educators at every level in what has arguably been the most challenging situation in living memory.
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.
Schools Our organising principals We know this has been a challenging and unprecedented time for all educators, but particularly for school leaders. Many of