Your A–Z guide to fostering positive behaviour in the classroom In response to simplistic calls from some for a ‘tough love’ approach to ‘school refusal’, education expert DAVID VINEGRAD offers his guide to boosting positive behaviour and school connection.
Schools Stopping before they start: why pre-service teachers need help to stay the course Preservice teacher OSCAR JOLLY warns that the cost of training means our education system is losing teachers before they even graduate.
For everyone Positive memories of the ‘rural school’ LOUISE SWINN reports on the ‘Rural school’ model, once in operation in inner Melbourne schools, devised to train student teachers destined for country postings.
Schools Laying the foundations Making it through your first term as a new teacher is a big achievement! Here’s a checklist to help graduates thrive at work.
For everyone Why I am in the union While the job seemed challenging, having the support of colleagues made it a more satisfying experience. To truly participate in my profession, then, I needed to be a part of our union.
For everyone How to hit the ground running Three casual relief teachers share their top tips for new graduates on approaching those early days in a new classroom.
Schools Can you see me? In her first year as a graduate teacher, Amanda de Clifford reflects on the challenge of building relationships with students she had only just met before learning moved online.
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.
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 A remote experience As schools have closed and opened and closed again throughout 2020, pre-service teachers have struggled to gain vital experience.
Schools From new educator to organiser Meet Katerina Duckstein, who has recently joined the team at the AEU, working as a graduate teacher/universities organiser alongside Adam Surmacz.
Schools AEU welcomes new support for graduate teachers The AEU welcomes the Victorian government’s pilot program for new graduate teachers to ease their workload and help prevent burnout.