For everyone Q&A: your Term 3 questions answered Our best advice on your most common – and uncommon – concerns in Term 3, 2021.
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 Victorians call for educators to be vaccinated as a priority Describing the Morrison government’s vaccine rollout as an “absolute shambles”, the AEU continues calls for education staff to be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccines.
TAFE & Adult Provision Resetting TAFE for the future The Victorian government must push for adequate funding from the federal Morrison government in the new National Skills Agreement to meet the costs of delivery and protect the future of TAFE.
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.
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.
Early Childhood VECTEA 2020 approved The new Victorian Early Childhood Teachers and Educators Agreement provides the professional recognition that early childhood members so rightly deserve.
TAFE & Adult Provision Union helps secure a win for disability advocates The federal government has been forced to abandon plans to implement independent assessment reforms for the NDIS following severe backlash from unions and other disability advocates.
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.
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.
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 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.
For everyone Reckoning with truth LUCY TRELOAR: Choosing to be aware of the current direction, instead of your immediate instincts, is crucial to making choices that are not only socially just, but also beneficial to all of us.
For everyone The myth of days lost: remote learning is not home-schooling ADAM VOIGT says politicians and media commentators should watch their language when it comes to describing the consistent education Australian students have received throughout the pandemic.
For everyone TV review: The Newsreader (ABC TV) The latest binge-worthy drama from the ABC centres on the machinations of a fictional commercial news station as it covers major moments that shook Australia in the ’80s.