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 Q&A: your Term 3 questions answered Our best advice on your most common – and uncommon – concerns.
For everyone Ensuring child safety: your responsibilities With staff becoming more involved in students’ lives, and young people presenting with increasingly complex welfare issues, what are members responsibilities in respect to child safety?
For everyone Knowing the risks: OHS A recent claim pursued by the union on behalf on an HSR has affirmed the rights of employees to obtain information about risks, and the measures to reduce them.
For everyone Keeping abreast of superannuation changes It is important that members keep on top of all changes to superannuation in order to make the most of any opportunities and be aware of any risks.
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.
For everyone Join the revolution: AEU Women’s Conference 2021 The 2021 AEU Women’s Conference features guest speaker Grace Tame and will be held on 13 November.
Schools Ensuring principal class safety The recent meeting of the AEU Federal Executive resolved to investigate ways to address ‘principal health and safety’ issues, particularly regarding mental health and psychological safety.
Schools Forging connections: supporting pre-service teachers We encourage all pre-service teachers to join the AEU and our Student Activist Network as a great way to forge those personal and professional connections many have been missing during lockdown.
Schools Campaigning for ES recognition 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 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 Towards gender equality We must make sure the federal government hears women’s voices in the campaign for adequate school funding.
For everyone Maintaining mindful communications online While it seems straightforward where to draw the line in physical interactions with students, it may be less clear what is and isn’t appropriate online.
For everyone Saving with children Teaching children to save – and even make long-term investments – is always a worthwhile activity.
For everyone Let’s talk about consent, with the help of a good video Consent videos have been in the headlines lately (anyone for a milkshake?), so we thought we’d seek out some messaging that actually works.