Schools Valuing the work of ES Positive changes for education support staff in the proposed VGSA, ESP Day on 16 May, and why there should be an ES rep on every AEU sub-branch.
Schools Schools stand tall on the shoulders of education support staff Since the 1990s, education support staff have moved from the margins to the heart of the AEU. Meet some of the key figures in the march for better recognition for our valuable ES members.
Schools Recognition and reward for ES Ensuring the vital work of education support staff is recognised and rewarded was a priority for the new Agreement, leading to significant improvements in key areas for ES members.
Schools Education support: Dear James… and 2022 return date More than 1,000 education support members sent ‘Dear James’ letters to Victoria’s education minister, conveying a commanding message that cannot be ignored.
Schools Dear James, are you listening? More than a thousand passionate education support members have written to the Education Minister about the complexity of their work as part of the Schools Agreement campaign.
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.
Schools Nothing less than vital As the next steps in our VGSA campaign, an online petition and a letter to Minister Merlino put a spotlight on the crucial work that our ES members do every day.
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.
Schools ES activists are making themselves heard MP visits are a vital way to ensure that our ES claims are heard, and help us achieve the changes we want to see in the next VGSA.
Schools Ensuring ES entitlements To help drive improvements in ES work, become part of an ES reference group and our campaign hubs.
Schools Getting active for ESP Day Celebrating ESP Day in the middle of a pandemic wasn’t easy, but a series of webinars meant members could network and get active even when schools were closed.
Schools Ensuring ES entitlements There are a couple of conditions schools must satisfy before they are able to require ES to attend during their annual leave.
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.
Schools ES consultation is essential The fast-changing nature of the COVID-19 crisis makes good consultation essential for ES staff.
Schools Protecting ES staff in a year like no other This term has presented one hurdle after another, but together we have overcome them.
For everyone Supporting ES members in our schools Education support roles within our public schools are many and varied, which has meant that adapting these roles for flexible
For everyone Ready for ESP Day? On ESP Day was created by unions to celebrate education support staff and to strengthen, empower and improve their working conditions.
Schools ES dimensions of work and the next schools agreement The work that ES staff do in schools is vital, but sometimes isn’t captured perfectly by the work dimensions in the current agreement.
Schools ES annual leave and 2020 There are a handful of conditions schools must satisfy before requesting ES staff to attend during their annual leave. What are they?
Schools ES and long-term planning The LTP is a record of how the VGSA2017 will be implemented in a school and every school should have items relating to the working conditions of ES staff.