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 Blowing open the boys club Shocking reports of sexual misconduct in Parliament House might finally destroy the insular ‘blokey’ culture and create the gender shift our democracy needs, writes EMMA DAWSON.
For everyone Film review: My Name is Gulpilil (ABCG Film 9) ★★★★ A new documentary offers a remarkable insight into the personal triumphs and regrets of national treasurer, actor David Gulpilil.
For everyone Vale Kate Jennings Kate Jennings, who died in May, was a woman of singular intellect, a writer who wielded her pen like a sword, and an activist who believed fiercely in human rights and women’s rights.
For everyone TV review: The Split, Stan/ABC iView Nicola Walker once again proves herself compulsively watchable leading a formidable cast in tightly written legal/family drama The Split.
For everyone Book review: Love Objects by Emily Maguire ★★★★ In her latest novel, Love Objects, Maguire takes on the growing issue of hoarding, which can develop into a serious disorder with profound implications on families.
For everyone How I learned to stop worrying and love parent–teacher interviews A.J. BETTS: As a student, I would dread parent-teacher interviews. How easily that ‘Letter Home from School’ could accidentally slip into a rubbish bin. As a teacher, I’ve decided that honesty is (almost) always the best policy.
For everyone Dreaming of better times LUCY TRELOAR: As it is still largely the victims of workplace abuse, rather than the perpetrators, who are penalised for reporting, the empowering effects of collective action are vitally important.
For everyone Demystifying consent With a petition provoking hundreds of testimonials about sexual assault among young people, educating students on consent has become an essential task for schools.
For everyone Strike support With students leading the way on climate action, and discovering the power of protest, school staff are finding new ways to show their solidarity.
For everyone Not just about the numbers Shaking up the traditional image of finance and economics at school could be the key to creating financial literacy among the next generation.
For everyone Connecting the community Jeanene Booth, winner of the 2020 Federal AEU Arthur Hamilton Award for Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education, tells us about the empowering nature of her 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 Mind, heart and spirit Two foundational pillars – the Reggio Emilia philosophy and First Nations knowledge – have formed the basis of this Early Childhood Teacher of the Year’s joyful and deeply felt approach to teaching and learning.